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Victorinox 1980s display case
on: December 04, 2010, 04:47:21 PM
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I received this nice display case today. I believe it's from the 1980s, but I'm not sure about its exact age. All scissors have a screw and there is a SwissChamp, so it's from between 1986 and 1991 if I'm correct ;)

The case rotates on a round base and contains 15 SAKs (including a Grand Prix that I had on my wish list), a leash and a Zermatt pouch. On one side of the case is a list of knives with their prices (in USD), on the other side is a list of all available tools.

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The case is still sealed and all knives are mint  8)

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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #1 on: December 04, 2010, 04:50:35 PM
very nice.   :drool:


is the temptation of cracking it open to play with the saks overbearing yet? :pok: :D
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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #2 on: December 04, 2010, 04:53:12 PM
Wow, great find!  Very nice. :)

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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #3 on: December 04, 2010, 05:00:58 PM
That's really cool :tu:  Do you have a spot picked out for displaying it?
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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #4 on: December 04, 2010, 05:11:27 PM
Good looking display..  :tu:
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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #5 on: December 04, 2010, 05:26:39 PM
Excellent !!! A collectors dream !  :tu:

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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #6 on: December 04, 2010, 05:32:12 PM
That is nice.
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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #7 on: December 04, 2010, 05:33:11 PM
VERY nice!   :drool:

Do you know if those price stickers were added recently?  That seems like high prices for the 80's, since they seem to be comparable to prices now in many cases.

What is that on the side of the Zermatt pouch?  Maybe a sharpener?  :think:
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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #8 on: December 04, 2010, 05:52:40 PM
Very nice  :tu:

Now go but a GasBaby to crack it open and put them to good use  :pok: :D
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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #9 on: December 04, 2010, 06:19:44 PM
Quote from: gustophersmob on December 04, 2010, 05:33:11 PM
VERY nice!   :drool:

Do you know if those price stickers were added recently?  That seems like high prices for the 80's, since they seem to be comparable to prices now in many cases.

What is that on the side of the Zermatt pouch?  Maybe a sharpener?  :think:

Its a little knife steel.

Quote from: Benner on December 04, 2010, 05:52:40 PM
Very nice  :tu:

Now go but a GasBaby to crack it open and put them to good use  :pok: :D

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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #10 on: December 04, 2010, 06:39:38 PM
That's fantastic mate.  If I'm right and that's a 91mm Golfer, I think that pushes the date up to the later 80's.  I seem to remember reading 1987+ but I can't be sure.
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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #11 on: December 04, 2010, 11:13:12 PM
That's a very nice one, with the wood finish and everything.  I have a slightly earlier one with a Champion, but it's just ally plexy glass, I've been thinking about picking up a couple more, but finding room for them can be hard.

Really nice bonus those prices on the side as well!

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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #12 on: December 05, 2010, 01:07:36 AM
Quote from: Reinier on December 04, 2010, 04:47:21 PM
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I received this nice display case today. I believe it's from the 1980s, but I'm not sure about its exact age. All scissors have a screw and there is a SwissChamp, so it's from between 1986 and 1991 if I'm correct ;)

The case rotates on a round base and contains 15 SAKs (including a Grand Prix that I had on my wish list), a leash and a Zermatt pouch. On one side of the case is a list of knives with their prices (in USD), on the other side is a list of all available tools.

Pics:

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The case is still sealed and all knives are mint  8)

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Sweet!  :tu:

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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #13 on: December 05, 2010, 05:32:17 PM
ooooo my ! thats very very nice!!  :ahhh :ahhh  come on! open it!!!!!  :rofl:  just kiding..

very nice collectors find congrats!  :tu:
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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #14 on: December 06, 2010, 03:23:38 PM
uau... :ahhh
beautiful addition to any collection... :drool:
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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #15 on: January 11, 2011, 03:41:36 PM
Bump! :P

Quote from: Pacu on December 04, 2010, 04:50:35 PM
is the temptation of cracking it open to play with the saks overbearing yet? :pok: :D

Well... my wife tried to crack it open the moment she saw it :D
She doesn't understand why I want to keep the thing closed and the SAKs untouched :)

Quote from: Neil on December 04, 2010, 05:00:58 PM
That's really cool :tu:  Do you have a spot picked out for displaying it?

Not really... the boss my wife (again ;) ) does not allow it to be in the living room. So it's standing on my computer desk at the moment (the display case, not my wife ;) ).

Quote from: gustophersmob on December 04, 2010, 05:33:11 PM
Do you know if those price stickers were added recently?  That seems like high prices for the 80's, since they seem to be comparable to prices now in many cases.

I really don't know. As you can see, the prices are written on stickers, not on the case itself. So the prices could be added/changed relatively recently.

By the way, the case was listed on the VSAKCS classifieds page. Apparently everyone missed the ad? ;)

Oh and I wonder if the springs are the same as on regular knives. Look at the SwissChamp: you could never open the reamer/awl like that on a new SAK. It would snap closed :)
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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #16 on: January 11, 2011, 04:02:48 PM

Wow! Now that must be a colletors item....
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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #17 on: January 11, 2011, 04:19:52 PM
I saw the ad, but my wallet saw it first and said NO!   >:(

Beautiful display, in case I haven't said that yet!  :D

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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #18 on: January 11, 2011, 04:23:10 PM
That is very nice  :drool:  A very special collectors piece .
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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #19 on: January 12, 2011, 11:44:05 PM
this is very nice, I hope you can find a nice place to put it.

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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #20 on: January 13, 2011, 02:21:04 AM
This is one of my display cases.  It has a plexiglass rotating base, but I've removed it since it was missing screws and made it harder to store.  I'll fix it up one day.


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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #21 on: January 13, 2011, 02:58:53 PM
I have a 108mm display case like that one.





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The case itself is completely intact but the saws have snapped in in a few of the knives. 

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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #22 on: January 13, 2011, 03:05:56 PM
Nice displays guys :tu:
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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #23 on: January 14, 2011, 12:49:12 AM
I don't know- the thing is sealed.  I have no desire to crack it open, since i have all those knives (except the stag) already to play with.

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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #24 on: January 14, 2011, 12:57:48 AM
Did the 108mm authentic stag scales have rivets?  That one looks like the plastic-scaled Hunter I had, except mine had the serrated gutter.  I HATED those scales, and now that knife has Scibeer bead-blasted G10.

Def, that display has to be pretty rare, huh?  I don't remember ever seeing 108mm knives displayed when I was a kid.
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Re: Victorinox 1980s display case
Reply #25 on: January 14, 2011, 09:25:11 PM
Ya the authentic Stag has 2 exposed rivets, it quite easy to spot the imitation stag it's not a very good imitation. SAKwiki has images of both.

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