Exotic SAK: Are they users or collectibles

[Etherealicer]

PS.

I consider collectibles exotic and carry them from time to time.

I have a few old Soldiers (per 1961/alox) that I carry occasionally - I really like them and they feel exotic/special/classy to me.

I also have a lovely Wenger Evowood 14 - That I carry from time to time - This feels pretty exotic too.

Maybe not strictly exotic as per Etherealicer's definition - But exotic/special to me!!

Well, the original Soldier was standard issue for the Swiss Military for 60 years, so we know its a user

[Huntsman]

Well, the original Soldier was standard issue for the Swiss Military for 60 years, so we know it's a user

.. But not for the last 50+ years - at least as far as the Swiss Army is concerned     

[Etherealicer]

Well, the original Soldier was standard issue for the Swiss Military for 60 years, so we know it's a user

.. But not for the last 50+ years - at least as far as the Swiss Army is concerned     

Well, 60 years issued to a militia* thats a lot of SAKs they don't vanish that quickly. Those who got the original Soldier issued might be dying out but I wouldn't be surprised if some of them still carried their original Soldier. Also, many will have passed their soldier on to wives or sons.

* In 1890 the Swiss Army was more than 200'000 Soldiers strong in '61 it was 880'000 Soldiers!

[Etherealicer]

Oh, I should probably add, that I don't want to diminish the value of an old soldier, they are special, especially ones in good shape. But they were handed to a generation that lived through World Wars. They don't throw anything away and don't replace stuff that is working. And those who have replaced their knife most certainly put the old one into their toolbox, where it continued to serve until every implement was broken off.

Today, those knifes are collectibles but they certainly got used and they got used hard.

[kkokkolis]

I see my XLT as exotic and it really gets used.

[coSAK]

I see my XLT as exotic and it really gets used.

I love my XLT. But it is far from exotic. 

[Ricardomfs]

what you guys consider a vintage vic Champ? is it exotic our something similar?

[kkokkolis]

Unusual tools. Unusual case. Unusual configuration. Unusual number of layers (over Swisschamp) . Mirathor has the first, Autotool the second, Swisscard the third, XLT or XAVT the fourth.

[Caranthanus]

Would say also an user ... home user
each time when cheese comes on menu or when I'm called to slice salami or ham