What's your latest SAK?

BIG-TARGET · **Reply #4590 on:** November 17, 2012, 04:50:58 AM

I recently orderrd an Wenger Evowood 18 from Felinevet Tim

Since it is a special order. It will take longer than usual.

jerseydevil · **Reply #4591 on:** November 17, 2012, 05:13:47 AM

Quote from: sir_mike on November 17, 2012, 04:41:13 AM

I am considering getting a custom sak or Explorer for the mag glass so I can look at coins, jewelry and other small stamped items as well as fine print...

I use the mag glass on coins as well when I have it on me at work. A lot of people don't notice what they put in rolls or spend. The glass is useful to check mint marks and the like, and has even helped identify several error coins!

kkokkolis · **Reply #4592 on:** November 17, 2012, 11:01:18 AM

I find the newer version of the lens (clear) better than the older (grey) because it has a longer focal length, better eye relief, greater field of view and (it seems) less optical aberrations. You can see a whole word at 5x where the older gave a distorted picture at the outer 50% at 8x. It seems more fragile though but I bet it is durable, it is a Victorinox!

victor7000 · **Reply #4593 on:** November 17, 2012, 02:27:42 PM

Victoria 70CrU , 74mm

Heinz Doofenshmirtz · **Reply #4594 on:** November 17, 2012, 07:32:05 PM

Quote from: kkokkolis on November 17, 2012, 11:01:18 AM

I find the newer version of the lens (clear) better than the older (grey) because it has a longer focal length, better eye relief, greater field of view and (it seems) less optical aberrations. You can see a whole word at 5x where the older gave a distorted picture at the outer 50% at 8x. It seems more fragile though but I bet it is durable, it is a Victorinox!

I didn't think this myself until I got my CT Lite and compared the mag glass in it to the one in my old Explorer. I find I actually like the newer one better, primarily because of the larger field of view. I've only got the old one from my Explorer to use in my Yeoman though, so I'm going to have to live with it.

In fact, I've come to find having a magnifying glass so handy, that I've been shopping for a larger, dedicated folding one to keep in my EDC bag.

GigaHz · **Reply #4595 on:** November 17, 2012, 08:43:22 PM

XLT Lite

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #4596 on:** November 17, 2012, 08:50:14 PM

Quote from: Heinz Doofenshmirtz on November 17, 2012, 07:32:05 PM

Quote from: kkokkolis on November 17, 2012, 11:01:18 AM
I find the newer version of the lens (clear) better than the older (grey) because it has a longer focal length, better eye relief, greater field of view and (it seems) less optical aberrations. You can see a whole word at 5x where the older gave a distorted picture at the outer 50% at 8x. It seems more fragile though but I bet it is durable, it is a Victorinox!
I didn't think this myself until I got my CT Lite and compared the mag glass in it to the one in my old Explorer. I find I actually like the newer one better, primarily because of the larger field of view. I've only got the old one from my Explorer to use in my Yeoman though, so I'm going to have to live with it.

In fact, I've come to find having a magnifying glass so handy, that I've been shopping for a larger, dedicated folding one to keep in my EDC bag.

Check out the True Utility one. They're cheap but very good for the price

http://www.amazon.com/True-Utility-TU34-EyeGlass-Magnifying/dp/B00504TYDK

ColoSwiss · **Reply #4597 on:** November 17, 2012, 10:57:16 PM

Something Old; Something New.

The Old; a 1960s Wenger with metal shield.

The New; a Ralph Lauren Rugby blue and gold Huntsman. Picked up on ebay for considerably less than Ralph Lauren was asking for it.

MARIOS7319 · **Reply #4598 on:** November 18, 2012, 02:24:58 AM

Quote from: ColoSwiss on November 17, 2012, 10:57:16 PM

Something Old; Something New.

The Old; a 1960s Wenger with metal shield.

The New; a Ralph Lauren Rugby blue and gold Huntsman. Picked up on ebay for considerably less than Ralph Lauren was asking for it.

I realy like the Ralph Lauren Rugby blue and gold Huntsman .

Also the 1960's Wenger is in very nice condition.

ColoSwiss · **Reply #4599 on:** November 18, 2012, 02:39:58 AM

They still offer the Classic version (for more than I paid for the Huntsman on ebay).

I once tried to get logged on to the Ralph Lauren site to order something else, but couldn't get it to work. Guess I'm not classy enough.

http://www.rugby.com/shop/item.aspx?productId=12289166&categoryId=3896856&cp=11521485

enki_ck · **Reply #4600 on:** November 18, 2012, 03:22:04 AM

Quote from: ColoSwiss on November 17, 2012, 10:57:16 PM

Something Old; Something New.

