Spartan Knife

[Magic Bus]

Thought I'd whoop it up a bit for the humble Spartan! I've owned one with blue scales for about five years since winning it in a raffle at of all things, an air rifle shooting competition    It was and is my first and only SAK. I thought it was a bit of a joke initially, but I love it now. I'm really impressed with the edge I can put on the blades, the smallest of which I have used for all sorts of weird jobs, and the screw drivers have uses only limited by ones imagination. Oh yeah the toothpick is great too... needs a new one soon! It's a great penknife.

[Sea Monster]

I wholeheartedly concur.

Let's hear it for 2-layers.

Shove your fancy accessories like Saws, Pliers, & Pharmacy Spoons. Give a man a knife (or two), a screwdriver(or three), and a leather-punch, and let him loose on the world!

[Gareth]

Well said.    You just made me put mine in my pocket.  Someone may know better but isn't the Spartan the tool line-up for the original Officers’ knife?

[Sea Monster]

Someone may know better but isn't the Spartan the tool line-up for the original Officers’ knife?

Sounds familiar...

Two ponderosas for you.

What do you call a Spartan with a Corkscrew? ('stead o' phils)

What do you call a Spartan with a Saw? ('nother layer) (camper, now I know)

Turns out I'm an idiot and the Spartan has a corkscrew under than name.

So what do you call a spartan with a Phillips?

I change my vote to Tinker.

Everything in that family is good though (It gets a bit suss with Cybertools and Altimeters, but I'm a simple man)

(Also, for my own interests sake, the '08 Soldier is basically a cracked up Hiker. Eh.)

[Magic Bus]

I wholeheartedly concur.

Let's hear it for 2-layers.

Shove your fancy accessories like Saws, Pliers, & Pharmacy Spoons. Give a man a knife (or two), a screwdriver(or three), and a leather-punch, and let him loose on the world!

Hey Nomad, I never knew I needed one until I got it. All that goodness packed into a tiny frame 

[Sea Monster]

I don't want to be the smug git with a pocket knife, but it is kinda annoying when the best people can do is misuse their car keys.

I already firmly believe everyone should Possess a Classic (Ideally SD, but I'm pretty loose on that front), the next step is certainly an 84 or 91mm 2 Layer SAK.

If I can get my hands on a Small Tinker* with Mauve scales, it's a shoe-in for the next gift-day.


*I seem to swing both ways when it comes to Phillips vs Corkscrew, both certainly have their place, and give you a great feeling when you've chosen the right option, and a terrible feeling when you've chosen the wrong one!

[Magic Bus]

Please educate me  Nomad , whats the best one to get? I'm pretty ignorant about these!

[Benner]

Well said.    You just made me put mine in my pocket.  Someone may know better but isn't the Spartan the tool line-up for the original Officers’ knife?

It was yes.

[Gareth]

Well said.    You just made me put mine in my pocket.  Someone may know better but isn't the Spartan the tool line-up for the original Officers’ knife?

It was yes.

Thanks for the confirmation Ben.

[Neil]

I don't want to be the smug git with a pocket knife (Image removed from quote.), but it is kinda annoying when the best people can do is misuse their car keys.

I already firmly believe everyone should Possess a Classic (Ideally SD, but I'm pretty loose on that front), the next step is certainly an 84 or 91mm 2 Layer SAK.

If I can get my hands on a Small Tinker* with Mauve scales, it's a shoe-in for the next gift-day.


*I seem to swing both ways when it comes to Phillips vs Corkscrew, both certainly have their place, and give you a great feeling when you've chosen the right option, and a terrible feeling when you've chosen the wrong one!

You''l be lucky to get one in mauve   I have 84mm knives in purple and rose pink though 

Neil

[I'm Still Bison]

I don't want to be the smug git with a pocket knife (Image removed from quote.), but it is kinda annoying when the best people can do is misuse their car keys.

I already firmly believe everyone should Possess a Classic (Ideally SD, but I'm pretty loose on that front), the next step is certainly an 84 or 91mm 2 Layer SAK.

If I can get my hands on a Small Tinker* with Mauve scales, it's a shoe-in for the next gift-day.


*I seem to swing both ways when it comes to Phillips vs Corkscrew, both certainly have their place, and give you a great feeling when you've chosen the right option, and a terrible feeling when you've chosen the wrong one!

