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Swisstools the different models
on: June 02, 2007, 11:48:02 AM
Many people get confused about how many different models of Swisstools there are or didn’t realize there is more then one , so I was asked by Def to say a few words that may be of some help.

Firstly there are three versions of the large Swisstool

The Standard , which has a plain blade and a  serrated blade



Then the X model which swaps the serrated blade for scissors



Then the RS ( Rescue & Security ) which is the same as the X but swaps the file for a curved serrated rescue blade ( belt cutter )



CS stands for corkscrew which is just an add on corscrew which slots in the lanyard hole , and the plus which includes the little wrench .




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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #1 on: June 02, 2007, 02:59:40 PM
Good explanation Dunc. Simple as it is, I can remember being confused about the different SwissTool variations for quite some time. For some reason I kept thinking that the SwissTool CS was an entirely different model.
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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #2 on: June 02, 2007, 03:07:03 PM
Nope- it's just dressed differently! :P

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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #3 on: June 04, 2007, 05:11:09 PM
Great Post and Great Pictures. :cheers:  The X tool now serves as my background.

Question:  The chisel/crate opener on my spirit has an extra beveled cutting edge than the one on my xtool.  I find the newer Spirit tool more handy.  Do the newer Swisstools have the corner ground blade.

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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #4 on: June 04, 2007, 06:49:06 PM
Great Post and Great Pictures. :cheers:  The X tool now serves as my background.

Question:  The chisel/crate opener on my spirit has an extra beveled cutting edge than the one on my xtool.  I find the newer Spirit tool more handy.  Do the newer Swisstools have the corner ground blade.

17Chap

No sorry they dont . i agree with you that the Spirit one is quite handy .

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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #5 on: June 05, 2007, 10:40:21 AM
Nice piccies with helpful explanations, thanks Dunc :cheers:
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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #6 on: June 06, 2007, 03:07:25 AM
All I need now are a SwissTool X and a Spirit S model and my SwissTool collection will be complete!

Not that it will stop me from getting more of them down the line!

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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #7 on: June 06, 2007, 03:34:35 AM
you can never have enough
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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #8 on: June 06, 2007, 03:38:14 AM
I'm sure you could, but why would you want to?

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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #9 on: June 06, 2007, 03:39:55 AM
theres gotta be a 12 step program for this kind of thing but Im not takin it!
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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #10 on: June 07, 2007, 09:24:11 AM
Hi All,

I'm a new member in this forum, from Denmark, I've had SAK's since late 1999, i hope i do this right i have a quistion regarding accessories for swisstools.

Currently I have a swisstool std. from 99, and a swisstool RS from last year, i'd like the RS the best because of the sissors and the rescue blade, but now to the question, I'm looking for a bit adapter for 1/4" std bits, i have seen in a article here on MT.org that the universal tool adapter from leatherman can be used with the swisstool, I allreasy know that the tool adapter can be used with std bits, but you also have the wrench or ratchet from Victorinox, can they be used with std 1/4" bits, or do i have to buy the solution from leatherman.

Sorry for my bad English.

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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #11 on: June 07, 2007, 12:22:11 PM
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Sorry for my bad English

Your English sounds fine to me!  Welcome to Multitool.org!

The wrench and ratchet from Victorinox both take standard 1/4 inch bits.  For the best price on Victorinox, contact one of our banner advertisers at felinevet@sosakonline.com and I am certain he will help you out.

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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #12 on: June 08, 2007, 10:02:31 AM
welcome to the forum mate :)

your english is fine, and you,ll get a lot of chances to practice your english here ;)
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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #13 on: June 08, 2007, 03:26:15 PM
The only swisstool that I own is the Spirit.  I like it very very much.  Although, I would like to get one of the larger swisstools because although I love the spirit I like spearpoint blades.  I have no desire to buy the spirit "S" model because I have a spirit and would like to try somthing different.  Besides, it is a Victorinox and I know that it will not disappoint me.   


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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #14 on: March 21, 2008, 05:34:53 PM
So how about the black swiss tool?    Did it come in all those configurations or just one??


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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #15 on: March 21, 2008, 05:57:25 PM
So how about the black swiss tool?    Did it come in all those configurations or just one??

The black beauty is produced only in the standard model layout.




