There was the Schrade ISC line of SAK clones that were German made.If there weren't already the original SAKs to be compared against,I guess they would've reckoned as being a good piece of gear.
So what delight's are we missing out on by staying true to our Swiss faith?
Don't worry I'm not about to foreswear my oath to the swiss
Quote from: micky d on June 16, 2008, 11:23:02 PMDon't worry I'm not about to foreswear my oath to the swiss Come Micky, come to the dark side OK, I'm with you now. I don't really collect SAKs, but own one and EDC it. It does have sentimental value to me, but the innovation in the design, the quality of the build and the sheer damn originality of it mean that it has no serious rival in my book. Surely anything resembling it (like the Dreizack in you link) can only be considered an imitation can't it? Even that article calls it a "knock-off".The imitations flatter it, they don't make it a rival.
Now a man could quite possibly buy all the LM's in this world, but all the Sak's
Quote from: micky d on June 16, 2008, 11:54:45 PMNow a man could quite possibly buy all the LM's in this world, but all the Sak's Yeah - fair point. How many models do Vic confess to have produced? They must have a museum or something that would know that.
Quote from: DaveK on June 16, 2008, 11:59:18 PMQuote from: micky d on June 16, 2008, 11:54:45 PMNow a man could quite possibly buy all the LM's in this world, but all the Sak's Yeah - fair point. How many models do Vic confess to have produced? They must have a museum or something that would know that.Vic's current sak model list is 400 models, so it'd be a very big, very scary number , then you add Wenger...
The American boy scout knife. Looks like it was based on the Swiss Army Soldier. Most of the American companies made them. I even saw a Case model on Ebay. Camillus made a US Army model too. I think this would make an interesting area of collectability, at least the better made ones which I don't think were very many, if any.Richard
Although I am and probably forever will be a Sak man, are there any genuine alternative's in the Sak mould
Quote from: micky d on June 16, 2008, 03:21:56 PMAlthough I am and probably forever will be a Sak man, are there any genuine alternative's in the Sak mould Never owned one of these, but did fondle one in a store:http://www.knivesplus.com/CA-124-Case.HTML
US pocket knife on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/US-ISSUE-FOLDING-4-BLADE-POCKET-KNIFE-STAINLESS-HANDLE_W0QQitemZ220246204814QQihZ012QQcategoryZ135QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemAnother link to US knifehttp://www.donrearic.com/demoknife1.htmI have a couple of these and I like them. They aren't as well finished as a SAK, but I'm glad to have them.
Quote from: ringzero on June 17, 2008, 12:36:46 AMQuote from: micky d on June 16, 2008, 03:21:56 PMAlthough I am and probably forever will be a Sak man, are there any genuine alternative's in the Sak mould Never owned one of these, but did fondle one in a store:http://www.knivesplus.com/CA-124-Case.HTMLNow that I like, and it looks damn reasonable for the money too
If Case would ever see fit to include a Phillips driver, I might still be EDCing a Case instead of a Vic Tinker..
Quote from: ringzero on June 17, 2008, 04:43:29 PMIf Case would ever see fit to include a Phillips driver, I might still be EDCing a Case instead of a Vic Tinker.. I was thinking they should install a saw