Production number and value of 1291-1991 Vic. knives?

kosmo · **on:** March 25, 2015, 12:00:52 AM

Does any know the production numbers and the present value of each of these knives in new condition?

84mm

58mm, 74mm and 91mm

jazzbass · **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2015, 01:47:45 AM

Quote from: kosmo on March 25, 2015, 12:00:52 AM

Does any know the production numbers and the present value of each of these knives in new condition?

84mm
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Is that a Tourist or a Sportsman? Never seen one of those with the William Tell screen on it - 99% those are on Spartans.

kosmo · **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2015, 01:52:25 AM

Quote from: jazzbass on March 25, 2015, 01:47:45 AM

Quote from: kosmo on March 25, 2015, 12:00:52 AM
Does any know the production numbers and the present value of each of these knives in new condition?

84mm
(Image removed from quote.)

Is that a Tourist or a Sportsman? Never seen one of those with the William Tell screen on it - 99% those are on Spartans.

I'll have to research that again. I thought I found information that they made one in 84mm, but this photo may not actually be one.

jazzbass · **Reply #3 on:** March 25, 2015, 02:04:26 AM

Quote from: kosmo on March 25, 2015, 01:52:25 AM

I'll have to research that again. I thought I found information that they made one in 84mm, but this photo may not actually be one.

It could well be 84mm - I've seen weirder stuff. One reason to suspect 84mm is the lack of key ring - all of the Spartans in this model had the keyring. The fact that this one does not is enough to raise the question.

Below is the "official" flyer for the 1991 anniversary models. Note that is doesn't include to 100th anniversary Climber either, so obviously it's not complete. Also of note is that for the 1991 anniversary, the Climber (Traveler actually) that I just mentioned is the only one with a serial number. This is in contrast to the 1984 anniversary where the Champion, Tourist and Tinker Small all had numbers and the 1997 anniversary where both the Spartan and Swiss Champ had numbers.

Schneider · **Reply #4 on:** March 25, 2015, 02:37:23 AM

Wouldn't Reinier know? Those are his pictures and SAKs.

ColoSwiss · **Reply #5 on:** March 25, 2015, 04:31:11 AM

They made both 84mm and 91mm versions of the William Tell. Don't have any idea as to their current value.

The 84mm is a Sportsman. My notes indicate it came in a pack with a tape of some kind. Don't recall it, and its buried away too deep for ready retrieval. The knife is not serial numbered.

Reinier · **Reply #6 on:** March 25, 2015, 04:43:43 AM

Schneider is right, those are my pics. It's a Sportsman. It came with a cassette tape like ColoSwiss said: http://www.vicfan.com/2010/10/victorinox-1291-1991-sportsman/

That 74mm is the only one I've ever seen