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BATTLE OF THE

BLADE SHAPES

TWO KNIVES TAKE THE SIDEWINDER SKINNING TEST AND MORE

The Lucy by Stand To Blade includes
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generous areas on the handle bottom
and above the ricasso to accept an
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index finger and thumb, respectively,
KNIFE NAME: Lucy in a staa . . KNIFE NAME: Outdoor Master
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Stand To Blade Co. MAKER: Victorinox
NI tility fixed blad KNIFE TYPE: Utility fixed blade
BLADE LE GTH: 4.25” BLADE LENGTH: 4”
BLAD M RIAL 5160 carbon steel BLADE STEEL: Inox stainless
BLADE GRIND t BLADE GRIND: Scandi
HANDL Black willow and resin HANDLE: Micarta ®
OVERALL ENGTH 9” WEIGHT: 7.76 ozs.
SH A H ydex OVERALL LENGTH: 8 7/8”

MSRP $270 SHEATH: Kydex w/Tek-Lok attachment and
fire starter in sleeve
MSRP: $250

The Outdoor Master is the first-ever fi xed-
blade Swiss Army Knife from Victorinox.

he Lucy and the Outdoor Master:
No, it’s not a matchup of an old-
Tschool TV comedy queen and a
kung-fu-movie funnyman. Instead, it’s
a comparison of two using knives, the
former by Stand To Blade Co. and the
latter the first-ever fixed-blade Swiss
Army knife by Victorinox. Both knives
can accomplish a wide variety of tasks,
from EDC to outdoor camp use. I used
them for a few basic chores. Like I al-
ways say, no matter what size, thickness
or grind, a knife has to cut.
There was too much moisture in
The Lucy crunched to 76 cuts on the sisal rope the air for paper slicing, so I went
before the edge started to slide. straight to the single-walled cardboard.
The Lucy sliced quickly and straight

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