The Old; a 1960s Wenger with metal shield.

Nice condition.

The corkscrew looks a bit weird though, 3 turn? I've been searching for a Wengerinox "forester" with crossbow Suisse shield for a while now but every time one pops up it is either in terrible condition or way out of my price range.

ColoSwiss · **Reply #4601 on:** November 18, 2012, 05:46:46 AM

The corkscrew looks like four turns to me (#1).

Did somebody say "Crossbows"?

(#2)

tap78 · **Reply #4602 on:** November 18, 2012, 02:44:52 PM

My latest GAK 2003 with trekker scales... i received it in very poor condition (dirty, broken tip, many scratches, destroyed serrations), but I made it shiny as new...

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #4603 on:** November 18, 2012, 03:56:03 PM

Nice job tap!

JR

enki_ck · **Reply #4604 on:** November 18, 2012, 04:07:20 PM

Quote from: ColoSwiss on November 18, 2012, 05:46:46 AM

The corkscrew looks like four turns to me (#1).

Well it was 3:22am when I was posting, must have been tired eyes.

Quote from: ColoSwiss on November 18, 2012, 05:46:46 AM

Did somebody say "Crossbows"? (#2)
(Image removed from quote.)

Beautiful

victor7000 · **Reply #4605 on:** November 18, 2012, 04:46:42 PM

Hunter Auerhahn

... and with his brothers.

Sparky415 · **Reply #4606 on:** November 18, 2012, 06:56:01 PM

Quote from: MadPlumbarian on November 18, 2012, 03:56:03 PM

Nice job tap! JR

+1

ColoSwiss · **Reply #4607 on:** November 18, 2012, 10:37:15 PM

Victor,

Great looking trio!

MARIOS7319 · **Reply #4608 on:** November 18, 2012, 11:44:55 PM

Quote from: kkokkolis on November 17, 2012, 11:01:18 AM

I find the newer version of the lens (clear) better than the older (grey) because it has a longer focal length, better eye relief, greater field of view and (it seems) less optical aberrations. You can see a whole word at 5x where the older gave a distorted picture at the outer 50% at 8x. It seems more fragile though but I bet it is durable, it is a Victorinox!

The old version is way more durable because it is glass lens.

MARIOS7319 · **Reply #4609 on:** November 18, 2012, 11:48:45 PM

Quote from: ColoSwiss on November 18, 2012, 05:46:46 AM

Did somebody say "Crossbows"? (#2)

Beautiful collection of Wengers you have there !

Reinier · **Reply #4610 on:** November 19, 2012, 10:07:29 AM

My latest is a Victorinox Director with smooth scales. They gave me a discount of 80%! They also had a couple of Deluxe models including one with shield & cross (rare) and some nice horn and MoP SAKSs. Very cool.

enki_ck · **Reply #4611 on:** November 19, 2012, 10:29:06 AM

Quote from: Reinier on November 19, 2012, 10:07:29 AM

My latest is a Victorinox Director with smooth scales. They gave me a discount of 80%! They also had a couple of Deluxe models including one with shield & cross (rare) and some nice horn and MoP SAKSs. Very cool.

Can we see the pic of the Director?

what price did you get on it? Do they have some more?

MARIOS7319 · **Reply #4612 on:** November 19, 2012, 10:32:06 AM

Quote from: Reinier on November 19, 2012, 10:07:29 AM

My latest is a Victorinox Director with smooth scales. They gave me a discount of 80%! They also had a couple of Deluxe models including one with shield & cross (rare) and some nice horn and MoP SAKSs. Very cool.

The Director is a cool knife but expensive, you are lucky to bought it with that discount.
What horn SAK's did they have? I maybe buy one, do the have a site?

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #4613 on:** November 19, 2012, 11:27:36 AM

Good catch Reinier

I was intrigued by the "posh" rectangular ones at the bottom till sakwiki revealed they were only 58mm (Deluxe). If they had been 74s I might have been tempted

Vladimir · **Reply #4614 on:** November 19, 2012, 04:35:10 PM

I got it today - Yellow MiniChamp:

crackout · **Reply #4615 on:** November 19, 2012, 04:36:58 PM

I recently bought that sucker off Ebay for a bargain.

From the looks of the scissors this is an 84mm Climber, right?
Long nail file. Yummy. I was surprised by the way the scissors are mounted. I didn't find any specific information about this one. Anyone willing to enlighten me?

How does a backspring of a long nailfile look like? Does it need four pins?