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Fake Swiss Army knife report list

au Offline Huntsman

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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #630 on: February 05, 2021, 09:33:14 PM
Yes !

Interesting - This looks to be a different knock-off from the one that was around a few years ago
Possibly not copying the tang stamps?
And at least the ebay seller does not say Victorinox

But still an illegal use of the logo and Schweizer Taschenmesser my arse - Chinky Taschenmesser more like


And what is really sad - and really p1sses me off - Is that, to the unknowledgeable, innocent eye - A purchaser will think they are getting a great deal on a real SAK!


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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #631 on: February 07, 2021, 08:40:13 AM
:iagree:

And this one is a Richartz made by Victorinox :think:

https://www.ebay.de/itm/233886266565
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.


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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #632 on: February 07, 2021, 06:06:29 PM
:iagree:

More fake Aitors.  :facepalm:

Technically, nothing to report to *bay one these as they don't really claim to be something they're not...

Yeah, I get a ton of these through my hands as they are often in mass lots of knives I buy. I tend to buy them for around $1 and sell them for $2. There are people who buy them just because they're cheap and that's all the money they have to spend. I always make sure to remind the buyers they are cheap junky knives and you get what you pay for. But I do have to try to unload them once they're in my possession.

I like to refer to them as Red Army Knives.

Spotting them is very easy, and I awlways watch for several key things you can tell at a glance in the photos....

1. The "battleship battery". The backside tools are all exposed and open to the air...no completion of the semicircle on that end of the scales, to protect the tips of the backside tools from catching on things, or to guard your hand from the backside tools while using the other tools.
2. Corkscrew and backside phillips on the same knife. While not a bad idea, Victorinox has never done this. Consequently, Vic knives always have at least one scale with no cutout. (See # 1. above).
3. That notorious scissors nub. The scissors have a distinct nub on them to aid (dubiously) with opening them out of the knife. This nub is visible with all the tools retracted, and it forms a distinct bump between the two openers.
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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #633 on: February 07, 2021, 07:17:44 PM
I like to refer to them as Red Army Knives.
Objection! The Red Army has nothing to do with this rubbish.  :ahhh


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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #634 on: February 07, 2021, 10:21:37 PM
Hmmm Good Point

Red (Pocket) Knives then ............  :think:


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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #635 on: February 13, 2021, 10:52:56 AM
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.


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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #636 on: February 15, 2021, 07:02:41 AM
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.


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Re: Fake Swiss Army knife report list
Reply #637 on: February 15, 2021, 09:39:23 AM
Obvious to those who know, but not to those who don’t sadly..... :facepalm:


 

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