Fleamarket-find of my life

[nsa-x-file]

Well done, had me thinking for a minute. 

[Tomcat_81]

I'm still owing you guys the real account of my today's odyssey at the flea market.

Arrived, as usually, quite early ;-) . Many of the sellers were the same as every year, only the man whom I suspected of having sold a Victorinox Walther was not there... maybe next time!

Of course all my today's finds were absolutely spectacular.

• An old woodern box that once contained pastels but's now empty and will serve as a garage for my sandpaper and small files
  
  
• A new in box Victorinox Mountaineer for 15€. Quite nice!

Almost as good a find as in my daydream above, isn't it?

Thanks for reading and for your replies, sorry if I disappointed some of you.
I swear that I'll do whatever I can to find that box of 1891 Soldiers for you!

Tomcat

[Thunderpants]

A Mountaineer for 15 euros! - This would have me doing backflips & yodelling for joy (more so than a bunch on antique rusty SAKs worth millions!) For the last few months - well, years - I've been thinking: "Must get me a Mountaineer!" But everywhere I look they're just a little bit too expensive, compared say to a boring old Huntsman.
So you got yourself one good piece of treasure as well as coming up with the best April Fools gag of 2016.

[NetsNJ]

So jealous!

[campussecurity]

You had me going there just about had a heart attack and went screaming to the wife that were going to Europe.

[jaydar]

Not as good as your finds but on the plus side I found mine on the 3rd of April



very happy with these

[Tomcat_81]

Not as good as your finds

quite a lot of people might disagree ;-)

[yud]

Not as good as your finds but on the plus side I found mine on the 3rd of April

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very happy with these

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That's it I need to go to a flea market in  Switzerland.

What is the deal with the cork knife?

[Poncho65]

Just now reading this on April 4th and all thoughts of April Fools Day gone and my heart skipped a couple beats when I saw the first few pics

Had I paid attention to the date I might have been a little more weary Good prank though

Also good find on the real day that you went as well

[KnifeTex]

Good one!

[magentus]

Not as good as your finds but on the plus side I found mine on the 3rd of April

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very happy with these

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That's it I need to go to a flea market in  Switzerland.

What is the deal with the cork knife?

I think they are used when working on or beside water so if your drop it, it floats. Nice simple idea, but very odd looking.

[firiki]

...

What a day!!!!!

I fell for that 

Well played 

 

[jnoxyd]

Sorry guys, couldn't resist - even the more since an original Elsener Soldier 1891 is on my definite "want"-list, but I fear to never get one.

Had to beadblast, scratch, etch and crack my 125-years anniversary Soldier to get the right look for the pictures though

 

It is "must have" reading for this day 

[jnoxyd]

Let’s remember this great story! I love it VM !