Some SAK love

euroken said:
Lol, I purchased it because the knife resembled a traditional jack or a boy's knife! Seeing it was a SAK, I had to get it!
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Good catch! This was the third (actually fourth) model issued to the Swiss Army. The stamp on the scale above the lanyard hole (small circle with a cross inside) is the Waffenkontrolle stamp, which means it went through the Swiss Army's quality control. Compared to previous models yours brought a few inovations. It's a bit smaller and less bulky, the screwdriver has a wire stripping notch, a lanyard hole was added, they went back to a spear point blade (the oprevious 1908–50 model had a clip point blade) and most importantly, it's got stainless steel. While Victorinox used stainless since 1921 for civilian knives, this was the first soldier's model to use it. This was also the last knife to be made by 3 different manufacturers for the army: Victorinox, Wenger and the much rarer Röthlisberger.


For comparison, here's a 1908 model Wenger from 1943 I used to have. All carbon steel, clip point blade. Compared to yours these are quite a bit bulkier. Built like a tank and quite fun, but I wasn't going to carry such a brick in my pocket, so it went to a new home.

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ISKRA said:
Good catch! This was the third (actually fourth) model issued to the Swiss Army. The stamp on the scale above the lanyard hole (small circle with a cross inside) is the Waffenkontrolle stamp, which means it went through the Swiss Army's quality control. Compared to previous models yours brought a few inovations. It's a bit smaller and less bulky, the screwdriver has a wire stripping notch, a lanyard hole was added, they went back to a spear point blade (the oprevious 1908–50 model had a clip point blade) and most importantly, it's got stainless steel. While Victorinox used stainless since 1921 for civilian knives, this was the first soldier's model to use it. This was also the last knife to be made by 3 different manufacturers for the army: Victorinox, Wenger and the much rarer Röthlisberger.


For comparison, here's a 1908 model Wenger from 1943 I used to have. All carbon steel, clip point blade. Compared to yours these are quite a bit bulkier. Built like a tank and quite fun, but I wasn't going to carry such a brick in my pocket, so it went to a new home.

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That is fantastic! Don't see too many 'clip' bladed SAKs in the wild!

Thank you for the detailed insights!
 
"Loved not wisely, but too well", perhaps.
I got this big one cheap because some of the blades wouldn't open without a lot of sorrow and pain.
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I think somebody used too much glue here. Fortunately, PB Blaster loosened up whatever it was.
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I have a considerable admiration for this red Alox Old Cross Pioneer. It's a dependable knife with a useful set of tools, it's one of the older SAKs I own (I think, but I'm really just guessing), and it's one of the best knife deals I've ever stumbled upon.
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- GT
 
5K Qs said:
Terrific trio, Jer! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
Did you remove the key ring attachments from the bottom two?

- GT
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They never had the swingle ring. It could be that one was from a different batch and I got it from my brother when he was winnowing his knives.
 
btb01 said:
Nice one, Alain! :thumbsup: I picked one of those up at the Badger knife show last year, had a slight chip in the edge of the clip point near the tip (not too bad, though, thankfully). Yours looks like it could still have the factory edge on the blades.

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Nice one. Mine stayed in the Beemer's toolbox and has done a lot of work. Not pristine, but still looking good!

Choice for the Commando was simple.
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