Vintage SAK Owners Club

[Huntsman]

Superb restoration job JNOX - And thank goodness - Those first images were very scary

[jnoxyd]

Thanks Huntsman!   

[Myron]

Fantastic work rescuing those old beauties, @jnoxyd.  Your original post brought tears to my eyes, and I had to look away!

[jnoxyd]

Thanks Myron!   

[Remco]

Hello, I'm new here and I'm in the Netherlands. I came here for answers and I hope you can help me. I found an old skeleton of a knife at my father's. It's very old, very dirty and has no scales. After some googeling I think it might be (a variant of) the old 1897 knife. Except for one odd thing: the awl and corkscrew have switched sides. It is a 4 pin. I've attatched some photos.

[Huntsman]

Welcome Remco,

Wow - Looks like that knife has seen a bit of damp or oxidisation, or is it just paint   

I am no expert but a few comments: - If it was a Victorinox
I think the corkscrew would be grooved, - or maybe that came (and went!!) later   
The blade does not look like the right shape (thinner) - Could be sharpening
The can-opener awlso looks thinner than a Vic.
Awlso the bottom of the awl looks more rounded than a Vic

SO it could be a knife from another company of a similar design - eg from Solingen
Which might support the switch of the cs and awl positions

Can you get to the tang stamps - ie clean it up around the base of the blade? 
That would be the best way to find something out 

As I am sure you know that style of opener disappeared around 1950 from the so called "Officer's Knives'
But hung around on the Soldiers until 1960
 

[Remco]

Thanks for the reply! I'll see what I can uncover. For it's part paint because according to my dad it used to belong to a painter at some point.

[pfrsantos]

Thanks for the reply! I'll see what I can uncover. For it's part paint because according to my dad it used to belong to a painter at some point.

Welcome aboard! Even if that isn't a Victorinox, it sure looks like a knife worth restoring. I'd say you have a lot of work to do, but it will be worth it when, in the future, you take that out of your pocket to cut something and go: "Say, have I ever told you how I got this knife?..."

Try letting it soak for a few days in some rust removing liquid and then use some sand paper to begin cleaning it up. Let us know how the work comes along.

 

[BillG]

Trying to date this Cadillac (Luxury Automobile) for a friend of mine.....am thinking about 1957 as the tweezers have the nickel/silver head....Any thoughts? Thanks for any help....Bill   [ You are not allowed to view this attachment ]  

[jnoxyd]

1957 (4 line stamp, hidden rivets) - 1961 (still triangle awl). Really nice and rare knife!

[BillG]

1957 (4 line stamp, hidden rivets) - 1961 (still triangle awl). Really nice and rare knife!

Thanks jnoxyd!......Yes, he has a winner (was his Dad's knife)......The reason that I was looking for opinions was because on Saams old dating chart, the nickel/silver tweezer head, which this has, ended in 1957....and the single cut file on the  phillips, which it has, started supposedly in 1961 so a bit contradictory there.......at least on this knife!....Thanks again

[jnoxyd]

I would say that it is not very reliable to rely on the type of tweezers head. Firstly, even if they stopped making them in 1957, the already accumulated amount was not thrown away, of course, but continued to be installed until they were exhausted (the same situation was in 1973 with a large number of small clip point blades). In the case of this knife, single cut Phillips (since 1960 according MiniChamp nice diagram) and triangular awl (till 1961 plus some time for stocks to run out) give a very accurate time interval. Once again - an excellent knife, I was looking for one like this until I bought it for 6-7 years.

[BillG]

Thanks again jnoxyd......What you are saying makes sense....I appreciate the info very much...Thanks again, Bill

[Echotech]

Lovely old SAK BillG 

[BillG]

Lovely old SAK BillG 

Thank you Echotech!

[J2000E]

Todays carry = 1946-51, 234k Bgl

Used but not abused.

[Myron]

Lovely!  I've never had a Victorinox with the short lived counter-clockwise acting can opener.  Always wanted one, though!

[Echotech]

 
Great find J2000E

[Huntsman]

@J2000 - Great pic and lovely knife

@Myron - I am surprised (focusing on Alox maybe??!) - You need one .... They are beautiful as you can see

[Myron]

@Myron - I am surprised (focusing on Alox maybe??!) - You need one .... They are beautiful as you can see

 

[samek]

91 mm, 187 mm and 84 mm 

[FolderBeholder]

91 mm, 187 mm and 84 mm 

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[fullbreakfast]

91 mm, 187 mm and 84 mm 

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You got your Swiss Army Knives and a Swiss Army fork, now you just need a Swiss Army spoon?

Love the fork!

[VICMAN]

91 mm, 187 mm and 84 mm 

Very nice, samek!

[Myron]

That fork is extremely cool!  This is an original piece, or a custom one-off?

[Echotech]

Beautiful knives, great fork...very cool indeed 

[Huntsman]

91 mm, 187 mm and 84 mm 

WHAT ?     ..... You gotta be forking joking

PS. I want one !!!

[samek]

Fork is custom made. Source is old fork with broken wooden scales from fleamarket and Vic scales from an older SAK, when they were solid, not hollow.
Samek

[Huntsman]

Nice one mate !! Looks very authentic - And had me completely fooled -
As in 'How had I never seen one of those before?' !!