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gb Offline ally

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Newbie hello and....
on: December 09, 2016, 09:04:53 PM
hey

newly joined member, been enjoying looking through the archives

wanting to ask a question I thought I'd better say hi (from Lincoln UK)

I recently stumbled across an '83/85 golfer here at home but sadly cannot remember where it came from, I know I have another early knife kicking around in a (yet to be located) kit bag with an early awl (all (!) I can remember about it

it's lived in my pocket ever since and I keep finding uses for it

it's in pretty poor shape, the scales were covered in paint/glue/weird goo and the blade end have been ground to fashion another flat bladed screwdriver and one scale mount point is broken, so I thought I'd send it off for fettling at burton mccall

now the dilemma, knife in post is not knife in pocket

so I bought a new one, a climber - as you do, also bought the kids the same whilst I was shopping, both my son and daughter are engineers so reckon they will like them

I have an illness, I can't do with one, what if I need a saw, or a proper phillips? so I went a little mad

the first 16 have arrived scored at a tenner a piece delivered ranging from spartans to a ranger with a huntsman and fisherman in the mix - sweet!

I have been spending far too long trawling for new purchases and tracking down scales and cheap spares, found a GAK too for less then 10 quid and a 5 piece group from italy for less then £50, doing well so far

now the question:

I saw an advert for a traveller lite for £40 new, boxed and unused, couple of hours in the car later and in the grubby mitts, trouble is it's a 'distributed  by' burton mccall  box with "essential kit mountain rescue - victorinox" box, mainly black which shows a black traveller lite on the front with it scissors out and a more traditional red exploded image on the reverse

I've had a quick google and been on sakwiki (awesome!) without success

I have seen kits with black pouch, stone and compass/ruler but not sure if this is the same

would this kit not have 4.0517 pouch with access points?

thanks in advance

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Re: Newbie hello and....
Reply #1 on: December 09, 2016, 11:43:15 PM
Welcome aboard Ally....you're gonna love it here!!  Believe me when I say the SAK collection has just begun...make sure you take pics of your knives when you can, and post them as we all love to see everyone else's treasures! 
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Reply #2 on: December 09, 2016, 11:43:38 PM
Can't help you with your question, but welcome aboard!   :cheers:


gb Offline ally

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Reply #3 on: December 10, 2016, 12:39:19 AM
my daughter has decent camera gear, I will get her to take some decent images over the holidays

I suspected the information would be hard to come by as I was unable to unearth anything using auntie google, I've just fired off an email to burton mccall

I purchased a midnight manager a few days back to reside on my keyring but when I opened the box it was just so shiny I couldn't bear to wear it, need a beat up one now!

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Re: Newbie hello and....
Reply #4 on: December 10, 2016, 01:21:46 AM
Welcome  :cheers:


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Reply #5 on: December 10, 2016, 01:38:50 AM
Welcome!  :tu:


gb Offline ally

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Reply #6 on: December 10, 2016, 01:40:47 AM
a bit more digging around and found this:

http://schoener-leben.forum-lifestyle.com/allgemein/praktisch-fur-unterwegs-traveller-lite-von-victorinox/

can somebody tell me what pouch that is  EDIT: seems to be a 4.0520.32, the traveller kit has the pouch, compass and maglite, I think the 'lite' had a sharpening stone instead

reckon I will go for the maglite and the led is a little lacking

:)
« Last Edit: December 10, 2016, 02:03:31 AM by ally »


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Reply #7 on: December 10, 2016, 02:45:42 AM
 :nothingtoadd: and say WELCOME to  :MTO:  :2tu:
***CLICK on my pics to see actual sized photo :)


us Offline Poncho65

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Reply #8 on: December 10, 2016, 05:56:44 AM
Welcome to :MTO: ally :cheers:

We have many SAKsperts here and I am sure some of them will have an answer for you :tu: Pics are always helpful though :cheers:


gb Offline ally

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Re: Newbie hello and....
Reply #9 on: December 11, 2016, 04:39:05 PM






space for missing items:







:)
« Last Edit: December 11, 2016, 04:44:03 PM by ally »


00 Offline Mechanickal

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Reply #10 on: December 11, 2016, 05:42:48 PM
The "Lite" means there is an LED light IN the knife.

The kit with the sharpening stone is the "expedition kit"

And welcome!


gb Offline ally

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Reply #11 on: December 11, 2016, 06:33:18 PM
yes, I understood the lite means the knife has the led light

I wondered if the pouch kit used a sharpening stone instead of a solitaire torch, the knife having the led

also, did the expedition kit have the compass/ruler of the compass/magnifier/thermometer?

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00 Offline Mechanickal

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Reply #12 on: December 11, 2016, 08:11:30 PM
yes, I understood the lite means the knife has the led light

I wondered if the pouch kit used a sharpening stone instead of a solitaire torch, the knife having the led

also, did the expedition kit have the compass/ruler of the compass/magnifier/thermometer?

:)
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Reply #13 on: December 11, 2016, 08:17:43 PM
all I can add to this is welcome
Solving problems you didn't know you had in the most obscure way possible

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gb Offline ally

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Reply #14 on: December 12, 2016, 08:08:10 PM
thanks for the welcome everybody

I had a call from burton mccall today, the UK distributor, lovely lady but had trouble actually answering my questions and seemed to think I was angling for free stuff to replace any missing items which was not the case

I suspect any part number with an 'NP' suffix is a display box ID for use in the UK

I have seen a swiss champ advertised that has the same style box, the vendor tells me there are no accessories included, whilst this is not definitive it suggests a bigger display box for higher value items (?) that allows a decent sized branch view of the tools





:)
« Last Edit: December 12, 2016, 08:30:37 PM by ally »


00 Offline Mechanickal

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Reply #15 on: December 12, 2016, 10:16:41 PM
Sorry.. pics don't show up on my screen :(



00 Offline Mechanickal

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Reply #17 on: December 13, 2016, 09:29:07 PM
All those links are dead too xD


gb Offline ally

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Reply #18 on: December 13, 2016, 09:48:59 PM
sorry, both working for me fine, I can email them?

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Reply #19 on: December 13, 2016, 10:18:49 PM
sorry, both working for me fine, I can email them?

:)

It is probably due to the fact that it is in with your Google account :think: Cause the links are forbidden for me when I click on them :shrug:


gb Offline ally

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Reply #20 on: December 13, 2016, 11:05:04 PM
doh! sorry





let me know if these are ok (still getting to grips with google photos)

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Reply #21 on: December 13, 2016, 11:07:08 PM
Working great and great pics :tu: :like: :like:


gb Offline ally

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Reply #22 on: December 13, 2016, 11:17:26 PM
thank goodness - sorry all, my bad

:)


 

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