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Tool Talk => Swiss Army Knights Forum => Topic started by: xfile on March 13, 2019, 08:51:36 AM
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I have a deluxe tinker,But I've never seen such an identifier before.Is this the American version?
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Oh, by the way, its shield is inlaid on the back.It's very strange.
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Shields on the backside are quite common on advertising knifes, on which the advertisement is on the front. But this one doesn't have any advertising?
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Shields on the backside are quite common on advertising knifes, on which the advertisement is on the front. But this one doesn't have any advertising?
It has no advertisements, mainly because the number is strange.
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I vaguely recall reading somewhere that the WOH might stand for without hook...
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:iagree: And I expect that a reverse shield/part variant like that would have a different part number. 5-digit codes are US models, BTW.
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This is the front.
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:iagree: And I expect that a reverse shield/part variant like that would have a different part number. 5-digit codes are US models, BTW.
Does the American edition number begin with 7?
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No idea, sorry.
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I vaguely recall reading somewhere that the WOH might stand for without hook...
You're right. It doesn't have hooks.
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Maybe it means "Woh, that's a nice SAK!"
I couldn't find any reference to that 73540 number. Maybe it is the store's internal model no.?
This guy has the same SAK, also with the shield on the back: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/vic-deluxe-tinker.337145/#post-2987664
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No idea, sorry.
Thank you, buddy.
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Maybe it means "Woh, that's a nice SAK!"
I couldn't find any reference to that 73540 number. Maybe it as the store's internal model no.?
This guy has the same SAK, also with the shield on the back: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/vic-deluxe-tinker.337145/#post-2987664
thanks buddy， I don't think it's a store's internal model no，I wonder if this number still appears on other models，Start with 7
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Cool find!
Perhaps it's for in-store engraving. A blank front scale would have more available area.
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Cool find!
Perhaps it's for in-store engraving. A blank front scale would have more available area.
yes,It looks very likely.
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Hi
Can we know the era of this Deluxe Tinker? What is the tang and its reverse side like? If it is old enough, the WOH being "without hook" would not be applicable.
So, if it is without hook, and the tang stamps and other features date it to be pre 1990 or 1991 or so, then it SHOULDNT have the hook.
If the shield is on the reverse side but there is no advertisement, perhaps it was in a stack, waiting to have the advert stamped on, when it got mixed up and sent out.
Did you get it used or new?
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By the way, my first SAK was a Super Tinker (1988-89). I almost destroyed that one. Got a Deluxe Tinker as a gift/ replacement in 2012. Its in my pocket now, and my original Super Tinker is now on my nightstand in semi-retirement.
A great line of knives.
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By the way, my first SAK was a Super Tinker (1988-89). I almost destroyed that one. Got a Deluxe Tinker as a gift/ replacement in 2012. Its in my pocket now, and my original Super Tinker is now on my nightstand in semi-retirement.
A great line of knives.
HI buddy,it's a four lines sign with big V,I think it's a product after the 90s，and It's brand new.
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By the way, my first SAK was a Super Tinker (1988-89). I almost destroyed that one. Got a Deluxe Tinker as a gift/ replacement in 2012. Its in my pocket now, and my original Super Tinker is now on my nightstand in semi-retirement.
A great line of knives.
You're right.，tinker Is a good knife,but this tinker is my first. :)
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My '88 is a 4 lines, big V. The last line is Rostfrei.
Does the other side of the main blade tang have a crossbow or not? They dropped 4 lines to 3, changed Rostfrei to Stainless, and got rid of the crossbow on the newer versions
Does the keyring anchor appear to be placed WITHIN a layer (between two liners) in the awl layer, or is it a thinner shim to the liner closest to the scissors, but near the Philips? If it is a thin shim near the Philip's, it is pre '91.
And by the way, is the head of the Philip's slotted?
It may be older than you realize
Edit: they DROPPED the word Rostfrei. Changed "Switzerland" to "Swiss Made"
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Most of those changes happened around 1991, however, the dropping of the Crossbow, I believe happened around 2005, which is also when that BladeForums posting was made.
Check your obverse side tang for a Crossbow. If it is not there, then it is a 2005 or later knife, and WOH makes sense to be without hook.
If the crossbow IS there, if the keyring anchor is a thin shim near the philips, of you have 4 lines including big V and Rostfrei, it may be old enough to pre-date the hook. Other clues pointing to older builds would be a slot through the tip of the Philip's (not always present) and a screw through the pivot of the scissors.
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My '88 is a 4 lines, big V. The last line is Rostfrei.
Does the other side of the main blade tang have a crossbow or not? They dropped 4 lines to 3, changed Rostfrei to Stainless, and got rid of the crossbow on the newer versions
Does the keyring anchor appear to be placed WITHIN a layer (between two liners) in the awl layer, or is it a thinner shim to the liner closest to the scissors, but near the Philips? If it is a thin shim near the Philip's, it is pre '91.
And by the way, is the head of the Philip's slotted?
It may be older than you realize
Edit: they DROPPED the word Rostfrei. Changed "Switzerland" to "Swiss Made"
Oh, buddy, I'll give you the details in a few days, because it's still on its way to my house. : :facepalm:
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Oh, buddy, I'll give you the details in a few days, because it's still on its way to my house. : :facepalm:
No worries. Now we have something to look forward to
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If it predated the hook, why would it have the WOH suffix on the name? That implies that hooks were the default when it was made.
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Good point...
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If it predated the hook, why would it have the WOH suffix on the name? That implies that hooks were the default when it was made.
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Yeah, it should be later than the hook version.
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No worries. Now we have something to look forward to
Here comes the details.
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No worries. Now we have something to look forward to
Still details
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Nice example of a nice time period.
It is kind of (but not) close to the cusp of hook or no hook. My Super Tinker has no hook, but all of the same features /details that your Deluxe Tinker has, and mine is an '88.
The hook comes into play circa 1991. I think they stopped the Philip's slot around the same time.
Really, since your Deluxe Tinker seems to have been made prior to the introduction of the hook, the WOH meaning without hook, on the box would not make sense, since the hook didn't exist yet and would therefore not be referenced.
Back then, however, there was no Amazon. I'm willing to bet some stock remained on dealer shelves sometimes for years before being sold. Point of fact, I walked into a hardware store just last year and bought a "brand new" Buck knife, which turned out to be date coded 2011. Another point in examination is a thread in which I have a SAK that would seem to be from the early 80's, but there is a note inside from an uncle to his nephew dated late 80's.
So, I wonder if dealers added the WOH stamp to stocked boxes to make sure they knew which ones to rotate out first.
Nice knife.
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Or maybe ones with, and without the hook were being produced on different production lines at about the same time in the late 80's, and some came from the factory with the indication
How many production lines were running concurrently in 1989?
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Or maybe ones with, and without the hook were being produced on different production lines at about the same time in the late 80's, and some came from the factory with the indication
How many production lines were running concurrently in 1989?
I think you are right in your analysis，I don't think this label is posted on the dealer's back.Because the number and model on the back of the box are printed.It is consistent with the label on the side of the box.Maybe your knife is a product of different production lines.But what interests me most is the number.Did they create a new number for the hook?