The 2-day SAK Oops-I-ordered-the-wrong-thing GAW!! WINNER IN POST 26!!

btmccutcheon · Jul 29, 2016

I'm in!

As a kid I always watched my grandfather in fascination as my grandfather seemed to complete endless tasks with one of the many Barlows he would carry. He carried that pattern exclusively for it's size, strength, usefulness, and ease of replacement. Because of him, I love the pattern. Not a lot of them being made out there anymore, but the ones that are are either very pricey or very cheap. I think think the quintessential example of the barlow to me would be the ones like they used to make, abundant, tough, and very affordable, like the old Ulster pictured below. My granddad was just a poor dirt farmer with barely any dirt, but a Schrade, Ulster, Imperial, or Colonial Barlow was a valuable tool he was simply never without.

btb01 · Jul 30, 2016

Just wanted to give this a bump in case anyone else wants to enter. The correct knife I ordered will be delivered sometime today, and that will be the cutoff for the giveaway.

Frailer · Jul 30, 2016

I'm not eligible, as I don't meet the post count criterion. Nevertheless, I'm a huge SAK fan.

The Spartan is undoubtedly the "quintessential" SAK--or at least it has been for the past several decades. It is not, however, the optimal SAK for daily carry; at least it isn't for me.

I carried a Victorinox Huntsman every day for about a decade, starting in 1986. Then a friend--a British exchange officer--showed me his Compact, and I was smitten. Since I rarely used the Huntsman's saw, this gave me all the functions I needed in two fewer layers. Unfortunately, in 1996 I couldn't find this knife from any US distributor, so my friend brought one back for me after a visit to the UK.

The Compact has been my daily carry knife ever since. I've probably owned 6-8 of them, as I give them away to friends whenever they mention they don't have a knife. In fact, the knife pictured below is now in the possession of my daughter, who had lost hers. (She subsequently found it and gave it to one of her friends.) I'm back to carrying a standard red cellidor model.

BTW, in your post you say the Compact is an 84mm model, but it's a 91mm knife, just like the Spartan.

btb01 · Jul 30, 2016

Frailer said:
BTW, in your post you say the Compact is an 84mm model, but it's a 91mm knife, just like the Spartan.

So it is. Not sure what I was looking at that made me think it was an 84mm model. I did look at a lot of different models trying to decide; guess I got mixed up.

T. Erdelyi · Jul 30, 2016

Funny this thread came up, if I win I wanna pass it on to Dann, glockman99 who never wins anything

I just took a pic of my current SAK collection minus a few on assorted key rings throughout the house. I always take at least 1 other than the one on my keys which is a Midnight Manager IIRC and the one I like most is the Alox Farmer the awl and saw are 2 of the handiest tools on the knife. But when I picture a Swiss Army Knife, I picture a Victorinox Swiss Champ in Red Cellidor with the eye glass screwdriver in the corkscrew, no straight pin or package hook. That's what always comes to mind.

btb01 · Jul 30, 2016

Alright, the Spartan that I meant to order has arrived, so it's time to announce the winner of the Spartan II! I wrote everyone's names on slips of paper (two entries for those who included a picture with their submission)

folded them all and tossed them into a hat

then gave it a few good shakes and drew out one slip of paper.

And the winner is

Captain Howdy!

Congrats, Cap'n! Send me a PM with your name and mailing address and I'll get your knife in the mail on Monday.

Thanks again to everyone for participating!

rye_a · Jul 30, 2016

Congrats to Captain Howdy, and thanks for a great GAW!

Captain Howdy · Jul 30, 2016

Nice!! My fist winner in a gaw! This ecoline will be a welcome addition to my many SAKs. Only my second 91. The bulk of my collection is 93's and 84's. This will definately be a everyday user with a few others. Thank you btb01! Very generous of you.

scattershot · Jul 30, 2016

Congrats To the winner, amd thanks ror letting us play.

neal70 · Jul 30, 2016

Congrats to the winner, and thanks for the chance!🙂
Neal

joeradza · Jul 30, 2016

Thanks Barrett and congrats Captain Howdy.

Alan

r redden · Jul 30, 2016

Congrats Captain and good on you Barrett. Great GAW!

deltaboy · Jul 30, 2016

btb01 said:
Alright, the Spartan that I meant to order has arrived, so it's time to announce the winner of the Spartan II! I wrote everyone's names on slips of paper (two entries for those who included a picture with their submission)

folded them all and tossed them into a hat

then gave it a few good shakes and drew out one slip of paper.

And the winner is

Captain Howdy!

Congrats, Cap'n! Send me a PM with your name and mailing address and I'll get your knife in the mail on Monday.

Thanks again to everyone for participating!

Congratulations.

Vaporstang · Jul 31, 2016

Awesome Giveaway! Congratulations on the new knife CH!

afishhunter · Jul 31, 2016

Congrats

5K Qs · Jul 31, 2016

I was aware of, and interested in, this thread, but apparently never posted in it until now, after all the excitement is over.

Congrats to Captain Howdy, an officer who can appreciate SAKs of many kinds, on winning the new "nylon Spartan"!! :thumbup:
Cool GAW, Barrett (and I hope you enjoy your (second) new Spartan, too

)!

- GT

btmccutcheon · Aug 1, 2016

Wonderful GAW! Congrats CH!

T. Erdelyi · Aug 1, 2016

Congrats Captain Howdy, thanks Barrett.