The Old Rugged Victorinox Cross..... Pioneer content, grails and such.... Red Gold...

Woodrow F Call said:
At one time, I wasn't too big on SAKs. Never had a dislike for them, but I liked stockmen, jack knives, and the old Buck 110. I did have a need for a scout type knife, but to be honest, those cheapies from back in the day just didn't do it for me and the nice ones were asking for a little bit of money. One day, we had a thread in the outdoors section where a fella from Italy showed us how to baton with a Victorinox Farmer. I was impressed and decided it was time to try one.

His Farmer was Black in color. I was smitten, A very rugged knife in a classy tuxedo color. What is not to like? The only models available here are silver. Silver is quite a practical color as they don't show scratches, but the colored ones do something for me.
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I too have been bitten hard by these alox saks. Initially I didn't see what the hoopla was all about. Then after extended use their charms became much more apparent. I am interested in the colored versions like gold and green etc. But these are getting a bit touchier in price (up here) compared to the plain silver, which is handsome in itself. So I am looking at pics like these to see if the colored versions look scruffy after extended use/carry. Because what is the point of a nice colored version if they look like a rats behind after extended use/carry. So far from the pics that I have seen the colored versions seem to hold up well enough to justify going in that direction. We'll see. I have other tools on my radar at the moment. You have some handsome tools in those pictures. :thumbup:
 
While I don't subject my alox knives to unnecessary wear and tear, there is something to be said about a well worn alox SAK that is cared for, and not abused and neglected...

 
I love the look of faded red alox!!! Does that happen just from general pocket wear, or do you carry it in a pocket with something else that causes that?
 
slide13 said:
I love the look of faded red alox!!! Does that happen just from general pocket wear, or do you carry it in a pocket with something else that causes that?
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The anodizing on the alox isn't the toughest in the world but it takes more than the lining of a pocket to wear it off. Being carried in the same pocket as keys, change, etc will chip/scratch it off. It takes longer than you would think though, or at least longer than I thought it would. :)
 
I have always been a one SAK man(that sounds dirty), and my old plastic Climber always did much more then I could ask of it. However, recently these alox SAK's have been catching my eye more and more. So much so that they're all I've been thinking about lately. I think I'm going to finaly have to see what all the fuss is about.
 
Do it!!! The alox ones are so much nicer in my oppinion. I've had a tinker in my work bag forever but never really carried it, the plastic scales just always felt a little cheap to me. The alox is fantastic though, ever since I got my first one I've been incredibly impressed with them.
 
slide13 said:
I love the look of faded red alox!!! Does that happen just from general pocket wear, or do you carry it in a pocket with something else that causes that?
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Took it out of my SAK display case in '83 and carried it 20+ years in my left hand jean pocket...your results may vary.

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SadSappySucker said:
I have always been a one SAK man(that sounds dirty), and my old plastic Climber always did much more then I could ask of it. However, recently these alox SAK's have been catching my eye more and more. So much so that they're all I've been thinking about lately. I think I'm going to finaly have to see what all the fuss is about.
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Careful! They multiply, and fast! Most of these where acquired within the past month or two. The moonlight silver solider is my newest.
 
Yes .

Its hard to get the true color with artificial light , its a silvery grey color but the photos dont really recreate true life , its lighter than they depict .
Ill try taking some outside over the next few days , maybe natural light will help .



Ken
 
@ Ken...love your new Farmer my friend!!! I have the Soldier in the Silver Moonlight Grey:thumbup:
 
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