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Tool Talk => Swiss Army Knights Forum => Topic started by: jaydar on March 20, 2013, 02:02:20 AM
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Emptied the big box of knives under my desk ..... I have a problem :)
This is about 2 years worth of flea markets .... now to pick what goes into the collection ..... thats my weekend sorted :)
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You have a gorgeous problem my friend. They are a sight to behold. All those Old Soldiers in one place just blows my mind.
Must be nice to live where this stuff turns up at flea markets. You live in Switzerland right?
Cheers mate.
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Amazing jaydar! Congratulations! I saw the pictures of your collection in the collectors session, and now all those to include there... :drool: :drool: :drool:
If you have any additional horn scaled with apparent rivet SAK that you would be willing to sell, please let me know.... ;)
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You can empty them into a big box and mail them to me if you want... :gimme:
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I want to live in Switzerland. :(
PLEASE! Post a for sale thread for those knives that don't make the collection cut. :whistle:
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Better not let Chako see that. :rofl: Nice collection! Time to oil them all up. :)
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:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :gimme:
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I want to live in Switzerland. :(
PLEASE! Post a for sale thread for those knives that don't make the collection cut. :whistle:
+1 :). Nice collection! Mine is no where near that many :(
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I want to live in Switzerland. :(
PLEASE! Post a for sale thread for those knives that don't make the collection cut. :whistle:
+1 :). Nice collection! Mine is no where near that many :(
+2 on the impending sale of the excess :gimme:
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Marvelous accumulation! :drool:
Don't know what your current collection is like, but I'd say you have definitely upgraded it. :tu:
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Wow, that is stunning.
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:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :gimme:
x 10 Oh yes!
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Feel free to let me know if you stumble upon a spare old Soldier mate.. :) Amazing pic.. :salute:
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Soldiers :drool: very nice collection mate :salute:
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Emptied the big box of knives under my desk ..... I have a problem :)
This is about 2 years worth of flea markets .... now to pick what goes into the collection ..... thats my weekend sorted :)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g9-zKNrChcs/UUkISFtaFiI/AAAAAAAAEvQ/2rUxa0FZwHs/s940/P1080014.JPG)
What is that pearl handled, and the one above to it?
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All of these from flea market findings..? Unbelieveable good findings..
...you must have very sharp' eye looking at flea markets offerings.. :tu:
The one next to MoP? on 2nd pic is really nice..is it stainless or other precious metal carvings?
...yea...some duplicates shoud see its way to BnS section :D
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Great photos. :salute:
Some vintage soldiers in great condition I could give a nice home to. :pok:
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Great photos. :salute:
Some vintage soldiers in great condition I could give a nice home to. :pok:
:D
Wonder what one of those critters would fetch? :drool:
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The really scary thing is that I stopped when the table was full not when the box was empty.
My problem is if I find an old soldier in good condition I tend to grab it :) even if it is not a big improvement of the knife currently in the core collection for that year.
Problem is as the collection improves the improvements get smaller and the cost for that small improvement gets silly but one day I aim to have a perfect run from 1921 to 2008 :)
The reason for the sort out was it is the biggest collectors fair of the year this weekend in Luzern and I wanted to check if I had any upgrades in the box that had not gone into the collection
http://www.waffenboerse-luzern.ch/htm/home.htm
I will post what I find on Monday :)
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What a treasure trove :o
I'd love to have an old soldier to try out. If you find you have one spare that's still fit for daily use (not bothered about "pretty") feel free to PM me :D
I was also quite surprised to see that in a Swiss boot fair you appear to have scored an old Richards advertising knife done as a Leeds United FC souvenir :rofl: That's like seeing a half chewed toffee in the middle of a pile of golden nuggets :D :D
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Problem is as the collection improves the improvements get smaller and the cost for that small improvement gets silly but one day I aim to have a perfect run from 1921 to 2008 :)
I know what you mean.
I've almost got a perfect run myself of alox Soldiers from 1962 to 2008.
Most are brand new and a few in near new condition.
Just have a few to find in better shape and i'm done.
Although I just picked up an almost brand new Red Elsener 1962 to replace my slightly worn example.
