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Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID

gb Offline greenbear

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Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
on: October 25, 2019, 02:44:10 PM
Hi, I'd be grateful if anyone would be able to give me a bit more information on this SAK. Obviously it is a Spartan, but the red and white colour scheme seems unusual.  I've owned it for getting on for ten years, but never used it due to its unusual colour scheme.

Any ID help would be much appreciated - thanks  :hatsoff:
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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #1 on: October 25, 2019, 03:32:54 PM
That does look good with the white band  :like:
Unfortunately I haven’t got a clue what the ID would be  :facepalm:
Is there nothing on SAK Wiki about it  :dunno:
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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #2 on: October 25, 2019, 03:49:17 PM
The Spartan Pinstripe - very nice!  :like:


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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #3 on: October 25, 2019, 03:54:49 PM
That is a great looking Spartan Greenbear!!  :cheers:

Very interested in learning more about it.
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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #4 on: October 25, 2019, 04:33:32 PM
They came in different colors, red, blue, green and pink. Seen them on EBay as thats when I first learned about them.


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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #5 on: October 25, 2019, 05:10:27 PM
Thanks guys - all I know about it is that I bought it from a UK dealer for my partner and he asked if she'd prefer a red and white one, I said yes.  I've never seen another one like it though :)


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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #6 on: October 25, 2019, 05:54:39 PM
Cool!
I've been looking for a complete set. I almost bought a set from a collector from the US. But at some point all communication stopped.

Rapidray: also black :)
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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #7 on: October 25, 2019, 06:05:55 PM
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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #8 on: October 25, 2019, 06:13:36 PM
Yes they were in green, red, blue and black. I may have the entire set. I did find a green one in box.

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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #9 on: October 25, 2019, 07:04:23 PM
They do look good  :dd: :like:
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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #10 on: October 25, 2019, 07:26:49 PM
wow. those look nice!

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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #11 on: October 25, 2019, 07:42:28 PM
Hi, I'd be grateful if anyone would be able to give me a bit more information on this SAK. Obviously it is a Spartan, but the red and white colour scheme seems unusual.  I've owned it for getting on for ten years, but never used it due to its unusual colour scheme.

Any ID help would be much appreciated - thanks  :hatsoff:

Very cool Spartan greenbear! :like: :tu: :tu:


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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #12 on: October 25, 2019, 09:08:56 PM
Victorinox runs specials all the time with different covers. Right now SMKW has an Orange & White Tinker as a SMKW "Exclusive"
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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #13 on: October 25, 2019, 10:42:05 PM
Cool!
I've been looking for a complete set. I almost bought a set from a collector from the US. But at some point all communication stopped.

Rapidray: also black :)
Thank you sir!  :tu:


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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #14 on: October 25, 2019, 10:42:47 PM
Yes they were in green, red, blue and black. I may have the entire set. I did find a green one in box.
Nice  :like:


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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #15 on: October 25, 2019, 11:00:34 PM
Yes they were in green, red, blue and black.
AFAIK, it was a limited edition series released for the French market too.


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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #16 on: October 26, 2019, 07:13:56 PM
Those are really nice, such a small detail but wow!


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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #17 on: October 27, 2019, 09:15:55 AM
Those are really nice, such a small detail but wow!

It is a small detail, but it makes it look really different.  Also it has a really shiny finish, more so than the usual red etc.  :tu:


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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #18 on: October 27, 2019, 02:26:05 PM
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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #19 on: October 31, 2019, 11:04:26 PM
Is there also an Explorer version of this dual tone knife?
Does anyone know?


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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #20 on: November 01, 2019, 09:06:56 AM
When I got it there were only Spartans, but I think it was old stock by then  :salute:


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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #21 on: November 01, 2019, 09:42:29 AM
VICTORINOX produces the 2 tone (or 3 tone) scales also for the UKRAINE knives.  :hatsoff:
See the pics with 2 UKRAINE SPARTAN's
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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #22 on: November 01, 2019, 11:08:15 AM
Here's an orange one (84mm):



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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #23 on: November 01, 2019, 11:29:28 AM
I like the orange and green one very much  :drool: :drool: :like:
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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #24 on: November 01, 2019, 12:48:27 PM
I like the orange and green one very much  :drool: :drool: :like:

Yes, me too  :iagree:


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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #25 on: November 01, 2019, 01:11:56 PM
VICTORINOX produces the 2 tone (or 3 tone) scales also for the UKRAINE knives.  :hatsoff:
See the pics with 2 UKRAINE SPARTAN's
Now those are two pretty cool looking Spartans!  :like: :cheers:


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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #27 on: November 01, 2019, 01:22:14 PM
Those all look very nice  :like: :tu:
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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #28 on: November 01, 2019, 01:44:02 PM
Thanks guys :)

And sorry for hijacking this thread :P
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Re: Unusual Spartan - can anyone help with an ID
Reply #29 on: November 01, 2019, 02:45:05 PM
Thanks RapidRay and Wspeed  :cheers:
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