Different Swisstool plier heads , the truth

[J-sews]

That's a '98 alright! Some folks like it the best because the jaws open wider than the later versions.

[scrappy]

Why are the 97 and 99 heads so hard to find?

[colinoutdoors]

That's a '98 alright! Some folks like it the best because the jaws open wider than the later versions.

Well I was really surprised to learn how old my SwissTool is. Bought it a couple of years ago as an airport confiscation. Was like new when I got it. Victorinox quality has always amazed me. Interesting side note it has a Colas engraving on the handle, after some research I think they are an engineering company. What a cool present from your employers to receive.

[J-sews]

Why are the 97 and 99 heads so hard to find?

I'm not really sure Terry. The pliers themselves from those years are fine....Must be they just didn't make many of them.

[1jump2many]

Never been a big fan of the SwissTool plier head.  It's too stunted, for lack of a better word, for me that is.  I like the plier head on the Spirit though.  Just right, not too short and not overly needle nosed.

[MTguy]

I just got a swisstool rs for christmas and the plier head looks just like the 2005 one but there is no vic logo on the plier head at all. Also the victorinox logo on the handle is different than all the ones i've seen pictures of. It has the logo above the word "victorinox" instead of infront of it. I'll try and get some pics.

[J-sews]

I just got a swisstool rs for christmas and the plier head looks just like the 2005 one but there is no vic logo on the plier head at all. Also the victorinox logo on the handle is different than all the ones i've seen pictures of. It has the logo above the word "victorinox" instead of infront of it. I'll try and get some pics.

Sounds like they updated the SwissTool the same way they updated the Spirit. Looking forward to seeing the pictures.

[MTguy]

Just some crappy cell phone pictures for now since my camera is toast. Some pictures of the tool and the sheath.

The picture of the plier head isn't great because of the angle and lighting but there is no logo on either side of the plier head.

[J-sews]

Just some crappy cell phone pictures for now since my camera is toast. Some pictures of the tool and the sheath.

The picture of the plier head isn't great because of the angle and lighting but there is no logo on either side of the plier head.

Yep, its definitely different than before. (2005 version shown below) I wonder when they changed it?

[MTguy]

yeah I wonder when it got changed. Mine was bought a few weeks before christmas at an outdoor store in canada. I know they use to have the 05 model because I remember looking at the logo on the plier head. That would of been 5 or 6 months ago when I looked at that one, so sometime between then and now they've started selling this one.

Besides the markings, I can't see anything else thats different between mine and pictures of the 05 RS ones.

[MTguy]

Just some crappy cell phone pictures for now since my camera is toast. Some pictures of the tool and the sheath.

The picture of the plier head isn't great because of the angle and lighting but there is no logo on either side of the plier head.

Yep, its definitely different than before. (2005 version shown below) I wonder when they changed it?

LOL did you just take that picture or have you had it for awhile? It's like identical to mine.

[J-sews]

I just took it