Golden SAK tools ?!

MirrorEdge · **on:** April 04, 2012, 10:43:53 AM

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

GigaHz · **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2012, 12:58:00 PM

Is that paint?

MirrorEdge · **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2012, 12:59:25 PM

Quote from: GigaHz on April 04, 2012, 12:58:00 PM

Is that paint?

I dont know

Its cheap, if you want to be sure

Chako · **Reply #3 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:07:14 PM

It does look like it was painted doesn't it.

MirrorEdge · **Reply #4 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:10:41 PM

Quote from: Chako on April 04, 2012, 01:07:14 PM

It does look like it was painted doesn't it.

Painted with real gold or just colour ??

Syph007 · **Reply #5 on:** April 04, 2012, 02:02:53 PM

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.

kahyja · **Reply #6 on:** April 04, 2012, 04:16:52 PM

Yeah, sure it is paint, just check the tools near the pivots, they had lost that gold tone from opening/closing the knife.

Sidhartha · **Reply #7 on:** April 04, 2012, 05:12:10 PM

also with "+" symbol and an umbrella

stressmaster5000 · **Reply #8 on:** April 04, 2012, 05:44:54 PM

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.

GigaHz · **Reply #9 on:** April 04, 2012, 05:51:29 PM

Maybe this?

Gareth · **Reply #10 on:** April 04, 2012, 08:28:33 PM

Quote from: stressmaster5000 on April 04, 2012, 05:44:54 PM

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.

ColoSwiss · **Reply #11 on:** April 04, 2012, 10:04:45 PM

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

Currahee · **Reply #12 on:** April 04, 2012, 11:44:38 PM

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?