While poking around through some of my collection yesterday I came across a few knives that I thought I might share, just for the fun of it. These three all share one important fact- they all have titanium handles. The first two are just rehandled Victorinox Classic SD's done by some guy named Roger.
These were knives that he had gotten free from everyone's favorite Cat Man, Felinevet Tim and I believe the titanium was donated to him from my good friend Bob, known on this forum as J-Sews.
Basically all he did was rough cut the titanium and then take a hacksaw to it and anodize some color. The first one is purple, and the second is gold, although I have never been able to take a decent pic that shows the proper color of it. Trust me though, it is quite obviously gold in person.
I believe Roger originally listed these for $100 or so each, and, given my history with Roger, I would be willing to part with these if anyone wanted them. I'd rather they were in the hands of someone who collects his stuff, so if anyone is interested, please PM me.
Much more excitingly is this one:
Wenger's Ueli Steck titanium knife. We covered this one at SHOT when it first was issued, and a lot of people felt that the blade was really ugly. Here are a few old threads on it, for those who want to keep track:
New Wenger TitaniumUeli Steck Titanium SeriesUeli Steck Titanium line- thoughts?Titanium setPersonally, I like the blade and the extra function it brings. Not only does it have built in wrenches for climbing gear, but it also allows for one handed opening, which is pretty sweet.
And, like the New Ranger series, the shield on the scale is what releases the locking blade.
For those who don't know who Ueli Steck was, he was a world class mountain climber, having set numerous world records in his unfortunately short climbing career. I say short because he
passed away in April 2017 at the tender age of 40.
As you can imagine, dangling off the side of a mountain with a piece of equipment that needs adjusting is a real pain in the butt, especially if you try turning it the wrong way and have to flip your wrench around and risk dropping it, so Wenger included arrows to let you know which way you need to turn a nut with the blade so it doesn't open.
I really wish more manufacturers would do this kind of thing.
And, in addition to the blade, the Ueli Steck model (largest of the three variants) also features a file and can and bottle openers. I assume the bottle opener is there more for the integrated screwdriver end than for the ability to open bottles, unless you are counting the bottle that is well deserved after a safe descent!
You may have noticed the hexagonal cutout in the handle of the knife- well, tucked inside the nice sheath included with the Steck model is a couple of screwdriver bits, and space for a few more if you should need/want them.
They fit into the slot quite solidly, despite not having a ball detent or magnet to hold them in place.
This is a remarkably cool knife, and I am glad to have gotten it. I unfortunately never managed to get either of the other two, something I am disappointed about. Still, I am quite happy to have this one, plus I have another bit of related memorabilia that I doubt anyone else here has....
Having contacts high up at Wenger was pretty sweet.
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