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us Offline trichosirius

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on: May 14, 2016, 06:03:59 PM
Went treasure hunting at the flea market today and rescued this poor mistreated Swisschamp.
 It's been used, abused, broken and bruised, but most of the tools are salvageable. I'll either use it for parts or restore it as a Swisschamp.
Either way, fun times ahead






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Reply #1 on: May 14, 2016, 06:09:23 PM
Nice find. -80's SC. And good price too.


us Offline Rich S

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Reply #2 on: May 14, 2016, 06:31:29 PM
Nice find. I'd just clean it up and put new scales on it. Just MHO.
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Reply #3 on: May 14, 2016, 06:43:53 PM
Nice find. -80's SC. And good price too.
Thanks for the info! I was curious about the age of this thing.

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Reply #4 on: May 14, 2016, 06:46:59 PM
Nice find. I'd just clean it up and put new scales on it. Just MHO.
Rich
I would if it weren't for the broken main blade. The liners are also so bent that most of the tools have no snap.
I'll probably just replace the main blade and liners and get some nice scales.

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Reply #5 on: May 14, 2016, 06:50:27 PM
Nice find. -80's SC. And good price too.
Thanks for the info! I was curious about the age of this thing.

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There will be someone that has more adequate timing on this tool. I say probably -85 to 89.


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Reply #6 on: May 14, 2016, 06:55:40 PM
It looks like a tank drove over it  :D
[--- arms length ---] (-.-) 

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00 Offline Fattsgalore

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Reply #7 on: May 14, 2016, 08:20:50 PM
Have you done any restoration or modding before?


us Offline trichosirius

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Reply #8 on: May 14, 2016, 08:50:09 PM
Have you done any restoration or modding before?
Enough for this project i think. I've converted an Explorer to a Woodsman  and a Fieldmaster to a Hiker.
Just need to track down some pin stock. I may even remove the scaler layer and attempt to reuse the pins. That should allow just enough...maybe?

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Reply #9 on: May 14, 2016, 09:22:24 PM
Have you done any restoration or modding before?
Enough for this project i think. I've converted an Explorer to a Woodsman  and a Fieldmaster to a Hiker.
Just need to track down some pin stock. I may even remove the scaler layer and attempt to reuse the pins. That should allow just enough...maybe?

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Good luck  :cheers:

You do have my respect for trying to make something new out of what on first sight looks like a nightmare  :salute:
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Reply #10 on: May 14, 2016, 09:45:05 PM
Thanks!
It's definitely worth saving, just needs a little TLC is all

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Reply #11 on: May 14, 2016, 09:45:24 PM
What do worn out SAKs and ugly women have in common?  They are both grateful to get picked up at the flea market.


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Reply #12 on: May 14, 2016, 09:53:41 PM
:rofl:
There's no such thing as "Too pretty to carry".  There's only "Too pretty NOT to carry"...... >:D


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Reply #13 on: May 14, 2016, 09:56:40 PM
What do worn out SAKs and ugly women have in common?  They are both grateful to get picked up at the flea market.
I'll stick with the ugly SAKs and you can have the worn out women.

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Reply #14 on: May 16, 2016, 06:11:30 PM
That a metal housing on the mag glass ?


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Reply #15 on: May 16, 2016, 06:36:50 PM
What do worn out SAKs and ugly women have in common?  They are both grateful to get picked up at the flea market.
I'll stick with the ugly SAKs and you can have the worn out women.

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Reply #16 on: May 16, 2016, 08:24:31 PM
That a metal housing on the mag glass ?


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It's the old grey plastic one. The lighting does make it look metal in the pic.



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Reply #17 on: May 16, 2016, 08:29:16 PM
And just for the heck of it, here's what it looks like today


It looks like the whole thing served as a paint stirrer at some point; even the inside of the springs were coated in blue paint or ink.


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Reply #18 on: May 16, 2016, 08:30:23 PM
And just for the heck of it, here's what it looks like today
(Image removed from quote.)

It looks like the whole thing served as a paint stirrer at some point; even the inside of the springs were coated in blue paint or ink.


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Maybe they used it to pry open a paint can, slipped and dropped it in.


 

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