Wow Did they have the SwissChamp XXLT, silly big fat wide one with the lighter in the middle?Neil
No. I did not see that, nor the infamous AutoTool.
- Older ones in card-bubble packaging from at least the 1970's and earlier. They had what appered to be Campers with the different shield and cross logo and no tooth pick/tweezers in the handles.- They had one Pioneer that had what appered to be a "needle" blade. Similar to the current Marlin spike, but no shakle opener. The end of the "blade" had the needle eye in it. I think it also had a saw, can and bottle openers, etc. Scales are red with white cross on it.-
Quote from: bren10man on January 31, 2009, 01:45:14 PM- Older ones in card-bubble packaging from at least the 1970's and earlier. They had what appered to be Campers with the different shield and cross logo and no tooth pick/tweezers in the handles.- They had one Pioneer that had what appered to be a "needle" blade. Similar to the current Marlin spike, but no shakle opener. The end of the "blade" had the needle eye in it. I think it also had a saw, can and bottle openers, etc. Scales are red with white cross on it.- The different shield might be some "Elinox" marked SAK's. You should check those out as they are harder to find here. Also that Pioneer has what's called a "Sacking Needle" used in the agriculture field. They are harder to find and you should definitely pick one up.
That's it, I'm moving to Korea
- RED Alox scales Pioneer series with white cross!!!
...Neil: There is one XXLT on ebay but they want 600$ (ebay item 170297558881). Last month there was one that sold on buy it now for about 250 Euro but until I decided to buy it someone else bought it
Quote from: ninjaz on January 31, 2009, 05:31:25 PM...Neil: There is one XXLT on ebay but they want 600$ (ebay item 170297558881). Last month there was one that sold on buy it now for about 250 Euro but until I decided to buy it someone else bought it $600 is a bit steep for me But thanks for the link, I got to look at some nice XXLT pictures which is about as close as I'm ever going to get to one Neil
I noticed this after he opened the 100-year Swiss Champ: the commemorative Swiss Champs do not have a straight pin, nor do they have a ball-point pen. Other words, no "plus" scales. The cross, as you can see, is on the reverse side like the 100-year Spartan knife. My guess is Victorinox made the limited run of scales to fit all the models, to include the Swiss Champ. BTW, this Swiss Champ is CHERRY. He had to break the seal of the silver box to show it to me (seal was regular scotch tape).
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The different shield might be some "Elinox" marked SAK's. You should check those out as they are harder to find here. Also that Pioneer has what's called a "Sacking Needle" used in the agriculture field. They are harder to find and you should definitely pick one up.
Quote from: stressmaster5000 on January 31, 2009, 04:41:44 PMThe different shield might be some "Elinox" marked SAK's. You should check those out as they are harder to find here. Also that Pioneer has what's called a "Sacking Needle" used in the agriculture field. They are harder to find and you should definitely pick one up. This is the one they had with the "needle": the Midshipman:http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Midshipman+Victorinox
Bren did you happen to spot a Vic Sportsratchet , I would love to grab one of those odd balls .
Quote from: MultiMat on January 31, 2009, 04:15:30 PMBren did you happen to spot a Vic Sportsratchet , I would love to grab one of those odd balls .I used to have one , they are a very interesting tool .Dunc