The Victorinox-Wenger Horn Handles thread

nuphoria · **Reply #90 on:** March 12, 2013, 05:53:36 PM

Love those last two.... beautiful colour and pattern

ICanFixThat · **Reply #91 on:** March 13, 2013, 02:53:09 AM

Quote from: nuphoria on March 12, 2013, 05:53:36 PM

Love those last two.... beautiful colour and pattern

+1

Very nice custom work, and the greyish one is quite different.

PTRSAK · **Reply #92 on:** March 14, 2013, 10:11:31 AM

Executive, black Buffalo horn.

It's a user, no shelf queen duties for this one...

I've got big hands and these are just such a better fit than a 58mm.

Chino · **Reply #93 on:** April 02, 2013, 03:03:59 PM

Wow, beautiful SAKs here!
How do you attach scales? I mean, are the exposed rivets that keep the knife together or what?
Cheers,

Marco

nuphoria · **Reply #94 on:** April 02, 2013, 04:52:06 PM

I think a lot of people use epoxy of some sort, and clamp them down while it dries.

PTRSAK · **Reply #95 on:** April 03, 2013, 06:09:12 AM

With mine, the exposed rivets are the real thing, and most of them have the scales bonded to the outer liners for strength.

Latest could equally go here or in the Wood Scales thread, (wouldn't be the first time I've double posted something...)

An Ambassador. basically a Classic for folks with big hands.

Yellow Box burl and tan Buffalo horn.

Chino · **Reply #96 on:** April 03, 2013, 11:10:41 AM

Woah, Love it!
Can I ask you how to use rivets? As far as I understand you drill out the old rivets, sandwich back all of the pieces with a brass rod sticking out of the scales, peen them and then flush them out? Optional epoxy between scales and liners.
Is it the correct procedure?
Thanks,

Marco

PTRSAK · **Reply #97 on:** April 04, 2013, 10:40:17 AM

Yep, you got it. That's pretty much what I do.

rmagralha · **Reply #98 on:** April 04, 2013, 08:30:36 PM

My horns

ICanFixThat · **Reply #99 on:** April 14, 2013, 09:21:46 PM

Quote from: rmagralha on April 04, 2013, 08:30:36 PM

My horns
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Those are great! a real nice variety. I don't know why there was not more talk of the Indian Horn with the shield (third down on the left). These seem quite rare and it seems Vic's retail wows helped us get these ar good prices, if not bargains.

ICanFixThat · **Reply #100 on:** April 14, 2013, 09:54:31 PM

Quote from: Wootz on February 17, 2013, 12:23:06 PM

Just got this in, payed 20 euro's for it. It is in great condition, I wasn't expecting that.
Snap is still strong on all tools, zero bladeplay, no bended tools, scales undamaged,
still got the old tweezers and toothpick. Blades need some polishing and sharpening,
then she will live in my pocket on sundays

1942 (?) Victor.Inox Armee Suisse 205k (84mm).
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That one is super!

ICanFixThat · **Reply #101 on:** April 14, 2013, 09:59:48 PM

Quote from: Wootz on March 10, 2013, 12:59:56 PM

Sweet knife alright, but such a tease showing that armee-suisee book..awesome!
Any change we can have a peep inside?

I don't read french, so I'm not sure how much interesting stuff there is in there. It has a lot of medical stuff, and transporting of the wounded. I'll have to translate the TOC one day.

rmagralha · **Reply #102 on:** April 15, 2013, 12:15:03 AM

Quote from: ICanFixThat on April 14, 2013, 09:21:46 PM

Quote from: rmagralha on April 04, 2013, 08:30:36 PM
My horns
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Those are great! a real nice variety. I don't know why there was not more talk of the Indian Horn with the shield (third down on the left). These seem quite rare and it seems Vic's retail wows helped us get these ar good prices, if not bargains.

Thank you!

not only for the compliment, but for letting me know that this model is an Indian Horn, as you said, I have not heard much about this, thanks a lot!

MARIOS7319 · **Reply #103 on:** April 16, 2013, 12:07:46 AM

Quote from: rmagralha on April 04, 2013, 08:30:36 PM

My horns
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Very nice collection of horn handles knives, you've got there my friend.
You have much more than i have in a short time, you've been busy collecting knives.

rmagralha · **Reply #104 on:** April 16, 2013, 01:56:19 AM

Quote from: MARIOS7319 on April 16, 2013, 12:07:46 AM

Quote from: rmagralha on April 04, 2013, 08:30:36 PM
My horns
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Very nice collection of horn handles knives, you've got there my friend.
You have much more than i have in a short time, you've been busy collecting knives.