You''l be lucky to get one in mauve   I have 84mm knives in purple and rose pink though 

Neil

 Chartreuse and magenta for me
 A Spartan with Plus scales,and a mini-driver tucked in the corkscrew is a great urban EDC.

[WhichDawg]

I put Stay Glows on a Spartan we found,
now it's on my keychain;

[NutSAK]

The Spartan is a great minimalist SAK.  I carried nothing but a Spartan for years, and it always served me well.  I lost that knife, bought a Cadet II to replace it, then joined SOSAK soon after that.  That was the beginning of the end....   

The only Spartan I own now is the "Shining Light" custom that Rotokid made for a SOSAK mod contest.  The GITD shield for that knife can be seen in my avatar.  It's in the center of the picture below:

[Neil]

Who votes Terry changes his forum ID to PoshSAK

Those are some very tasty knives 

Neil

[appletree_man]

Very nice SAKs there 

The Spartan was my first SAK  A STABILA promotional model bought cheap off Ebay.

[Sea Monster]

whats the best one to get?

A spartan is good....but what about a Camper? or a   ? or combine them both for a Hunstman.

Perhaps you enjoy the phillips path, how about a Super or Deluxe Tinker?

Perhaps you want pliers, a Mechanic is good...
or a file? you need a mountaineer...


Get them all, just to be safe.


(gave the sak selector a bit of a workout then)

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Yep there's a lot to be said for the humble Spartan

[Rodion]

I really don't think I could ever EDC a SAK with no wood saw. It just... defeats the purpose. 


Oh, and recently I started to understand the Leatherman fans' gripe with Vic polishing - whenever I try to use the flathead as a chisel, I just end up digging for my Fuse...

[Gareth]

I really don't think I could ever EDC a SAK with no wood saw. It just... defeats the purpose. 


Oh, and recently I started to understand the Leatherman fans' gripe with Vic polishing - whenever I try to use the flathead as a chisel, I just end up digging for my Fuse...

On the saw front I can get you.  It's not a must for me but it is a big added bonus.

As to the flathead well, it's a screwdriver and um....not a chisel.

I do know what you are talking about I think,  to be honest it would take a moment or two to square up the end of the driver to get what you want.  I might well have a go myself.

[BIG-TARGET]

 
 "PREPARE FOR GLORY!!!!!"

[buggs]

Yep there's a lot to be said for the humble Spartan

Dredging this up from the past. 

Picked up three Spartans with serrated blades for a whopping $60 plus tax. 

Yeah, it's far from the ideal SAK, missing a critical, preferred tool for many.  But geez, $20 a pop with main basic tools, a serrated larger blade and a straight shorter blade?  I'll buy them all day long and leave them lying around the house and in cars.  Somebody steals it?  Whatever. 

[Gareth]

Dredging this up from the past. 

Picked up three Spartans with serrated blades for a whopping $60 plus tax. 

Yeah, it's far from the ideal SAK, missing a critical, preferred tool for many.  But geez, $20 a pop with main basic tools, a serrated larger blade and a straight shorter blade?  I'll buy them all day long and leave them lying around the house and in cars.  Somebody steals it?  Whatever.

That sounds like a great deal.  Serrated Spartans (or Weekender depending on it's age or where you're from) has come and gone over the years.  I've got a couple of Vic's serrated kitchen knives and they're great for picknick food etc. 

[MrToolJunkie]

I love the serrated Spartan!! Too bad it is discontinued - I picked up two - one  NIB in case anything happens to my other one - it is a great companion knife to a MT without a serrated blade or any other SAK/knife that is plain-edge. I use/like serrated blades personally.

[farshid]

Spartan is humble but does the job just Right
Perfect knife size, all necessary tools and not so thick
I have many SAK and it is literally the only one I carry everyday
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[farshid]

I love the serrated Spartan!! Too bad it is discontinued - I picked up two - one  NIB in case anything happens to my other one - it is a great companion knife to a MT without a serrated blade or any other SAK/knife that is plain-edge. I use/like serrated blades personally.

I think you can serrate the blade yourself using a round file and a vice to get the right angle. I’ve got the file but not the vice otherwise, I would’ve done it myself.

[Swisster]

    Here’s my old sexy woody.