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I don't have any Boker knives now, mostly for that reason. What looked great in the adverts was less than great in the hand. The sportmesser especially. I had it in my pocket for about three months, used it for all sorts of stuff, it soon became loose to point of being sloppy and the main blade ended up not sitting straight because either a side plate or the pivot pin had got bent. I gave it away, and went back to my leatherman, which is almost out of warranty now, but still more or less perfect.
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I don't have any Boker knives now, mostly for that reason. What looked great in the adverts was less than great in the hand. The sportmesser especially. I had it in my pocket for about three months, used it for all sorts of stuff, it soon became loose to point of being sloppy and the main blade ended up not sitting straight because either a side plate or the pivot pin had got bent. I gave it away, and went back to my leatherman, which is almost out of warranty now, but still more or less perfect.
I'll be ordering another Victorinox for permanent pocket duties very shortly.
Dammit
Mine arrived today, one of the small torx headed bolts that holds the sides on is standing proud- if you screw out in then it stops the nearest blade from moving or pushes the side of the knife off the chassis.
I've had many Victorinox over 25 years, and never once this sort of issue.