Victorinox Huntsman — 2.45 inch drop point blade in X55CrMo14

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Victorinox Huntsman · Drop Point
2.45″ blade · 3.42 oz · ~0.45″ tall

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.

Victorinox

Victorinox Huntsman

Traditional PocketFolding

The Victorinox Huntsman is a 2.45" drop point folder in X55CrMo14, flat ground. The handle is Cellidor, secured by a slip joint lock. Made in Switzerland, one of 4 here from there.

Blade: 2.45″
Weight: 3.42 oz
Steel: X55CrMo14
Price band: Budget

Best for

Low-profile daily cutting where a tactical folder reads wrong

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against sakwiki, bladehq.

Blade length: 2.45″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: X55CrMo14
Closed length: 3.58″
Weight: 3.42 oz
Lock: Slip Joint
Deployment: Manual
Handle material: Cellidor
Country of origin: Switzerland

Why a drop point

The default hunting and EDC shape, and the safest general answer. The spine curves down to the tip in a convex line, which keeps the point low and strong and leaves plenty of belly for skinning. It is hard to make a drop point bad at anything.

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About X55CrMo14

The DIN designation for Victorinox-class cutlery stainless.

Edge retention

1/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

Ease of sharpening

5/5

1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All X55CrMo14 knives

What owners say

Drawn from 413 owner discussions of the Victorinox Huntsman since 2024. The opinions are theirs. The specifications above come from the maker.

What owners like

Lasts for decades: one owner has carried one daily for close to 20 years, another still carries a teenage birthday gift 30 years on, and a third says theirs is over 20 years old and still going strong.
The wood saw does real work for its size; one owner has cut wood for walking sticks and self bows with it, and a bushcrafter who prunes branches with it says the teeth are great for what they ask of it.
The scissors earn their layer: one owner moved up from a Camper because they missed having scissors, a work-from-home owner uses the non-knife tools, the garden scissors especially, more than the blade, and a first-time owner is very pleased with the blades and scissors.
Disappears in a pocket without a clip; one owner says you hardly notice it in jeans, and another carries it loose beside their phone with no slip at all.
It goes into woods kits beside fixed blades: one bushcrafter carries it next to two Mora carving knives and a puukko and calls it the best Swiss Army model for the woods, and another bushcraft fan calls a half-pound hatchet, a folding saw, a Mora and a Huntsman the best combination.
The blades are easy to keep sharp: one new owner praises the sharpness, and another keeps theirs honed on a leather strop and only sharpens it about once every couple of years with normal use.
The corkscrew doubles as a tiny screwdriver for glasses and other micro screws, which one Huntsman fan calls a super handy addition.
Inexpensive for what it does: one buyer paid $25 in 2024 after a grocery store sale and a coupon, and another paid about $20 for theirs in 2001.

What owners flag

Too thick for some people: one buyer found it too clunky for their small bags after bringing it home, another is getting a Classic SD Alox for daily carry because the Huntsman is a bit bulky, and a wood carver finds it too thick for their liking.
Tools can be stiff to pull out when new; one first-time owner struggled to open the implements and asked whether they needed longer fingernails.
The joints can seize: one owner's saw and small blade started sticking after years of use, and another's knife locked up completely after salt spilled into their pocket.
The tweezers are too soft for splinters, according to one owner who went looking for a stiffer third-party pair.
The saw blade is short for anything thicker than small branches; the bushcrafter who likes its teeth went shopping for a pocket folding saw to handle bigger limbs.
The main blade does not lock, since it is a slip joint, and one person asks whether Victorinox ever made a locking Huntsman. One owner who carried a Huntsman, a Tinker and a Leatherman Super Tool 300 is shopping for their first Spyderco because they need a strong blade for plastic bands and zip ties.
One owner who also has an older Handyman found its main blade far beefier than the one on their modern Huntsman.

Close to 20 years of daily carry is how one owner describes their Huntsman, another still carries the one their parents gave them as a teenager 30 years later, and one bought in 2001 has gone with its owner through several countries. It ends up in a bushcraft kit next to Mora carving knives and a puukko, in a work-from-home pocket for the scissors and screwdriver, and as the first Swiss Army knife for several buyers.

The saw and scissors are what owners use it for. One owner has cut walking sticks and self bows with the saw, and another uses the garden scissors and screwdriver more than the blade. The trade-off is thickness: one buyer found it too clunky for small bags, and another is getting a Classic SD Alox for daily carry because the Huntsman is a bit bulky. One owner's saw and small blade started sticking after years of ownership, and spilled salt seized another completely.

Shoppers weigh it against the Climber, which one former owner calls a lighter, slimmer Huntsman without the saw, and the Super Tinker, which a bushcrafter considered because they were unsure the saw's extra layer is worth it in daily carry. One owner choosing between it and a Leatherman Wave liked the Wave's pliers but not its size. One Huntsman fan still prefers a knife they can open one handed as their primary blade.

Is the Huntsman too thick to carry every day?

By one account it is only slightly thicker than a Hiker, since the scissors add one layer, and an owner says you hardly notice it in jeans. Another carries it loose beside their phone and says a slip only adds bulk. On the other side, one buyer found it too clunky for their small bags, another is getting a Classic SD Alox for daily carry because the Huntsman is a bit bulky, and one who lost their Huntsman now carries a Climber they call lighter and slimmer.

Should I get the Huntsman or the Climber?

The difference is the wood saw. One owner who lost their Huntsman replaced it with a Climber and calls it a lighter, slimmer Huntsman without a saw they did not need. If you cut branches or carve outdoors, owners who use the saw for walking sticks and pruning say it earns its place.

How useful is the Huntsman's saw?

More than its size suggests. One owner has cut wood for walking sticks and self bows with it, and a bushcrafter says the teeth are great for the work they give it. The same bushcrafter found the blade too short for larger branches and went looking for a pocket folding saw.

How often does the Huntsman's blade need sharpening?

Not often with ordinary use. One owner keeps theirs honed on a leather strop and sharpens it about once every couple of years, and another has had theirs since 2001 and never sharpened it.

Should I replace a lost Huntsman with a Leatherman Wave?

One owner who lost their daily Huntsman weighed exactly that, liking the idea of the Wave's pliers but not its size. Another went the other way: their Wave+ moved to their work trousers after a job change, and they are trying a Huntsman in their daily carry to see if it suits them.

What can I do if the Huntsman's tools get stiff or stuck?

One owner's saw and small blade began catching after years of use, and another's knife seized in every tool after salt spilled into their pocket. Soaking, boiling and oiling did not free the salted one, and they were weighing an ultrasonic cleaner or a rebuild with new scales. A new knife's tools can also be stiff at first, as one first-time owner found.