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My Voyage to a Voyageur

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My Voyage to a Voyageur
on: April 10, 2018, 02:03:19 AM
Great news everyone!  I can virtually assure us all that Victorinox will shortly release a new Voyageur re-issue, having finally broke down and bought one recently.  I have wanted one of these knives forever, and took a roundabout path to getting one. 

First, I had Syph build me a 93 mm Super Voyageur, which was the subject of my first post on this fine forum way back in 2015.  (Those pictures were hosted by Photobucket, so the links don't work anymore, unfortunately, but here are some fresh ones.)  I love this knife and carry it every day.  However, it is a little bit bigger and heavier than I really like to carry in my front pocket every day, so it lives in my EDC bag. 

Here is the 93 mm Super Voyageur that Bob built:




My search for a real, super-light 84 mm Voyageur continued.  Bob told me that the difficult component to obtain was scissors for an 84 mm knife.  I had an 84 mm Golfer that I actually bought brand new way back in 1988 in Switzerland.  I had retired the knife, so one day I realized that it could serve as a scissors donor.  I reached out to Bob again and he said to send the donor knife on up.  I had him use a brand new knife blade and combination tool and package it all up in orange scales so that it could never be passed off as a real, vintage Voyageur by some unscrupulous seller.  Here it is:



I love everything about my orange Voyageur-alike, except the scissors have always been annoyingly loose.  They work fine if you apply a little cross pressure as you are snipping, but sometimes this isn't convenient.  Still, this knife is with me forever and has found a permanent location in my dresser drawer and comes in handy for all kinds of miscellaneous tasks in the upstairs of the house. 

But I still hankered for the real thing.  Every Voyageur I saw on eBay seemed to go for in excess of $300, and in fact there is a nice looking one listed right now for the low low BIN price of $550 USD.  A few weeks ago I figured that the prices of these was never really going to get any lower, so I bit the bullet and bought one that was in almost-new, virtually-never-used condition.  It came today and wow is it a beauty. 



My new old Voyageur has Elinox markings and single leaf spring scissors.  It lacks the key ring, which is fine by me, and its scales are the silver ribbed variety.  It's in very fine shape, quite sharp, and all the tools have a nice snap to them. 

So now I have this delightful trio of Voyageur VSAKs and couldn't be happier. 




Kind regards,

Myron


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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #1 on: April 10, 2018, 05:24:50 AM
Thats a beautiful trio of knives you have there!  Congrats!

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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #2 on: April 10, 2018, 09:23:48 AM
Lovely stuff.  :like:


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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #3 on: April 10, 2018, 12:09:29 PM
Very nice Myron - congrats on getting your dream SAK  :salute:
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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #4 on: April 10, 2018, 12:22:57 PM
Nice Original Voyageur  :like:

I used to have one, also a silver alox, but traded it away for some other knives.

But now I have a red one on the way  8)
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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #5 on: April 10, 2018, 12:25:18 PM
Nice Original Voyageur  :like:

I used to have one, also a silver alox, but traded it away for some other knives.

But now I have a red one on the way  8)
Gah! Let the man enjoy his silver one first G-Fresh  :twak:  :D
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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #6 on: April 10, 2018, 12:35:15 PM
I didn't want one.

Untill now :(


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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #7 on: April 10, 2018, 12:36:14 PM
Nice Original Voyageur  :like:

I used to have one, also a silver alox, but traded it away for some other knives.

But now I have a red one on the way  8)
Gah! Let the man enjoy his silver one first G-Fresh  :twak:  :D

Of course i'll let him enjoy the silver one... first  :D

Just letting him know there's also a red one, which he needs to have to complete his collection  :D

This is what i'm talking about:  :drool:

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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #8 on: April 10, 2018, 12:41:51 PM
That is lush, and you're a meany  :D
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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #9 on: April 10, 2018, 01:46:52 PM
excellent trio of minimalist awesomeness  :like: :like: :tu:
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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #10 on: April 10, 2018, 01:55:36 PM
Hey thanks, everybody! 

Glenfiddich, I can't wait to see your red one!  Please share as soon as it arrives.

I noticed their isn't a Voyageur Club thread -- perhaps this thread can serve as such. 

Myron


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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #11 on: April 10, 2018, 02:01:01 PM
Hey thanks, everybody! 

Glenfiddich, I can't wait to see your red one!  Please share as soon as it arrives.

I noticed their isn't a Voyageur Club thread -- perhaps this thread can serve as such. 

Myron

Mine is the one in the picture above, although that's the sellers' picture. I will make and post some new pictures after it arrived!  :salute:
[--- arms length ---] (-.-) 

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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #12 on: April 10, 2018, 04:47:21 PM
I wonder if the new, weird looking, golfer models use the same pair of scissors. I might get one in that case and turn my Cadet into a Cadet PX. I tried some weeks ago to search around for a normal looking 84 mm golfer but the prices we're at collector level and not donate level sadly.

