Well gents and gentettes, as some of you may recall I won one of the excellent 10th Anniversary Give Aways (It wasn't really an anniversary GAW, it was Huntsman's NLC Celebration Giveaway, but it occured at the same time as all the other fantastic events)
There was a poll on Worst Bottle opener, with 2 prizes - both being 58mm Vics, and I was lucky enough to win one (by default, being the only person who didn't give a preference for scissors
)
The plot got more interesting when Huntsman had a little accident and broke a spring
- but, as documented in his excellent Mod thread - it underwent repairs, and soon enough, underwent postage to my good self. (It feels good to me - If I'm being completely honest, the Cap Lifter "snap" is a little soft, but I don't have a like-tool to compare it to, and the cap lifter has a fairly wide/rounded shape, so it makes sense it wouldn't click as clearly as the two narrower tools - If I wasn't aware that it had been pulled apart and rebuilt, it wouldn't occur to me to even notice it)
There's a few things I know about Huntsman -
He's generous - both with Giveaways and with his time, updating the SAK wiki.
He lives in one of the most beautiful places on earth (That's not subjective - Housing prices in the area prove it
)
He's a bit cheap when it comes to buying mailing envelopes
He likes Cornflakes.
But onto the Tool!
So I won a Rally.
Apparently Rally is a french term, with a similar meaning to "reassemble" or "reunite" - Which works well, because he had to put it back together
So the Rally is a 58mm sak (for those not inclined to remember numbers or think in mm - that's the same as a Vic Classic)
It's closest (well known) relative would arguably be a Classic SD, however the scissors are swapped out for a cap lifter with a small phillips on it, and a wire stripped notch. The SAKWiki helpfully informed me that the driver was lightly magnetised, and so it is.
(the closest feature relative would probably be the Rover, which has a flat head on the cap lifter, and the nail cleaner on the nail file)
I don't know anyone who wouldn't find utility in a small set of Vic Scissors, but for the "common folk" who don't carry too much kit, the Rally is an excellent choice - it gives you a cap lifter and an eyeglass screwdriver - two items I know I use very often on my LM and is worthy of consideration (To those who would say "A Rambler gives you the best of both worlds with cap lifter AND Scissors" - That's true, but backing the underdog is what got me a Rally in the first place, so it's a standout in my book
)
I have not yet decided where the Rally will sit in my daily activities - much like many of you, I have most of my bases covered, and the Rally adds little in strict terms of capability that I don't already have.
Rest assured, it will find a niche somewhere. It may get paired up with a heavier duty multi that doesn't have the fine screwdrivers.
So thanks again Huntsman - for the GAW, for taking the time and effort to repair the tool, and for sending it to me on the far side of the world.
From here I open the floor for those who want to show their appreciation for the little SAKs - the Keychainers, the Watch-pocketers, the Desk-Jobbers and the Travellers (I've lauded the Vic Classic more than once on this forum, and I'm sure the Rally will earn my esteem as well)
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