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Tool Talk => Swiss Army Knights Forum => Topic started by: Dtrain on July 05, 2012, 01:21:23 AM

Title: SI owners...
Post by: Dtrain on July 05, 2012, 01:21:23 AM
In one word sum up your opinion of the Standard Issue wether it be Wenger or Vic's offering
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Gareth on July 05, 2012, 01:29:44 AM
I'm a big fan of my Wenger SI.  You really can't go wrong with the in-line awl and the solid feeling build is very pleasing. :)
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: AimlessWanderer on July 05, 2012, 01:43:18 AM
In one word sum up your opinion of the Standard Issue wether it be Wenger or Vic's offering

Absent! I don't have one  :D
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Gareth on July 05, 2012, 01:45:56 AM
ooops, I missed the 'one word' requirement and brevity has never really been my strong point. :whistle:

How about one I did at least use:  Solid. :salute:
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: jerseydevil on July 05, 2012, 01:48:35 AM
ooops, I missed the 'one word' requirement and brevity has never really been my strong point. :whistle:

How about one I did at least use:  Solid. :salute:

+1 .  Tank comes to mind too.....
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: sawman on July 05, 2012, 01:55:13 AM
Super is the word.  I'm a big fan and would recommend it to anyone  :tu:
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: gustophersmob on July 05, 2012, 02:02:04 AM
Awesome!
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: APS on July 05, 2012, 02:23:09 AM
Worthy
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Mr. Whippy on July 05, 2012, 02:47:08 AM
Beefcake!  (http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z231/bluebadger88/misc/smilie/gdog.gif)
Title: SI owners...
Post by: Ashley on July 05, 2012, 05:14:11 AM
Picture

(http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt214/OCPSucked/District1-20120617-00456.jpg)

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Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: captain spaulding on July 05, 2012, 05:20:15 AM
I  recently got a Wenger SI in a trade and love it. As others have said it feels solid and well built.
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Mattexian on July 05, 2012, 06:10:21 AM
+1 .  Tank comes to mind too.....
+1!
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Currahee on July 05, 2012, 07:15:04 AM
Sufficient!
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: macabee on July 05, 2012, 07:26:28 AM
Every sakaholic should have one, or two.................. :facepalm:
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Pacu on July 05, 2012, 08:11:12 AM
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay
Because I was afraid of knives
When I was just a lad
My father gave me a shiney SI
And told me to filet a shad
But then one day I learned a word
That saved me aching nose
The biggest word I ever heard
And this is how it goes:

Oh, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Even though the sound of it
Is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough
You'll always sound precocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Gareth on July 05, 2012, 08:12:38 AM
 :D :D
Title: SI owners...
Post by: Ashley on July 05, 2012, 08:21:15 AM
@Pacu u need a life my friend. :facepalm:

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Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on July 05, 2012, 09:03:52 AM
Needsasawtobeperfect!  :D

Great sak though :tu:
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Dunc on July 05, 2012, 09:30:49 AM
Awesome
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: magentus on July 05, 2012, 11:57:07 AM
Dependable
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: AimlessWanderer on July 05, 2012, 01:10:23 PM
Needsasawtobeperfect!  :D

Great sak though :tu:

Mike, you spelled scissors wrong mate  :pok: :P :D :D
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Mr. Whippy on July 05, 2012, 03:46:53 PM
Needsasawtobeperfect!  :D

Great sak though :tu:
Ding.

But then again, the Farmer is so awesome, it needs no thread of its own.  8)
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Waterlander on July 05, 2012, 09:54:39 PM
In one word sum up your opinion of the Standard Issue wether it be Wenger or Vic's offering

WAFFENMARK  ::)
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Storky on July 06, 2012, 09:19:48 AM
Every sakaholic should have one, or two.................. :facepalm:

Just ordered my first  :ahhh
Hope it arrive soon  :mail:

Regards

Markus
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on July 06, 2012, 09:21:43 AM
Needsasawtobeperfect!  :D

Great sak though :tu:

Mike, you spelled scissors wrong mate  :pok: :P :D :D
:P :D
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on July 06, 2012, 09:22:06 AM
Needsasawtobeperfect!  :D

Great sak though :tu:
Ding.

