New guy, old SAK

Col Defender

Col Defender

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Hi Everyone - I'm not new to Bladforums but this is my first post on SwissBianco.

Here is the only SAK I have ever owned. It is at least 35 years old I think and possibly older than that. It is a drawer queen now but I carried it all over the world for years - in Vietnam, Europe, up and down mountains and camping. Eventually it will probably go to a grandkid. Can anyone tell me anything about it - like is it now a collectible or just an old knife? (If collectible then I might defer handing it down for a few more years.)
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On one side of the larger blade, it says "VICTORINOX SWITZERLAND STAINLESS" and on the other side "VICTORIA OFFICIER SUISSE". Not shown in the picture but still present are a plastic toothpick and tweezers. The knife does not have a corkscrew.

Thanks for any info anyone may have on this old friend!
 
That's a nice old Climber you got there. It's a very nice and popular model, and the vintage features (like squared Phillips and clip-point small blade) add to its charm. It's not really a collectible, but you may want to hold onto it for some time until the grandkid is old enough to show this SAK the respect and care it deserves.
 
ufox9al said:
That's a nice old Climber you got there. It's a very nice and popular model, and the vintage features (like squared Phillips and clip-point small blade) add to its charm. It's not really a collectible, but you may want to hold onto it for some time until the grandkid is old enough to show this SAK the respect and care it deserves.
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Thank you! Could you just clarify what you meant by "climber"? Not being a real SAK guy that term is lost on me...sorry...
 
Doh! That was stupid of me... of course it's a Super Tinker and not a Climber (Phillips vs. Corkscrew). It definitely looks like a 91mm rather than 84mm.
 
Thank you everyone - I have learned a lot in just a few days. For example about layers, and lengths and manufacturers etc. My old knife is in fact 84mm iin length when closed. (Actually one thing I do not know is whether the official length measurement should be the length of the whole knife when closed or the length of the large blade itself - which obviously would be close either way.) And now I also learned about the online catalog SAKWIKI and with your help and its help I now think the knife is a "Salesman". Then I actually remembered that in a box full of knives in the basement I had another small SAK which I found and determined it to be a 58mm classic, color Citrine, and it is now on my keyring.
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All this is sure fun; I may have found a new calling :-); and thanks again everyone for your help!
 
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