A Victorinox Cadet PX might just be the ultimate edc

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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #13 on: April 10, 2018, 05:10:29 PM
I'm going to buy a lot of broken/damaged 84mm SAKs with scissors soon. :D

I wonder what will be in it :dd:

Another month of waiting first...


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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #14 on: April 10, 2018, 05:21:36 PM
Nice Original Voyageur  :like:

I used to have one, also a silver alox, but traded it away for some other knives.

But now I have a red one on the way  8)
Gah! Let the man enjoy his silver one first G-Fresh  :twak:  :D

Of course i'll let him enjoy the silver one... first  :D

Just letting him know there's also a red one, which he needs to have to complete his collection  :D

This is what i'm talking about:  :drool:

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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #15 on: April 13, 2018, 02:29:03 PM
Hey thanks, everybody! 

Glenfiddich, I can't wait to see your red one!  Please share as soon as it arrives.

I noticed their isn't a Voyageur Club thread -- perhaps this thread can serve as such. 

Myron


It's here!







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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #16 on: April 13, 2018, 02:33:40 PM
:dd:


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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #17 on: April 13, 2018, 02:41:24 PM
Congrats Myron on your Voyageur.  The trio is really quite nice. 
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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #18 on: April 13, 2018, 02:41:46 PM
@Glen,  :like:

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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #19 on: April 13, 2018, 03:38:21 PM
@Glenfiddich Congratulations, it looks brand new!


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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #20 on: April 13, 2018, 06:13:15 PM
After thinking long and hard about my Bantam, I can only agree that it could be transformed to a Voyageur
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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #21 on: July 10, 2018, 08:16:50 AM
Awarded.   :tu:


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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #23 on: July 10, 2018, 01:33:26 PM
Awarded.   :tu:

Thank you Zoidberg!

Congratulations on the nice SAKS and the badge Myron! :like: :tu: :tu: :cheers:


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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #24 on: July 13, 2018, 04:58:40 PM


Congratulations on the nice SAKS and the badge Myron! :like: :tu: :tu: :cheers:

Thank you, VicMan!  And now the endless search for a classic red Voyageur begins.  I just missed out on Glenfiddich's the other day (the very same knife he posted earlier in this thread).  :(

Myron


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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #25 on: July 15, 2018, 02:29:27 AM
I remember seeing one in London around 1989 or so. £15 (if I recall) seemed a little steep so I didn't buy it.


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Reply #26 on: July 15, 2018, 02:44:26 AM
I have the 232kA, which was more or less a budget version with Cellidor scales and scale tools  most commonly seen with an ad on it (but mine doesn't, it looks as though at some point in its life, it was serviced under warranty, as some parts, namely the scales and scissor spring don't match a late sixties knife). It predated the combo tool, but I really don't mind it having just a bottle opener/screwdriver.   It's all I need around the house, while being light.   Cost me ten bucks, which was really why I got it.


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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #27 on: July 15, 2018, 01:23:03 PM
I have the 232kA, which was more or less a budget version with Cellidor scales and scale tools  most commonly seen with an ad on it (but mine doesn't, it looks as though at some point in its life, it was serviced under warranty, as some parts, namely the scales and scissor spring don't match a late sixties knife). It predated the combo tool, but I really don't mind it having just a bottle opener/screwdriver.   It's all I need around the house, while being light.   Cost me ten bucks, which was really why I got it.

Nice! 

Is the 232kA basically the same thing as an 84 mm Golfer, then?

Myron


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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #28 on: July 15, 2018, 03:23:10 PM
I have the 232kA, which was more or less a budget version with Cellidor scales and scale tools  most commonly seen with an ad on it (but mine doesn't, it looks as though at some point in its life, it was serviced under warranty, as some parts, namely the scales and scissor spring don't match a late sixties knife). It predated the combo tool, but I really don't mind it having just a bottle opener/screwdriver.   It's all I need around the house, while being light.   Cost me ten bucks, which was really why I got it.

Nice! 

Is the 232kA basically the same thing as an 84 mm Golfer, then?

Myron

Almost, but it lacks backside tools (corkscrew).

2017-04-09_08-42-40 by cody6268, on Flickr


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Re: My Voyage to a Voyageur
Reply #29 on: November 30, 2018, 04:17:40 AM
Finally!  A red Voyageur.  Not the most pristine example, but it'll do.  I had to replace the scissors spring with a modern unit, and there's a tiny nick out of the tip of the blade, but otherwise it's in fine shape.





 

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