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Fieldmaster, Farmer, Cadet, Pioneer, Super Tinker, SwissChamp



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Doing some side-by-side comparisons of 4 SwissChamps:
Second and third seem to have the thicker tang on the main blade (left side), I need to find out which years have this.
The third has the thinner pliers.
Fourth set is the only one with the clear magnifier and shorter inline Phillips.
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Doing some side-by-side comparisons of 4 SwissChamps:


Nice comparisons FB! :like: :tu: :tu:


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Single Layer Ribbed Alox:

This is not comprehensive. It represents what I have that can be photographed and measured. I used Harbor Freight Pittsburgh composite calipers which, if you know Harbor Freight, are anything but NIST calibrated. They are, however, not too shabby for cheap composite material calipers. I use them for measuring things that mar much too easily from tool steel calipers such as knives, watches, etc.

These single layer ribbed Alox represent what I call "Gentlemen's Knives". They're slim, relatively small, and disappear in a front pocket. The ribbed Alox has some class as well. IMHO it's a slight step up from smooth Alox and a just a little more up from Cellidor. Hardly noticeable until you need to open a box, a letter, or peel an apple or an orange, or perhaps cut a candy bar in half (or more parts) for the kids. (If they're old enough to cut it themselves, and there are two, give one the knife and let him cut it; the other gets to pick which half he wants.) For those that want to protect the finish from keys and coins, they can fit into a thin leather slip and still disappear in the pocket.

First, to get a feel for their shape and relative sizes, here they are face up . . .



Now for their thicknesses . . .



The 75mm Beginner is the thinnest knife I've ever seen. I thought I had seen thin with the Sentry and Excelsior, and then the Beginner arrived. Note that the Sentry and Excelsior are the same thickness and the Excelsior has two blades. I've used arrows to show how Vicotrinox managed to fit the opposing blade without increasing thickness by using a spacer and thinning the large blade at the tang slightly. Provides the necessary space for the small pen blade.

I have a 74mm Prince and didn't depict it here because it has stainless steel scales, not ribbed Alox. It falls between the Bantam and Solo at ~6.3mm thick (varied +/- 0.1mm depending on where it was measured; one end, the other end, or the middle). Another Gentleman's Knife albeit a little different from these but still with plenty of class:



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« Last Edit: April 11, 2018, 10:00:17 AM by jalind »
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Single Layer Ribbed Alox:

This is not comprehensive. It represents what I have that can be photographed and measured.

John

Nice comparisons John! :like: :tu: :tu:


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Single Layer Ribbed Alox:

This is not comprehensive. It represents what I have that can be photographed and measured.

John

Nice comparisons John! :like: :tu: :tu:
Agreed, thank you!  :like:  :tu:
Rest in peace ColoSwiss, you will always be remembered.


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Side by side comparison of various 58mm:
  • Classic
  • Signature (Classic with pen)
  • Signature Lite (Classic with pen and light)
  • Rambler
  • MiniChamp
  • Midnight MiniChamp
The pen and light dramatically increase width. The light with its cell adds a bit more than the pen does compared to toothpick and tweezers scales.



Not shown are the Manager, a Rambler with pen, and the Midnite Manager, a Rambler with pen and light. One can deduce from the Classic, Signature and Signature Lite that their widths would be (approximately):
  • 10.3mm - Rambler
  • 11.9mm - Manager (Rambler with pen)
  • 13.7mm - Midnite Manager (Rambler with pen and light)
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« Last Edit: April 11, 2018, 06:06:48 PM by jalind »
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Side by side comparison of various 58mm:
  • Classic
  • Signature (Classic with pen)
  • Signature Lite (Classic with pen and light)
  • Rambler
  • MiniChamp
  • Midnight MiniChamp
The pen and light dramatically increase width. The light with its cell adds a bit more than the pen does compared to toothpick and tweezers scales.

(Image removed from quote.)

Not shown are the Manager, a Rambler with pen, and the Midnite Manager, a Rambler with pen and light. One can deduce from the Classic, Signature and Signature Lite that their widths would be:
  • 10.3mm - Rambler
  • 11.9mm - Manager (Rambler with pen)
  • 13.7mm - Midnite Manager (Rambler with pen and light)
John
:hatsoff: Thank you!  :cheers:
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How I made that photo is posted here in this thread:

https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,76820.msg1676992.html#msg1676992

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Now this is a thread!
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...and all these pics!
 :D

I got one. If anyone has 74mm Escort, I would like to see thickness comparison with Ambassador. Been searching one and it would help decide. :)

I know its not a common one, so, sorry.
What else is similar to an Escort?  I have an Ambassador....maybe I can get close.
In 74mm I have a Cellidor Prince, Stainless Steel Prince, Ambassador and Executive. The 74mm Escort has been retired for some time now. The Cellidor Prince is probably about the same as an Escort in dimensions as it's a single layer. It's an Escort with a small blade added opposite the large one, T&T and keyring added. The other side has the same fingernail cleaner and nail file. I'll do up a comparison of the four. A Prince might be easier to find compared to an Escort.

Getting them all on edge may be the challenge ;)

John
« Last Edit: April 12, 2018, 09:50:56 AM by jalind »
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L-R: 29/S, 34/M, Lite, XLT.



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I need a 41.
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Victorinox 74mm comparison:
  • Prince with Stainless Scales
  • Prince with Cellidor Scales
  • Ambassador
  • Executive
The Prince and Ambassador are single layer. The Executive is two layer.

