Most popular SAK

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gruntmedik

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Sorry if this has been posted or discussed, I did search and couldn't find what I was looking for.

I'm curious as to what the most popular SAK is. I think I have more of the Classic than any other, but I think for a non-keychain knife, I have more Climbers.
 
In terms of numbers sold and carried, it has to be the Classic. Has to be.

The Tinker or Spartan have to be up there.

The Farmer might be the best regarded here on Blade Forums.
 
I too, figured the Classic to be the most popular, but am mainly wondering about non-keychain knives.
 
I too think the Classic is the most popular SAK. It's carried by both those who are into knives and by non-knife-people. It's also the knife that you find most in airport confiscation lots. The two layer models like Tinker and Spartan are very popular too.
 
The Classic wins, but as far as non-keychain SAK's go, it's probably the Tinker.

I would have put my money on the Spartan, but the Tinker shows several times as many results on Google, if that means anything.
 
classic, spartan, climber, tinker, supertinker, huntsman, swiss champ.... they must be the most common and popular SAks made.
 
I think one relatively good indicator to what the more popular models are is to look at which ones come in multiple scale color options (silver tech, ruby, sapphire, etc). Classic, Spartan, Tinker, Climber, Huntsman, Champ Plus and Swiss Champ. But note while the Climber and Huntsman can be easily found in silver tech, you won't find a Super Tinker or Fieldmaster (that I know of) in silver tech. It seems the models with the corkscrew are more popular than the models with the phillips, with the exception of the Tinker model itself.
 
Hi guys!

Imo the Spartan and the Climber are the popular ones. At all because of the cheap price and the functions.

Kind regards
 
Just to illustrate: while the very popular US-made Buck 110 Folding Hunter sold 12 million copies from 1967 to the present, Victorinox cranks out Classics at the rate of @ 9 million per year. I think it safe to say the Classic is the most produced pocketknife on the planet, so basically the only conversation here is what's in second place.

Of the SAKs, I think that would be the Vic Spartan/Tinker, identical except for the ph screwdriver/corkscrew switcheroo. Popularity of a model depends where in the world it is sold. Some nationalities find corkscrews to be more or less valuable than others do. Legend has it that the Tinker ph driver substitution was a concession to the US market, but Spartans are still widely sold here. Of which is more popular, I have no idea.
 
I can understand the popularity of the Tinker and Spartan, but the Classic doesn't even have a bottle opener. The Rambler makes more sense. Since I seldom have a need for scissors, I sometimes carry the Rally, mainly for the bottle opener and the little screwdriver on the nail file. The Classic? :thumbdn:
 
L. Richard said:
I can understand the popularity of the Tinker and Spartan, but the Classic doesn't even have a bottle opener. The Rambler makes more sense. Since I seldom have a need for scissors, I sometimes carry the Rally, mainly for the bottle opener and the little screwdriver on the nail file. The Classic? :thumbdn:
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With so many easy ways to open a bottle without a dedicated bottle opener, the tool becomes a dead item on the knife. Apparently most people see it that way, as one can walk into any Walmart, Target, Dick's, REI, or other sporting goods store, and find the classic in numbers. Supply and demand. You have a hard time finding a rally or rambler in stores. To you, the rally makes sense only for the bottle opener. For most other consumers, the sales figures don't lie. The classic is the number 1 selling 58mm ask. So most people would say :thumbed: to the rambler or rally. I never see them stocked in the stores. And most companies that put logos on sak's, use the classic. It is, literally, the worlds most popular pocket knife.

Carl.
 
The Explorer has both philips head screwdriver & corkscrew.It is my favourite.
 
jackknife said:
With so many easy ways to open a bottle without a dedicated bottle opener, the tool becomes a dead item on the knife. Apparently most people see it that way, as one can walk into any Walmart, Target, Dick's, REI, or other sporting goods store, and find the classic in numbers. Supply and demand. You have a hard time finding a rally or rambler in stores. To you, the rally makes sense only for the bottle opener. For most other consumers, the sales figures don't lie. The classic is the number 1 selling 58mm ask. So most people would say :thumbed: to the rambler or rally. I never see them stocked in the stores. And most companies that put logos on sak's, use the classic. It is, literally, the worlds most popular pocket knife.

Carl.
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I would have to agree with you Carl.
 
jackknife said:
With so many easy ways to open a bottle without a dedicated bottle opener, the tool becomes a dead item on the knife. Apparently most people see it that way, as one can walk into any Walmart, Target, Dick's, REI, or other sporting goods store, and find the classic in numbers. Supply and demand. You have a hard time finding a rally or rambler in stores. To you, the rally makes sense only for the bottle opener. For most other consumers, the sales figures don't lie. The classic is the number 1 selling 58mm ask. So most people would say :thumbed: to the rambler or rally. I never see them stocked in the stores. And most companies that put logos on sak's, use the classic. It is, literally, the worlds most popular pocket knife.

Carl.
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The lack of scissors is probably why Rallies are seldom stocked, while the Classic's availability is more likely because of price. That's what drives the mass market. Classics are very popular among people not likely to use a screwdriver on any SAK (typically, my wife, who uses only the scissors and large blade on her Climber), so the extra few dollars for an additional implement like on the Rambler would be a pointless expenditure. Low $ also explains why Classics are so universally used for promo.

A dedicated cap lifter works better for me than any on site expedient or my teeth. As for the Rambler bottle opener, it is part of a magnetized small ph screwdriver which is very useful to change out batteries on watches and other small electronic devices. Kudos to those who can open their pops easily and without mess, using a Bic, table edge, striker plate or who knows what, but I am not among their number. Also, it seems to me just more elegant ;) to access my beverages with a dedicated cap lifter. It is a matter of standards; they must be maintained or we descend into savagery. :eek:
 
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