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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #16 on: March 21, 2008, 05:58:44 PM
Recap on the SwissTool models, which differ only in the four "long" blades:

STANDARD..............plain knife........saw blade.........serrated knife.........file
SWISSTOOL X.........plain knife........saw blade.........scissors.................file
SWISSTOOL RS........plain knife........saw blade.........scissors................curved rescue blade

SWISSTOOL CS......same exact thing as the X model, but packaged with a removeable corkscrew accessory.
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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #17 on: March 24, 2008, 10:18:51 PM
Thank you for the thread ! Up till now I was a very confused puppy . Sadly my Swisstool was sent to Iraq , must get another ! Spirits are much easier to understand !

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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #18 on: March 24, 2008, 10:32:59 PM
Thank you for the thread ! Up till now I was a very confused puppy . Sadly my Swisstool was sent to Iraq , must get another ! Spirits are much easier to understand !

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Yep lifes a bit more straight forward with just the 2 models :D
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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #19 on: March 31, 2008, 06:43:58 AM
 My wish:  Swisstool model with the 4 big blades: PE blade, serrated blade, file, and saw (like the standard model) but lose the scraper/crate opener and replace it with a small scissors.  Kinda like a LM Charge.  This shouldn't be too difficult or costly to build.   


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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #20 on: March 31, 2008, 08:50:04 AM
My wish:  Swisstool model with the 4 big blades: PE blade, serrated blade, file, and saw (like the standard model) but lose the scraper/crate opener and replace it with a small scissors.  Kinda like a LM Charge.  This shouldn't be too difficult or costly to build.   
Maybe you should forward your sugestion to victorinox :)
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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #21 on: March 31, 2008, 11:34:38 AM
My wish:  Swisstool model with the 4 big blades: PE blade, serrated blade, file, and saw (like the standard model) but lose the scraper/crate opener and replace it with a small scissors.  Kinda like a LM Charge.  This shouldn't be too difficult or costly to build.   

That crate opener is damn handy at times though.  :)  I agree though, a Swisstool combining both type of blade, the file and the scissors would be awesome.
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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #22 on: April 13, 2008, 11:41:48 AM
one of our new members (bdws1975) showed me something today, Victorinox calls the Spirit, the Swisstool Spirit, isn't that confusing?
it's not another model of the Swisstool, but a whole different animal. Eye's confused :-\


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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #23 on: April 13, 2008, 12:12:29 PM
one of our new members (bdws1975) showed me something today, Victorinox calls the Spirit, the Swisstool Spirit, isn't that confusing?
it's not another model of the Swisstool, but a whole different animal. Eye's confused :-\

I suppose the way to look at it (and this may only make sense to me  :D) is that the Spirit is a different form of the Swisstool rather than a completely new one.
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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #24 on: April 13, 2008, 07:48:54 PM
one of our new members (bdws1975) showed me something today, Victorinox calls the Spirit, the Swisstool Spirit, isn't that confusing?
it's not another model of the Swisstool, but a whole different animal. Eye's confused :-\

I suppose the way to look at it (and this may only make sense to me  :D) is that the Spirit is a different form of the Swisstool rather than a completely new one.

Yep thats about it . I've always known it as the Swisstool Spirit .

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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #25 on: April 14, 2008, 12:27:16 AM
what are the differnet spirit models?
I bought one that was suppose to have the ratchet but when it came it didn't so I bought another. I think i have two of the same tool now.


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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #26 on: April 14, 2008, 12:33:24 AM
There are 2 models of Swisstool Spirit, the standard and the 'S' model.  The S doesn't have the scissors but does have a PE blade.

You can also buy a Plus model which has a wrench as well as a 'plus ratchet' model which has a ratchet included.  The Spirit is the same as the standard one though.
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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #27 on: June 20, 2008, 12:39:33 PM
You can also buy a Plus model which has a wrench as well as a 'plus ratchet' model which has a ratchet included.  The Spirit is the same as the standard one though.

That's one thing I don't understand about Victorinox: why go to the trouble of installing an awesome bit kit into the Cybertools, if you're still selling stone age* bit drivers?

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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #28 on: June 20, 2008, 06:47:29 PM
I really like the idea of the separate bit drivers.  It's rare that I need any "additions" to a tool and therefore it's handy to be able to leave some at home.
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Re: Swisstools the different models
Reply #29 on: June 21, 2008, 02:28:36 AM
You can also buy a Plus model which has a wrench as well as a 'plus ratchet' model which has a ratchet included.  The Spirit is the same as the standard one though.

That's one thing I don't understand about Victorinox: why go to the trouble of installing an awesome bit kit into the Cybertools, if you're still selling stone age* bit drivers?

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I've never handled a Cybertool. What's so "stone age" about the bit drivers? ???
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