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00 Offline Mechanickal

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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #270 on: July 19, 2018, 04:57:40 PM
Very nice find.......I believe that would be the PST as the PST2 has scissors.   :tu:

Yes, it is a PST. Thanks for letting me know!
Thanks to you and Mech I noticed that on the MTO Leatherman page there is a lot of information about de PST. I think I will post also a picture on that page.
Good idea! :tu:


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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #271 on: July 19, 2018, 07:50:25 PM
Today this up to now unknown DAK came in!!  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
It's a Leatherman Tool plus leather pouch.

The pouch has the Netherlands Defence Force gold colored "Interservice" logo on the flap.
The tool is dated 0696 (or is it 9690??) on the inside of one handle.
On one of the handles it is marked with an US NSN: 5110-01-321-8805.

Really nice find :like:
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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #272 on: July 20, 2018, 01:06:14 AM
Question for the DAK experts:  What is the earliest year for DAKs with stamped year-of-issue on it?

Thanks,

Myron


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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #273 on: July 20, 2018, 09:53:46 AM
Question for the DAK experts:  What is the earliest year for DAKs with stamped year-of-issue on it?

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Myron

I believe that's 61
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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #274 on: July 20, 2018, 10:05:55 AM
El-C's BY DAK
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That would look good in the amefa thread.
Hooked, like everyone else. ;)

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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #275 on: July 20, 2018, 10:17:41 AM
El-C's BY DAK
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That would look good in the amefa thread.
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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #276 on: July 20, 2018, 10:58:01 AM
Hooked, like everyone else. ;)

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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #277 on: July 20, 2018, 11:06:10 AM
There's Lovely!  :cheers:
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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #278 on: July 20, 2018, 11:08:37 AM
Question for the DAK experts:  What is the earliest year for DAKs with stamped year-of-issue on it?

Thanks,

Myron

I believe that's 61

YES, it's definitely 61.


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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #279 on: July 20, 2018, 01:28:36 PM
Question for the DAK experts:  What is the earliest year for DAKs with stamped year-of-issue on it?

Thanks,

Myron

I believe that's 61

YES, it's definitely 61.

Great; thanks.  I will have to keep my eyes open!


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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #280 on: August 16, 2018, 09:25:49 PM
This one came in today: A Victorinox SwissTool (standard model) with special print on pouch.
The printed emblem on the pouch is from the Netherlands Army "11 Luchtmobiele Brigade" (=11 Air Mobile Brigade). This emblem was in use until 2005.
The tool has the 1996 style pliers head, so the knife is dated between 1996 to 2005.
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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #281 on: August 17, 2018, 05:45:23 AM
El-C's BY DAK

For some reason just now seeing this!  :ahhh  You've got to wait for me to send your package before you send it Mags!.

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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #282 on: August 17, 2018, 06:10:38 AM
This one came in today: A Victorinox SwissTool (standard model) with special print on pouch.
The printed emblem on the pouch is from the Netherlands Army "11 Luchtmobiele Brigade" (=11 Air Mobile Brigade). This emblem was in use until 2005.
The tool has the 1996 style pliers head, so the knife is dated between 1996 to 2005.

Nice find! :salute:
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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #283 on: August 17, 2018, 06:30:00 AM
This one came in today: A Victorinox SwissTool (standard model) with special print on pouch.
The printed emblem on the pouch is from the Netherlands Army "11 Luchtmobiele Brigade" (=11 Air Mobile Brigade). This emblem was in use until 2005.
The tool has the 1996 style pliers head, so the knife is dated between 1996 to 2005.

Nice find! :salute:
+1  Very nice indeed!  :tu:
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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #284 on: August 17, 2018, 09:45:31 PM
This one came in today: A Victorinox SwissTool (standard model) with special print on pouch.
The printed emblem on the pouch is from the Netherlands Army "11 Luchtmobiele Brigade" (=11 Air Mobile Brigade). This emblem was in use until 2005.
The tool has the 1996 style pliers head, so the knife is dated between 1996 to 2005.

Oops, I really am a little bit stupid. At the office I am responsible to accompany one of our trainees. This trainee is now around for 2 weeks. Guess what? He's a NCO with... 11 Air Mobile Brigade! I didn't make the connection before...  :facepalm:
Today I showed him a picture of the SwissTool + pouch and asked him if he had ever seen it. "Yes, these were given more than 10 years ago as a X-mas present for all personnel of 11 LMB" was his answer.


