Opinions sought on ID of this Vic

[jujigatame]

I was given this Vic last week and have been trying to nail down which model it is as best I can. 91mm (actually a shade under 90 by my ruler) with two layers. Tools are large blade, small blade, can opener/small screwdriver, bottle opener/large screwdriver, corkscrew (grooved) and awl/reamer with no eyelet. After searching around SAKWiki and some other sites my best guess seems to be a Spartan without tweezers & toothpick.

Am I on the right track? Any thoughts or info as it relates to general dating of the knife are appreciated.

 

[BigBill5953]

Id have to agree with your guess. I'm pretty sure that is the Victorinox Spartan or a Tinker.

 

[powernoodle]

"The original version of the Spartan Swiss Army knife was manufactured by Victorinox from approximately 1973 until 1986. This knife includes a couple of "vintage" features-- a grooved corkscrew, and an awl without the sewing eye found on modern Swiss Army knives." Link.

 

[iSaur]

Yes, it's an older Spartan. I have the same model, purchased in the mid-to-late '70s. At that time, only the larger models had tweezers and toothpick. Yours probably does not have a half stop on the cap lifter/screwdriver, which came later. Earlier, the small blade would have been a clip point.

 

[jujigatame]

Thanks guys. You're right, iSaur, that that cap lifter does not have the half stop.