What's your latest SAK?

[Monrogue]

Thanks Sawman, she is a beauty   Not bad for pocket carry either.  I was actually expecting it to be just slightly thinner than my Yeochamp, but it's the other way around.  No big deal though as there's a lot of utility contained within it.  It's cool that all 5 layers have a backtool as well. 

[Sparky415]

You Guys are acquiring some great SAK's 

I recently acquired this NIB Victorinox Camper advertising knife. An hour or so with some fine wet n dry
and polishing compound had the logo removed and the scales restored to pristine condition. This model has no key ring and the colour is a very dark blue, much darker than the standard Vic blue which is shown for comparison.

This is cool. I never noticed the different shade of blue on those Festool knives. Time to add one to my "all scale variations ever produced" collection

Edit: I just bought two of them just to be sure

Good job on those scales GV 

[Luna Knife]

5 dollar flea market score.  Small tinker with a nail file instead of small blade.  Almost like the wenger snife I sold but a victorinox.

I will be taking it to work with me on monday

[Luna Knife]

I looked it up.  It must be the sportsman

[kirk13]

Any pictures?

[Jetbo]

A new in the box cadet II 

My cadet II collection which I never intended to collect but it just happened 

[rmagralha]

 

A new in the box cadet II 
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My cadet II collection which I never intended to collect but it just happened 
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The red is just 

[Aloha]

@monrogue your ruby ranger is quite lovely.  I really like the ranger myself and find it to be great for pocket carry.  I recently added a explorer plus to my collection and cannot wait to get it. I may use this as my daily carry and give my wenger S10 some time off.

[sawman]

@monrogue your ruby ranger is quite lovely.  I really like the ranger myself and find it to be great for pocket carry.  I recently added a explorer plus to my collection and cannot wait to get it. I may use this as my daily carry and give my wenger S10 some time off.

The Explorer is another fine SAK.  Its Philips is great and I use the mag glass a lot. 

[Monrogue]

@monrogue your ruby ranger is quite lovely.  I really like the ranger myself and find it to be great for pocket carry.  I recently added a explorer plus to my collection and cannot wait to get it. I may use this as my daily carry and give my wenger S10 some time off.

Thanks man   Oh you won't be disappointed with that one.  I used to have an Explorer, but then I sacrificed it for parts to contribute to my Yeochamp.  I'm loving the Ranger Plus.  That and the Explorer are probably my favorite 91mm SAKs currently in production

[Aloha]

thanks I got one with the grey housing not the clear one so its real glass if im understanding correctly.  I liked the woodsman and modeler but discontinued so ill search fleabay from time to time and see what comes up.  with my vision the mag glass is a big help and I like the 8x magnification vs the 5 on the new ones.

[Monrogue]

thanks I got one with the grey housing not the clear one so its real glass if im understanding correctly.  I liked the woodsman and modeler but discontinued so ill search fleabay from time to time and see what comes up.  with my vision the mag glass is a big help and I like the 8x magnification vs the 5 on the new ones.

Nice   I've always wondered how the two different mag glasses compared.  Some here have stated that the old style has a smaller viewing glass, but better magnification, and some prefer the slightly larger view of the newer style.  I've never tried the old style myself to compare though.

[sawman]

I prefer the newer style mag glass myself. Luckily, my SwissChamp has this one.

[Aloha]

this will be my first mag glass SAK but I figured the real glass would hold up better???  I also figured the higher magnification would be better for my aging eyes, I guess I will find out soon enough.   

[Monrogue]

this will be my first mag glass SAK but I figured the real glass would hold up better???  I also figured the higher magnification would be better for my aging eyes, I guess I will find out soon enough.

Yeah, I would imagine it could hold up better.  The newer plastic ones seem a little flimsy.

[sawman]

this will be my first mag glass SAK but I figured the real glass would hold up better???  I also figured the higher magnification would be better for my aging eyes, I guess I will find out soon enough.

It might be less magnification, but the new glass is wider which I find more useful.

