SAK collection and most carried.

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LoneStarNinja

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Lets see your Victorinox Swiss Army Knife collections and tell us what your favorite and most carried model is. I split time between my three. The Cadet and Tinker at work and the Angler on my off days. I have come to love the usefulness of these tools over single blade knives only giving up easy one hand opening of the blade which sometimes can be a small issue. I have seen the newer models with the one hand blade and will eventually pick one up but for now Im enjoying the traditional. Cheers!
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This pouch is on me ANY TIME I am in the shop or at work. I prefer it to a Champ though I used to carry a Champ at work and still have it.


They all get daily use several times a day. The Bantam is reprofiled super acute edge angle; the two larger knives I single beveled (chisel grind) . . . one left one right.

I was all into the super thin guys as well (see photo bellow) but have put them aside for a while to explore other knives.
For days off running around town or opening mail or packages they are TOTTALY the ultimate cutter though.





I have a few others but too lazy to go take photos. I'm not a collector really just a user.
My first SAK was an Executive in red (has the old style orange peeler). I lost it long ago; recently replaced it with a black one. One brilliant little knife. :thumbup:
 
I don't have a collection of anything, but I do carry a Farmer, or a One Handed Trekker often.
 
Bantam (often) if I am carrying another folder, or the Adventurer model for normal everyday carry. The One Handed Trekker is pretty handy in the woods if you carry it in your pack or on your belt. I don't have a SAK collection, but I have quite a few of them.
 
A Midnight Manager is standard EDC. I usually forget the money clip version's actual tools just because it's the most convenient money clip I've ever used. Sometimes I carry a Cadet but once I upgrade my Gadsden Tinker to having one glow scale, that will likely replace the Cadet. Of course, I'll also have to unload a FrankenClimber with one glow scale, too.
 
I carry a silver Alox Cadet and a silver Alox Mini Champ pretty much every day. Those are in addition to any other knives I may carry or have with me. Sometimes they are the only ones.

I go with a silver Alox Farmer when I am doing fixup work around the house, for the awl and saw which come in handy doing any sort of light wood work or carpentry.
 
I tend to carry smaller SAKs. The Classic is my far and away most carried knife, although, at the moment, it's getting a break in favor of a Manbug. Other times, I carry a Recruit, or an alox Cadet, or a Tinker, in that order of frequency.
 
I have a few SAKs, a couple of 3-row models and a 2-row (I always forget what they are called). I have had them for 30 or 40 years, and never carried them much. They were stashed on various motorbikes and got plenty of use. More recently, I bought an Alox Farmer, which I carry a lot. There is also a Victorinox Mauser GAK, which gets carried only rarely.
 
I have a Mechanic, an Electrician, two Pioneers, one Cadet and a bunch of Soldier models. Both Wenger and Vic. The Mechanic gets used the most because of the pliers.
 
Not a big collection by any means but I carry the old cross Pioneer the most. Perfect size SAK if you ask me.

Actually just gave away the orange Farmer last night to a couple friends (husband/wife) who are flying out today for a 7 day camping/driving loop around Iceland. They didn't have a knife for the trip so I gave them the Farmer. I'll probably replace it with an orange Pioneer.

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Don't have a pic of them all, but I've got several. I carried the Super Tinker regularly for a long time. That was eventually succeeded by the Yeoman. The new Alox Pioneer X looks pretty interesting (scissors being one of the more regularly used tools on my SAKs), so I may eventually pick up one of those. For me, though, the tools I used most are the scissors, Philips screwdriver, flat head screwdriver, and bottle opener, which is why the Yeoman is a really good fit for me.

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I have lots of SAK, including the Champion XXL, but this is my daily EDC, the only knife that changes is the Seb 25 for a Strider SNG or Hinderer XM 18, the cadet is always with me
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This should win me the award for smallest SAK collection because this Classic is my only one. Even though it is my backup knife to a variety of larger knives, I never leave home without it.
 
I carry my Tinker almost daily, but I have an Alox Cadet coming next week. I have a feeling it will slide into the number one spot once it arrives.
 
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Here is about half of the Victorinox knives I have.
My most carried Victorinox: Bantam Alox (bottom right) when I'm at work wearing a suit. Cadet Alox (middle right) when I'm not at work and wearing jeans or shorts.
Victorinox doesn't sell the Bantam Alox in the US anymore, but I'm in Europe every so often and can find them there, so I have a small pile of them still in their boxes (top row).
 
Of the SAK's I have, these three are the most used. The classic in it's keyring sheaths my MOST carried and used pocket knife of any sort. It never leaves the keys, and I can't go anywhere without it. The classic is used for a very wide variety of things.
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When I go into full on minimalist mode, the classic on the keyring with the Sears 4-way screw driver and P-38 in the wallet does most of my day to day work.
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My most carried knife is a Victorinox Classic stayglow, which resides on my key ring. I also frequently carry a red Alox Cadet, probably my #3 most carried knife overall. It goes in the right front pocket inside a GEC large pocket sheath - the small also works and provides a tighter fit and slimmer profile.
 
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