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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #285 on: August 18, 2018, 09:03:33 AM
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The tool has the 1996 style pliers head, so the knife is dated between 1996 to 2005.

Wrong! I put on my glasses and read again the thread "Different Swisstool plier heads , the truth". It's NOT the 1996 style pliers but the 1998 style.
So this DAK SwissTool can be dated 1998 - 2005.


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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #286 on: August 18, 2018, 09:13:42 AM
So it wasn't a gift OVER 10 years ago either! :D


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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #287 on: August 19, 2018, 11:09:49 AM
Interesting..

The ones from the 1960s look very crude, is that just how they were made or is that from usage?

Just curious


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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #288 on: August 19, 2018, 11:27:56 AM
Which ones?

If they're made by Amefa, they were just made more crude.


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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #289 on: August 19, 2018, 06:18:49 PM
Which ones?

If they're made by Amefa, they were just made more crude.

Yeah I meant the Amefa ones


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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #290 on: August 21, 2018, 07:14:42 PM
Correct, the Amefa's are more crude than the Vics.
Amefa wasn't a company specialized in pocket knives, but more in other cutlery, like spoons forks and ordinary knives. In order to compete with Victorinox (which company had a lead on in pocket knives), the workmanship of Amefa pocket knives was lesser than that of Victorinox's. At the end Amefa was just too expensive and the company stopped producing pocket knives at all.
That is my unprofen theory.


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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #291 on: August 21, 2018, 09:50:01 PM
Two DAK multitools recently acquired:
1.   Top. This specimen had a black printing “HOBKL”, but after cleaning the printings were gone! Now the tekst can  only can be seen as a very faint discolorization of the stainless steel metal.
HOBKL = Hoger Onderhoudsbedrijf Koninklijke Landmacht, which translates into “Higher Maintenance Works Royal Army”. The knife was found on a Dutch Army training ground.

2.   Below. Almost the same multitool, but with laser engraving “TFU-1”.
TFU-1 = Task Force Uruzgan-1.
TFU-1 was the first Australian-Dutch combined Battle Group active for ISAF in Uruzgan-Afghanistan from juli 2007 to january 2008. This multitool was given as a souvenir to the Dutch soldiers of the 12 Air Mobile Batalion -that was part of TFU-1 Battle Group- after completion of their (first) tour. An estimate of about 150 multitools were handed over.

Quality of these multitools is BAD! For sure not Swiss quality!
Only small differences beween the two.
The TFU-1 specimen has a broken spring on the main blade and the Phillips SD.
They were probably made by Eiffel Hardware Intenational Co., Ltd in Yangjing city, Guangdong, China. Item number EMH05SS0004-A.
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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #292 on: August 22, 2018, 12:41:25 PM
Typical SOG Toolclip clones :)


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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #293 on: August 31, 2018, 09:24:54 AM
I noticed a DAK on ebay just this evening...FYI. Not sure if it's a good value or not, but it's out there.
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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #294 on: September 29, 2018, 04:54:31 PM
I didn't look to long on this topic.
Fantastic posts EMZ, keep going, lot's of information.

Finally my wife agree to made some nice cabin for my DAKs
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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #295 on: September 29, 2018, 05:31:58 PM
That’s a nice cabinet for all those knives  :like:


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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #296 on: October 01, 2018, 09:27:06 PM
Plus a nice wife too!
Mine wouldn't let me... I am convicted to my man cave  :cheers:


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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #297 on: October 01, 2018, 09:59:13 PM
I didn't look to long on this topic.
Fantastic posts EMZ, keep going, lot's of information.

Finally my wife agree to made some nice cabin for my DAKs(Image removed from quote.)

Awesome! :2tu:
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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #298 on: October 19, 2018, 11:07:13 PM
It's getting harder and harder to find new additions for this DAK thread, but... I found some!

Here is a remembrance or souvenir knife from the Dutch Army "1st Division '7 December' ". It was given to members of this '7 December Division' when this unit was discontinued in 2004.
Definitively not a Victorinox!

"Bedankt" means "thanks".
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Re: Dutch Army Knives
Reply #299 on: October 19, 2018, 11:12:53 PM
The Dutch Spirit BO has been discussed before, but now I found a third variation. My latest purchased DAK Victorinox Spirit BO has the old style Victorinox emblem (shield above Vx), and pliers with NO cross. It's in the middle of the picture.
The manual is dated 2016.
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