58mm SAK Scissors

The difference is really not that big. Still, it depends on your EDC needs... If they are mainly to trim some unruly facial hair or even the occasional piece piece of paper, then I'd say that you'll be fine. The ones on a 91mm SAK are better if you're trying to cut something like manilla envellopes or thicker, because you get better leverage. You could probably chew through that with the scissors on a 58mm SAK but not as well.

Personally, I like scissors on all my all SAKs, but I don't think that I'm significantly unprepared if the only scissors on me are in a 58mm SAK.
 
I tend to think the different sizes of SAKs are for different schools of thoughts. The 58mm is best suitable for the minimalist or ultralight lovers, the larger 111 or 130mm are for the performance seekers, while the 91mm being the balance of both world. If all the tools on 58mm can fulfill most of your daily needs and you like the smaller footprint and weight saving, then I too would suggest the 58mm since scissors on 58mm is adequate for use.
 
From 1996 to 2018, the little 58mm classic was one of my EDC's. I carried one every single day on my keyring in a leather pouch sheath. It got used literally every single day for something. The scissors got used for everything from a stray beard/mustache hair, opening those little one serving plastic mayo and mustard packs, trimming a finger nail, snipping plastic tags off things, to cutting some dog hair to get a deeply tangled burr our of the dog. I even cut some very light thin brass wire once by putting the wire all the way back in the scissors at the base and snipping gently. Didn't even leave a dimple in the edges.

In 2018, I was converted to the executive, but my better half still has her collection of red, blue, purple, yellow, black, and pink classics. In all the years we've carried and used the ever lovin dog poo out of them, I've never has the 58mm scissors to fail to do the job.
 
Is the SD Classic/Signature 58mm or are they smaller?
(Honest question; I'm not trying to be a smart (Biblical term for "donkey".
A Camel non-filter, and the "Kool Tips" non-filter cigarettes was/is/were/are "58mm" if memory serves. The SD Classic/Signature seems a little smaller/shorter.)

I've used the scissors on my Signature to trim my fingernails, cut a wild hair and trim a loose thread a time or three.
Come to think of it, same things I use the scissors on my Huntsman for.
(I remember I have the Huntsman with me more oft than I do the Signature is on my keyring.)
 
Ive been on a quest the last few weeks(jackknife inspired) to find out what it takes to kill a classic. Not full-blown knife abuse, just how far past the boundary of rational thought can i go? What does it take to put that 58mm gem six feet under? When will it give up the ghost?
Sorry, im rambling. Anyway, found out you can cut thru 16-gauge stranded wire with the classics scissors. Have a nice day.
 
SteeleJ1976 said:
What do you guys think of the 58mm Swiss Army Knife Scissors, are they good enough for most daily tasks or are the 91mm necessary to EDC?
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Good for a snip here and there, and can be pushed into service as scissors. It takes a LOT of strokes, to cut a piece of paper in half, for example...

They're good for loose threads, to open a package, etc.
 
I've tried to chronicle my personal "ironman" competition on another thread. Im an industrial maintenance apprentice, so i work all night, and go to school all day. Ive found that even in that setting its amazing what that little guy is capable of.
 
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Williamrage said:
Ive been on a quest the last few weeks(jackknife inspired) to find out what it takes to kill a classic. Not full-blown knife abuse, just how far past the boundary of rational thought can i go? What does it take to put that 58mm gem six feet under? When will it give up the ghost?
Sorry, im rambling. Anyway, found out you can cut thru 16-gauge stranded wire with the classics scissors. Have a nice day.
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While you credit me for your inspiration, I have to tell you that my inspiration for the classic was my wife. I used to think the classic was a joke of a knife/SAK that was for wussy office types that didn't want to bother with a "real" item for the occasional crippled nail or opening some mail.

My wife proved me wrong. She got her first classic and I watched her abuse, torture, mis-use the poor little thing. I fully expected at any time to hear the tinkle of little pieces of SAK hit the floor as it self destructed.

It didn't.

I watched Karen for a few months, and when she was in the shower, I'd sneak into her purse to check over the abused classic. Aside from some blade play and chipped scale, it was still hanging in there. So of course I had to do my own "experiment". I bought a classic and for the next few months I made a point that every time I needed my pocket knife, I'd try the classic first to see if it would work.

Aside from food duty like slicing bread or cutting a large sandwich in half, it did 98% of what needed to be cut, snipped, screwed, unscrewed, filed, plucked, and lightly pried. I was blown away by how much this little toy SAK could actually handle if it was put to work. No, it wont do as work knife for a farmer, or a construction worker, and it won't do for parachuting into the Amazon jungle to survive with, but for the average urban/subuaban Joe Citizen just going about his daily life, it works great.

Knife nuts, like most car nuts, gun nuts, whatever aficionados of a cult worship item, all tend to over think what is needed for normal everyday life of a low speed high drag citizen. The classic is a great little "pen knife" for daily life in the 21st century suburbia.
 
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The thing that amazed me the most about that little dude was fire prep, believe it or not. Over the weekend, my family decided we needed hobo dinners over a campfire. When I jokingly pulled out my classic to prep my fire, my oldest (12 year old) looked at me like i was crazy and said" dad you cant build a fire with that little thing". I couldnt believe it when i didnt have to pull out my barlow once the whole time. Needless to say, i won our little bet and he cleaned his room, lol.
 
I've rarely felt any need for SAK scissors larger than the 58mm ones. They pack an impressive punch, above their weight. Hence, my only pocket carried scissors are on my Rambler.

I prefer to use dedicated scissors for serious paper and cardboard cutting, as generally I find even 91mm scissors too small for such jobs.
 
I used to carry the executive but the scissors would get stuff stuck in the hinge/rivet after 6 months to a year, and then they wouldn't work smoothly any longer, even with cleaning and oiling. Now I carry the Super Tinker and the scissors work about the same out of the box, but in my experience they are much more durable and keep working smoothly far longer.
 
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