Then I may start with the pre 1962 vintage Soldiers. :ahhh
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author=Xelkos link=topic=43827.msg706788#msg706788 date=1363772252
What is that pearl handled, and the one above to it?
That is an oldish french Laguiole ... the three above it are all German copies of the officer knife
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I was also quite surprised to see that in a Swiss boot fair you appear to have scored an old Richards advertising knife done as a Leeds United FC souvenir :rofl: That's like seeing a half chewed toffee in the middle of a pile of golden nuggets :D :D
Not from a Swiss Flea Market I am afraid got that one from Paris and I love it :) there is an old Richards Houses of Parliament next to it that I found in Bern :)
http://www.timeout.fr/paris/en/shopping/marche-aux-puces-de-st-ouen
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I was also quite surprised to see that in a Swiss boot fair you appear to have scored an old Richards advertising knife done as a Leeds United FC souvenir :rofl: That's like seeing a half chewed toffee in the middle of a pile of golden nuggets :D :D
Not from a Swiss Flea Market I am afraid got that one from Paris and I love it :) there is an old Richards Houses of Parliament next to it that I found in Bern :)
http://www.timeout.fr/paris/en/shopping/marche-aux-puces-de-st-ouen
:D Nice one Jaydar :tu: I missed that one :)
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Wow you have a lot of nice stuff there!
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To change the subject slightly. What is the odd-looking wood-handled tool in the upper left of the first picture? :think:
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Wonder what a 1961 Standard Edition or Soldier looks like. How would one be able to tell if it was actually a 1961 (year specific) version anyhow?
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Okay I have googled it and can't seem to find anything. Is this one a custom carved one?
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author=Xelkos link=topic=43827.msg706788#msg706788 date=1363772252
What is that pearl handled, and the one above to it?
That is an oldish french Laguiole ... the three above it are all German copies of the officer knife
and the one immediately below the Laguiole? It has an interesting size and shape.
thx
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To change the subject slightly. What is the odd-looking wood-handled tool in the upper left of the first picture? :think:
Its an old adjustable spanner
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in France it is called an English Key .... in Switzerland I am told it is a French Key
Nice thing though :)
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Okay I have googled it and can't seem to find anything. Is this one a custom carved one?
Nothing that exciting I am afraid its just a Swiss souvenir knife from germany
nice one though :)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Je33eaJid4E/UUou4tLvQ1I/AAAAAAAAEwc/-OCCwGpPL0U/s1141/P1080020.JPG)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AVIxlu02Hgo/UUou5R9BJzI/AAAAAAAAEwk/0HH9oUxdAL8/s1141/P1080021.JPG)
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author=Xelkos link=topic=43827.msg706788#msg706788 date=1363772252
What is that pearl handled, and the one above to it?
That is an oldish french Laguiole ... the three above it are all German copies of the officer knife
and the one immediately below the Laguiole? It has an interesting size and shape.
thx
Thats a french copy of the officer knife the German and the French copies are nice knifes but the original is just a little better bit the french one runs it close :)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KLaOxkISIL0/UUou79FpbWI/AAAAAAAAEw8/CZql7lEOTBE/s940/P1080024.JPG)
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Really nice collection of some older knives... lots to studdy there it looks like. :salute:
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Thanks for the info on the spanner (wrench as we would call it).
Think it takes a half-dozen Victorinox to cover all the motifs on that German-made Swiss souvenir knife. More Swiss than the Swiss. :D
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That will take you some time to sort. Nice collection in a box within a collection. :)
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I envy you as I would love to have the task of sorting all that out :D
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I can think of worse problems :D
You have some lovely vintage stuff there - as others have said, I'd be interested in any sales threads you might post :tu:
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Okay I have googled it and can't seem to find anything. Is this one a custom carved one?
Nothing that exciting I am afraid its just a Swiss souvenir knife from germany
nice one though :)
Thanks for sharing the details and pictures. Joseph Feist seems to be pre 1924. He also make some cool gun style knives:
(http://www.autoknife.info/gun_knives/german_omega_gun_pair.jpg)
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Levin's Guide to Knives lists Joseph Feist as active in Solingen from 1864 to the 'present' (1997). Brands/trademarks include Omega (as above), Solidus and Olifant.
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:salute:
so cool!