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Tool Talk => Swiss Army Knights Forum => Topic started by: MirrorEdge on April 04, 2012, 10:43:53 AM
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-SWISS-ARMY-Folding-Gold-Blade-Knife-Victorinox-Switzerland-ROSTFREI-/260994901906?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D320874461103%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7478299160038053693#ht_500wt_922 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-SWISS-ARMY-Folding-Gold-Blade-Knife-Victorinox-Switzerland-ROSTFREI-/260994901906?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D320874461103%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7478299160038053693#ht_500wt_922)
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Is that paint?
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Is that paint?
I dont know
Its cheap, if you want to be sure
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It does look like it was painted doesn't it.
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It does look like it was painted doesn't it.
Painted with real gold or just colour ??
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I bet it's gold spray paint. I painted some rocks when I was a kid to make a bag of gold nuggets... looked kinda like that finish to me.
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Yeah, sure it is paint, just check the tools near the pivots, they had lost that gold tone from opening/closing the knife.
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also with "+" symbol and an umbrella :rofl:
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While I agree it does look cheapo, the springs appear to be gold colored too. I do think that would have to be done before assembly and therefore it is either done at the factory or by a private person as a MOD.
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Maybe this?
Gold Plating Stainless Steel. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d22TvyhtV0E#ws)
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While I agree it does look cheapo, the springs appear to be gold colored too. I do think that would have to be done before assembly and therefore it is either done at the factory or by a private person as a MOD.
I noticed the springs too. Aren't some of the Michel Jordi components 'gold' as well? Not saying for a second this is the same, but it wouldn't be totally unprecedented.
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The corkscrew and keyring are gold plated, and there's a gold medallion on the back of the Michel Jordis.
That knife reminded me of Harold's Club in Reno, where they took a bunch of old junk guns and gold plated them. The rust pits were visible from 50'. Probably didn't matter since I was the only one in the place looking at them; everyone else was fixated on the slots.
Karl
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allowing that the blades are actually gold plated, and not painted, it's a shame that they didn't use brass liners to complete the look. the 2nd picture has a light reflection that i doubt you would get from paint? curious, indeed?