[Aloha]

I need longer arms or higher magnification 
I do like the larger field tho on the newer one. hmm now ill need a new one to compare 

[Monrogue]

I need longer arms or higher magnification 
I do like the larger field tho on the newer one. hmm now ill need a new one to compare 

Haha, now you'll be getting a newer one just to compare.  The SAK bites again

[Aloha]

maybe ill find one tomm while im at the flea market.  im so excited to see what these venders have for sale.

[mtngoat]

Just ordered a black Alox Farmer from evilbay, been looking for one for a while. I post pic when it gets here.

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[Monrogue]

maybe ill find one tomm while im at the flea market.  im so excited to see what these venders have for sale.

Well I hope you get lucky.  I so wish there were flea markets around here.

[frjack]

Just ordered a black Alox Farmer from evilbay, been looking for one for a while. I post pic when it gets here.

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From Italy, by any chance?

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[mtngoat]

Yes, hope it gets here soon. Its one of those Unicorns ive been looking for, Also my first Alox.

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[detron]

Just got back from the flea market.

Picked up a champion,  with chisel,  but no hook.

Also the awl has no eye hole.

Anyone who has any good info on this knife, and it's willing to share,  I would be very thankful.

SAK wiki did not match it up perfectly,  so if pictures are needed., I can provide them

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[enki_ck]

You have to look into the specific tools for dating.

No hook=pre 1991 http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Hook

No sawing eye=pre 1985 http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Reamer

You can also check here but it's been said that not all of the data is correct:
http://victorinox.saam007.com/91mmtools.php
http://www.e-webtechnologies.com/sak/Victorinox_SAK_History_Urs_Wyss_-_Updated_12_FEB_08.pdf

[detron]

You have to look into the specific tools for dating.

No hook=pre 1991 http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Hook

No sawing eye=pre 1985 http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Reamer

You can also check here but it's been said that not all of the data is correct:
http://victorinox.saam007.com/91mmtools.php
http://www.e-webtechnologies.com/sak/Victorinox_SAK_History_Urs_Wyss_-_Updated_12_FEB_08.pdf

Thank you very much!   

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[jazzbass]

Just got back from the flea market.

Picked up a champion,  with chisel,  but no hook.

Also the awl has no eye hole.

Anyone who has any good info on this knife, and it's willing to share,  I would be very thankful.

SAK wiki did not match it up perfectly,  so if pictures are needed., I can provide them

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Sounds like 73-85 Champion. If there is no sewing eye on the awl, then this is a pre-86 knife and the thing on the back is a fine screwdriver, not a chisel. The original style fine screwdriver (74-85) looks like the modern chisel (86+), so there tends to be some confusion.

Looking at the other tools you can narrow this down to a more specific date range in the 1973-1985, but mid 1980s Champions are quite common so I'd wager there a good chance this knife was made sometime between 1980-1985.

[detron]

Just got back from the flea market.

Picked up a champion,  with chisel,  but no hook.

Also the awl has no eye hole.

Anyone who has any good info on this knife, and it's willing to share,  I would be very thankful.

SAK wiki did not match it up perfectly,  so if pictures are needed., I can provide them

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Sounds like 73-85 Champion. If there is no sewing eye on the awl, then this is a pre-86 knife and the thing on the back is a fine screwdriver, not a chisel. The original style fine screwdriver (74-85) looks like the modern chisel (86+), so there tends to be some confusion.

Looking at the other tools you can narrow this down to a more specific date range in the 1973-1985, but mid 1980s Champions are quite common so I'd wager there a good chance this knife was made sometime between 1980-1985.

Awesome!   Very helpful.

And I was actually about to make a correction on the screw driver not being a chisel,  but great catch,  and the confirmation is helpful.   
EDIT  removed once I realized it was pointless and wrong! 




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[Monrogue]

Sounds like a nice score Detron:))

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[detron]

I thought it was a good find.  I paid $10 for it.

the main blade opened with no problems, everything else was "break a finger nail" tight.

I spend an hour cleaning it up and oiling it/working it.   seems pretty good now.

here is a picture




thanks to everyone who helped identify a time frame for it.