In collecting Vic Safari style 108mm models, one question has puzzled me. Which models with the saw (utility tool) have saw guards and which do not? I've discovered that the Fireman has a saw guard. All the GAK's, Mausers, & Walthers also have saw guards. But the Hunters are different. All the Stag Hunters do have saw guards, the OD Hunters w/serrated gutting blades do, but the red and OD Hunters w/plain edge gutting blades do not. The Trooper (OD scales) and the Safari Trooper (red scales) do come w/saw guards. The Pathfinder usually does not, but I recently acquired a Pathfinder (an authentic Vic) in Asia and it did come w/a saw guard. Its saw guard, tho, was markedly different from all the other guards in that it had no small notch at its base unlike all the others that do have a notch. When I tried to fit the guard on one of my other Pathfinders, it did not fit.
By the way, when I say a model does not come w/a saw guard, I mean that a guard will not fit on the saw: it's either too small or the saw is too wide.
What's going on? Why do guards fit on some and not on others? I tried measuring both the guards and the saws, but I did not find any difference. I have to admit I didn't use a micrometer. But why the difference?
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