Has anyone ever had a defective Swiss Army Knife?

I keep a Victorinox, alox, Farmer next to my reclining chair and a Victorinox, Camper and a Victorinox Classic next to my desk. When all blades are closed on the Farmer and Camper, none of the springs and liners are flush on the spine of the knife. This is a defect. If this were the case on a Case knife or GEC knife the howls would be loud with many saying they were going to send those knives back for defect repair.

I have several Victorinox knives and they're not perfect but are all great users..
 
Prester John said:
Not aware of that. I don't think Swiss Army Knives are illegal to carry in the UK.
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Maybe not the whole UK but I’ve heard from several members from across the pond in cities say getting caught with one in the pocket is a pretty serious offense. I’m not truly aware if this is the case or not. I live a few miles from NYC and the sitch re: knife carry is Stalinesque to say the least.
 
Yonose said:
Maybe not the whole UK but I’ve heard from several members from across the pond in cities say getting caught with one in the pocket is a pretty serious offense. I’m not truly aware if this is the case or not. I live a few miles from NYC and the sitch re: knife carry is Stalinesque to say the least.
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In Kentucky the situation is reversed. Here, if you’re caught without a knife someone’s likely to stick one in your pocket.
 
Frailer said:
In Kentucky the situation is reversed. Here, if you’re caught without a knife someone’s likely to stick one in your pocket.
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Even if they knew the person was from NJ? Aside from the occasional good natured accent mocking(like how do you pronounce “oil”) I’ve heard friends from KY tell me before they met me they thought people from Nj were all a—holes(hopefully not afterwards, thou I can’t be sure!)—and not without good reason I’m sure.
 
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Yonose said:
Maybe not the whole UK but I’ve heard from several members from across the pond in cities say getting caught with one in the pocket is a pretty serious offense. I’m not truly aware if this is the case or not. I live a few miles from NYC and the sitch re: knife carry is Stalinesque to say the least.
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I know NYC is bad. Visited in 2012 and left my knife at home. Guns too!
 
Yonose said:
Per article sounds like almost every knife except sak are prohibited, and even some of those. No wonder kids carry shanks, shiva, and screwdrivers on the street, while law-abiding citizens(sorry, subjects) have to give their wallets to criminals instead of sending them to the ER.
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Um no. If it is a normal 3" or under blade and doesn't lock you don't need a reason to carry. If it does then you need a reason. Basically almost all traditional knives would be fine and the majority of SAK's. I don't think that patronising politics peddled via scaremongering misinformation is helpful.
 
Yonose said:
Even if they knew the person was from NJ? Aside from the occasional good natured accent mocking(like how do you pronounce “oil”) I’ve heard friends from KY tell me before they met me they thought people from Nj were all a—holes(hopefully not afterwards, thou I can’t be sure!)—and not without good reason I’m sure.
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I’m from NJ and we don’t like you either! ;)

On the subject of SAK’s, my classic can’t be opened without a horrible scratch against the nail file that rests behind it. It’s a user, so it’s not the end of the world, but you just feel it grinding every time you open the thing.
 
I'm not sure if this counts (or if it's even allowed in Traditionals), but this Victorinox Swiss Card is the only defective Swiss Army Knife(?) I've ever had. The blade does not stay in place. Turn the card to the side, and the blade falls right out.

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There's a small catch designed to fit into an indentation on the handle of the blade, which should keep it in place until it's pulled out with sufficient force, but it just doesn't work.

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I have found a solution, though. If I turn the blade around, so that the catch is pushing against the flat side of the handle, rather than the indentation it's designed to fit into, the blade stays in place.

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A dozen of 'em kicking around here and all good. After watching their factory tour video I'm convinced it's the highly automated process coupled with tight tolerances and QC standards. Loks like you can literally eat off the floor there, too. They employ people, not as many. They can't claim hand made but whatever you call them, they are identical. I just find them handy in a pinch.
 
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There`s a vertical cut at the blade jimping of my ranger wood. Dont konw if this count to be defect.. Has anyone had similar cut/ scratch
 
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