Hey Marios! Where have you been?! Thank you, Well remember that I mentioned that I bought a lot of knives from a very nice fellow? Well almost all these horns came in this lot, I'll pay them until August.

but I think it was a good deal

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Wootz · **Reply #105 on:** April 17, 2013, 08:05:14 AM

http://www.ricardo.ch/kaufen/sammeln-und-seltenes/militaer-schweiz/ausruestung-und-ersatzteile/militaertaschenmesser-sackmesser-offizier-elsener-armeesuisse/v/an709686630/?ABTestedFeatureKey=57

10 euro....is it horn? (or whats left of it)

PTRSAK · **Reply #106 on:** April 17, 2013, 08:55:13 AM

It doesn't look like horn going by the way it is shattered.

Possibly some kind of resin or plastic.

MARIOS7319 · **Reply #107 on:** April 17, 2013, 10:32:05 PM

Quote from: rmagralha on April 16, 2013, 01:56:19 AM

Quote from: MARIOS7319 on April 16, 2013, 12:07:46 AM
Quote from: rmagralha on April 04, 2013, 08:30:36 PM
My horns
(Image removed from quote.)

Very nice collection of horn handles knives, you've got there my friend.
You have much more than i have in a short time, you've been busy collecting knives.
Hey Marios! Where have you been?! Thank you, Well remember that I mentioned that I bought a lot of knives from a very nice fellow? Well almost all these horns came in this lot, I'll pay them until August. but I think it was a good deal .

Well, i am working extra hours, so i haven't the spare time that i used to have.
Anyway i believe that if the price was reasonable, you had a very good deal.
This lot is not easy to gather all at once.

rmagralha · **Reply #108 on:** April 18, 2013, 04:09:54 PM

Quote from: MARIOS7319 on April 17, 2013, 10:32:05 PM

Quote from: rmagralha on April 16, 2013, 01:56:19 AM
Quote from: MARIOS7319 on April 16, 2013, 12:07:46 AM
Quote from: rmagralha on April 04, 2013, 08:30:36 PM
My horns
(Image removed from quote.)

Very nice collection of horn handles knives, you've got there my friend.
You have much more than i have in a short time, you've been busy collecting knives.
Hey Marios! Where have you been?! Thank you, Well remember that I mentioned that I bought a lot of knives from a very nice fellow? Well almost all these horns came in this lot, I'll pay them until August. but I think it was a good deal .

Well, i am working extra hours, so i haven't the spare time that i used to have.
Anyway i believe that if the price was reasonable, you had a very good deal.
This lot is not easy to gather all at once.

ICanFixThat · **Reply #109 on:** May 04, 2013, 08:26:46 PM

It's been a great year so far to had Horn scaled SAKs to the collection or pocket. I finally managed to get an older one out of Europe. It's blades need a bit of work, and I only did a preliminary cleaning on it, but it was packed with years of grime and needed something before a photo.

Stag Spartan with small clip-point/angle blade.

rmagralha · **Reply #110 on:** May 04, 2013, 10:05:16 PM

Quote from: ICanFixThat on May 04, 2013, 08:26:46 PM

It's been a great year so far to had Horn scaled SAKs to the collection or pocket. I finally managed to get an older one out of Europe. It's blades need a bit of work, and I only did a preliminary cleaning on it, but it was packed with years of grime and needed something before a photo.

Stag Spartan with small clip-point/angle blade.

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Wow, thats a nice one! Please post more pictures after all cleaning done, it seems to me perfect just with the initial cleaning....

ICanFixThat · **Reply #111 on:** May 05, 2013, 04:56:16 PM

Quote from: rmagralha on May 04, 2013, 10:05:16 PM

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Wow, thats a nice one! Please post more pictures after all cleaning done, it seems to me perfect just with the initial cleaning....

Sorry, but that's not likely to happen since if you look where the blades have no refelection it is because they are all scratched up from sharpening. I don't have time right now to polish them back up, so the knife will go into the needs-tlc box for quite a while until I have time to get to those. There is not much else to see though; if you have something specific in mind maybe I can take a pic before it goes into nomansland.