Vintage SAK Owners Club

[Sammler91]

Hey everyone, I started to collect SAK since last month and I bought today very old one, but cant identify its model and production date
Could anybody please help about it.

[Rich S]

Yes, you have a very early one (I think).  The chart I have of Victorinox tang stamps put the Armee Swiss from the late 1890's to 1930's. and the Inoxyd in the 1930's.
That is assuming this chart is right. At any rate, you got an oldie and goodie. The model is possibly the "Standard Swiss Officers" knife; known today as the "Spartan".  The tool design has changed over time, but the same "type" of tools. Others with more info or correct info will chime in I'm sure.

[jaydar]

Going through my knife drawers and found an accidental collection of Zwicky advertising knives look good all together.

All with different Tang Stamps





I particularly like the wrap around celluloid one these break so easily   

[Rizio Il Ghiro]

Nice - not seen knives like those early ones - thanks for sharing, Jaydar!

[Sammler91]

Yes, you have a very early one (I think).  The chart I have of Victorinox tang stamps put the Armee Swiss from the late 1890's to 1930's. and the Inoxyd in the 1930's.
That is assuming this chart is right. At any rate, you got an oldie and goodie. The model is possibly the "Standard Swiss Officers" knife; known today as the "Spartan".  The tool design has changed over time, but the same "type" of tools. Others with more info or correct info will chime in I'm sure.

Thanks a lot buddy.

[jnoxyd]

I once bought a 234K with 1945 engraved on the blade and was very upset to find aluminum liners on it.  As we all know, the transition from nickel silver liners to aluminum liners took place in the early 1950s.  I first thought that the knife was rebuilt after 1950 and the liners were replaced.  However, upon closer examination, I did not find any traces of repair, scales had traces of shrinkage characteristic of that period along the length and near the rivets.  I remembered that exactly the same knife is in the collection of my friend from the USA and asked him to check the material of the liners, they also turned out to be aluminum.  I recently saw another knife from this period 1943-1946 on ebay and it also had aluminum liners.  So it looks like the aluminum liners used by Victorinox are much earlier than 1951. What do you think?
My knife:


Friend’s knife:


 eBay knife:

Nickel silver and aluminum liners difference :

[jnoxyd]

Some guys here have same 1940s knives with aluminum liners too. That what MiniChamp said few years ago:
“I remember JAZZBASS writing about having in his collection early-1940's SAKs with aluminum liners and speculating that they may have been the result of copper alloys being hard to obtain during WWII. (I don't recall him ever mentioning the length of these SAKs, though.) Other than this, what I know is that I have two early-1940's 83mm SAKs with non-anodized aluminum liners and one 83mm SAK from around 1950 (I think) with the 1946-51 can opener and anodized aluminum liners.”

[tjfarrington2000]

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[trouthunter]

This just came the other day from a great Etsy seller in Mexico.

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[pfrsantos]

Hey everyone, I started to collect SAK since last month and I bought today very old one, but cant identify its model and production date
Could anybody please help about it.

Welcome to

Great find!

 

[tjfarrington2000]

Here’s a 1960s Champion I saved


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[TonySal]

Nice!!   

[FolderBeholder]

Nice!!   

Dig the Mac Classic too! 

[tjfarrington2000]

Dig the Mac Classic too! 

That’s a labor of love. It’s 10 years older than me, so using it is a bit of a learning curve.


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[tjfarrington2000]

Is there anything prettier than mirror-polished celluloid?


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[TonySal]

WOW    very nice!

[Echotech]

lovely

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[Jessica78]

This is my sak. It was my grandfather’s. I’ve been trying to date it. I think it must be early 1950’s from all the resources I’ve found here. It’s an as2 tang with Victoria Switzerland Stainless on the opposite side. It also has the hidden file on the screwdriver.  It was a work gift when he worked in the Ford dealership. I just need to research the best way to tidy it up a bit.

[tjfarrington2000]

This is my sak. It was my grandfather’s. I’ve been trying to date it. I think it must be early 1950’s from all the resources I’ve found here. It’s an as2 tang with Victoria Switzerland Stainless on the opposite side. It also has the hidden file on the screwdriver.  It was a work gift when he worked in the Ford dealership. I just need to research the best way to tidy it up a bit.

It looks like a late 1940s model based on the can opener design. Great knife!


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[Miles42]

Hunting one with a Mercedes Benz logo.

[Aloha]

This is my sak. It was my grandfather’s. I’ve been trying to date it. I think it must be early 1950’s from all the resources I’ve found here. It’s an as2 tang with Victoria Switzerland Stainless on the opposite side. It also has the hidden file on the screwdriver.  It was a work gift when he worked in the Ford dealership. I just need to research the best way to tidy it up a bit.

I think 45-51 range however someone should be along to better date it for you.  Very nice SAK,  a little clean up would be nice.   

[Vitor Pereira]

Pulled a few recent vintage ones out of the knife roll....I have others I just can't find them.   

Shown are a Victoria Champion, two Fisherman, an Original Outdoorsman, a Climber and Armee Suisse 84mm Tourist and a Spartan/Standard in 91mm.
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Fine collection there! Am I right saying the one in the middle on the left is a fisherman? If so, what year is it? I’m guessing 54-61?

[Huntsman]

I think 45-51 range however someone should be along to better date it for you.  Very nice SAK,  a little clean up would be nice.   

Yep - This ^^^

This spreadsheet may help:
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,51872.0.html

As for cleaning I use wire wool inside the knife and on the liner;
Metal polish will work nicely on the blade and other tools (and handles!!) - Not too much though as you should keep it authentic
Then a nice oil worked into the joints to smooth it all out

[Echotech]

Mod 51’s
Three main variants plus a civilian version

[Rizio Il Ghiro]

Cracking photos, Echotech! 

[Echotech]

Thanks Rizio

I’m doing the 30 SAKs in 30 days challenge this month and have decided to finish up with Soldiers these last few days

Today, Mod 08 Pt1 - P’s and civilian
The 42P on the left also has a P stamp near the WK stamp on the scales, the civilian on the right has a triangle stamp

[Rizio Il Ghiro]

More awlsomeness! 

[Echotech]

Thank you good Sir

[Echotech]

Mod 08 Pt2

L-R
1932 Wenger Delemont
1941 Elsener Schwyz
1943 Wenger Delemont (note Swiss Cross stamps over WK stamp)
1943 Elsener Schwyz (note exposed pivot)