But then again, the Farmer is so awesome, it needs no thread of its own.  8)
Damn right mate :tu:
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: sawman on July 06, 2012, 01:46:38 PM
What would make this thread even better is some SI pics  :pok: :D
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Dunc on July 06, 2012, 02:04:14 PM
What would make this thread even better is some SI pics  :pok: :D

My Wenger Si in my Wenger back pack

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b176/ebbingtide/6f7d4774.jpg)
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: jan. on July 06, 2012, 02:53:18 PM
Wenger x5

(http://i754.photobucket.com/albums/xx190/janblokvoort/002-3.jpg)

(http://i754.photobucket.com/albums/xx190/janblokvoort/005-4.jpg)
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: thesuper on July 06, 2012, 03:58:54 PM
What would make this thread even better is some SI pics  :pok: :D

My Wenger Si in my Wenger back pack

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b176/ebbingtide/6f7d4774.jpg)
Nice. Where did you get the SI from Dunc?
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Waterlander on July 06, 2012, 04:07:56 PM
So sad.. :cry:

The tip broke off the canopener..and I really didn't use that much force..  :P

Is it me, or is the old brushed steel more brittle?  ???
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Dunc on July 06, 2012, 04:30:00 PM
What would make this thread even better is some SI pics  :pok: :D




Nice. Where did you get the SI from Dunc?

It was a gift from Benner a few years back  :D
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Syph007 on July 06, 2012, 04:49:54 PM
Robust

But mostly for me a base for my mods.  After all for me a 'standard issue' needs scissors.  :D
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Syph007 on July 06, 2012, 04:51:34 PM
So sad.. :cry:

The tip broke off the canopener..and I really didn't use that much force..  :P

Is it me, or is the old brushed steel more brittle?  ???

The older steel is much more brittle.  I've noticed it most in the backsprings, they are way more fragile than modern springs.
Title: SI owners...
Post by: chip on July 06, 2012, 05:01:11 PM
This thread prompted me to read Up a bit about the soldier on sakwiki where it says,

This is the only Victorinox Swiss Army Knife that has the year of production stamped on the tang of the main blade.

But the settler I received this morning from zag has one also i think.

(http://img.tapatalk.com/51b2bc96-fdd7-e1b4.jpg)
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: nsa-x-file on July 06, 2012, 05:08:13 PM
This thread prompted me to read Up a bit about the solider on sakwiki where it says,

This is the only Victorinox Swiss Army Knife that has the year of production stamped on the tang of the main blade.

But the settler I received this morning from zag has one also i think.

(http://img.tapatalk.com/51b2bc96-fdd7-e1b4.jpg)


I have lots of other alox knives with date stamped blades.
Pioneer, Settler, Solo, Farmers etc. I've seen many others as well.
Not really that rare and I see them forsale quite often.
My guess would be when the main blade broke it was sent off for repair and spare blades were used up.
Or even spares were used when they were made in the factory?
I've never been able to get a good source of info on them.


Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Dunc on July 06, 2012, 05:13:23 PM
I've always understood it that they were using up extra blades that were made for the Soldier model.
Title: SI owners...
Post by: chip on July 06, 2012, 06:07:48 PM
I thought this would be the case,
So sakwiki is not gospel, shame victorinox does not have a similar official  site.

Still a very handy source of info though.

Sorry to have slightly derailed the thread. As you were.
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Dunc on July 06, 2012, 06:12:10 PM
Sakwiki is kind of right , the other models aren't supposed to have date codes.
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Gareth on July 06, 2012, 11:34:14 PM
Sakwiki is kind of right , the other models aren't supposed to have date codes.
That's my understanding as well.  The Alox Soldier was the only one that always came with a date code.  Any other alox wouldn't normally come stamped and those that did were the exception to the rule.

Oh, here's my Wenger SI (no date stamp  ;)).
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/gareth_SAKs/multitools/lighttenttest013.jpg)
Title: Re: SI owners...
Post by: Vladimir on July 06, 2012, 11:55:53 PM
My soldiers:

(http://i53.tinypic.com/9aba4x.jpg)

In one word, awesome!