The Prince is an Escort with several tools added:
  • Small blade opposite the large one
  • Key ring
  • Toothpick and tweezers
An Ambassador is a Prince with swapped out tools:
  • Small blade replaced with short non-SD nail file used on 58mm Classic
  • Long nail file on back replaced with scissors
A look at the four from their sides . . .




A look at the four from their edges . . .



The main blade tang width on all is 2.2mm. The width of both the long nail file and the scissors at the pivot are also 2.2mm.Added arrows to show how Victorinox made room for the second blade on the Prince and short nail file on the Ambassador opposite the large blade, without increasing width between the liners. That means all the Cellidor single layer should be the same overall width, including the Escort which isn't shown. Likewise, the Windsor which is an Ambassador with stainless scales, also not shown, should be the same width as a Prince with stainless scales. The difference between the measured width of the Cellidor Prince and Ambassador had me puzzled for a while until I measured their widths at three points: key ring end above the pivots (concealed by the scales), middle, and T&T end above the pivots. Some bulge in the middle of the scales is normal and to be expected.
  • Cellidor Prince: 8.3mm - 8.4mm - 8.2mm
  • Ambassador: 8.5mm - 8.7mm - 8.3mm
Then looked at the two using 10x magnifier glasses. That is when I noted the larger liner bulge in the middle of the Ambassador. The only rivets are the pair of pivots at each end, similar to the 58mm. It's the same design concept. There are no riveted pivots or pins in the middle of the 74mm SAKs. The photo shows some of it. Conclusion regarding single layer 74mm SAKs: the width between the liners at the pivot points is the same on all of them, 2.2mm. The different single layer with stainless scales are essentially the same overall width and the different single layer with Cellidor scales are essentially the same overall width. Differences between specific examples are attributable to scales thickness variation and variation in how much the liners bulge in the middle of the SAK.

John
« Last Edit: April 12, 2018, 12:36:48 PM by jalind »
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Does anyone have a Kershaw Skyline?  If so, would you be willing to post a picture of that next to a 91mm SAK.  The picture I am looking for is each with the main blade extended and looking from the back of the blade.  I am trying to get a good feel for how much thicker the Skyline blade is to the SAK's main one.  Thanks!


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Does anyone have a Kershaw Skyline?  If so, would you be willing to post a picture of that next to a 91mm SAK.  The picture I am looking for is each with the main blade extended and looking from the back of the blade.  I am trying to get a good feel for how much thicker the Skyline blade is to the SAK's main one.  Thanks!

I did find this article showing a Kershaw blade next to a SAK blade, but not the spine.
I wish I could help, but I don't currently have any Kershaw, I have Chris Reeve, Emerson, if that is of any help.
The link:
http://www.swissarmyknights.com/articles/2010/may-2010/241-kershaw-sak
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A side-by-side of 93mm, 84mm and a 75mm Alox showing their scales thicknesses. The difference between the 93mm and 84mm is quite dramatic. Nevertheless, the 84mm remain quite rigid.



From left to right:
93mm:
  • Pioneer X
  • Pioneer (for this purpose it's same as the 1961 Soldier and Wenger Standard Issue)
  • Pioneer Solo
84mm:
  • Cadet
  • Bantam
  • Excelsior
  • Sentry
75mm:
  • Beginner
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1974 Wenger Soldier vs 2006 Victorinox Soldier



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Wenger with reshaped awl



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New layer index format

Very nice new pic at the bottom - Thanks Jalind   :salute:   :D

http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Victorinox+58mm


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WorkChamp next to WorkChamp XL

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The XL's and their counterparts:


Top:
SwissChamp XL and SwissChamp

Bottom:
MiniChamp XL and MiniChamp

Right:
WorkChamp XL and WorkChamp

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WorkChamp next to WorkChamp XL



Nice comparison pic FB! :like: :tu: :tu:


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The XL's and their counterparts:



Great XL comparisons FB! :like: :tu: :tu:


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Great XL comparisons FB! :like: :tu: :tu:
I had wondered why Victorinox charges over double for the WorkChamp XL over the standard WorkChamp,  then I saw just how many more tools it has and I understood.
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That WorkChamp XL looks huge next to the WorkChamp! :cheers:


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The XL's and their counterparts:

Really great pic FB - Yep the Workchamp is big but the XL is a monster
So you have the slide-lock versions - Better get the liner-lock versions now!!   :pok:   :D


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Great thread with pics of blade, saw and scisssor comparisons for pretty much all SAK model sizes from Echotech

https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,86355.msg2197772.html#msg2197772



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Re: Side-by-Side Comparison Photo Request Thread - Ask for them here
Reply #177 on: August 07, 2022, 11:57:17 PM
Some really nice comparison shots from Pietervn of the Victorinox 111mm Master RT vs the Vic Soldier in this thread:

https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,77215.msg2356449.html#msg2356449


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Re: Side-by-Side Comparison Photo Request Thread - Ask for them here
Reply #178 on: October 30, 2023, 02:27:09 AM
Nice comparison shot of Wenger vs Delemont scales

I got a Wenger S101 today.  I had the Delemont version of this in red and was looking for one with Evogrip scales and came across this Wenger version on ebay new for quite a reasonable price and picked it up,  In the comparison, the Wenger is on the right and Delemont on left.  Note how the Wenger scales cover the aluminum liners.


 

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