The Volkswagon Beetle if SAKs.

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The humble Classic reminds me of a Volkswagon Beetle.
The old Beetles, not the current crop.
Those cars were small, light, and simple. Yet for dependability, that were top notch. For ease of care, they were in a league of their own. And for personality and charisma, they were, and still are for many, kings of the road.
There was just something about this cute little humble car that drew people to it. It wasn't the fastest, or the biggest, or even the smallest. It wasn't the best off road or even on road.
It just worked, and worked well.
It had a cult following of car enthusiasts, as well as a following of non enthusiasts who just wanted a simple car to get around.
The Vic Classic is the same way.
It is a small, simple, no nonsense knife.
It is not the best cutter, nor the biggest. It really doesn't stand out in anyway, other then it being the most sold knife in the world.... or at least the most sold SAK in the world. It's users love them, whether knife nuts or non knife nuts. It has a cult following as well as a huge following of non-knife people.
It just works.... and works well.
 
Pretty good analogy ! One of the best SAK gateway drugs out there .

Chris
 
Ya know = I had (have) a Vic Classic on my keyring for the '67 type three I owned once! I still have the knife but at 248k miles traded in the type III - what was I thinking!
Peace
Revvie
 
Iyonk said:
I wonder what jackknife gonna say! hahahaha...
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Well, I sure ain't gonna argue with Voltron, since I'm a champion of both the old Bug and classic.

In 1966, while stationed in Germany, I bought a brand new VW, and used it over the next couple of years to tour all around Germany, Western France, and the low countries. Since I had NCO rank at the time, I could have it shipped to my next duty station, which was the U.S. I kept that car for close to four decades, overhauling the engine a few times, and redoing the interior once. The kids loved it, and I wouldn't part with it until it got to the point I had to start haunting car flea markets and meets for parts. It was, to be blunt, the second best car I ever drove. As far as personality, it was the best damm car I ever had. I finally sold it to a collector for almost what the new Toyota pickup cost me. If they still made them, I'd still be driving one.

As far as the humble little classic, I think it's a very good analogy to put it up there with the old bug. A small little thing with capabilities that are far out of proportion to it's size. It can go anywhere, do most of what you have to really do in the real world, is cute and non threatening. It's effective. It works. Who can argue with that.

Carl.
 
I've seriously been thinking of getting a whole bunch of Classics and experiment with just using those as my edc. One on the keychain, one in the pocket, one in the van, one in the desk, etc. They are small enough that you can literally have one stashed anywhere, and at $9.00 a piece, it's not going to break the bank.
I love my little Classic. It's my "do anything" knife, as it can do just that.
 
Classic's are great, I too have several of them and variants of this model too. It's very handy to have them lying around or on the keychain. But for me, if I think about a classic SAK, the Spartan comes to mind before the Classic.
 
It's always good to have a backup to something that you use day in and day out, and is handy as the classic. I admit that when ever that lady is at the Westminister gun show with her box of TSA confiscations, I get some classics. For 2 bucks apiece, why not. Maybe there's the possability; get them from the TSA. All the sak's I got were either like new, or very good condition. Exept for my better half, most people don't give a keychain size knife a lot of use. I just used an old toothbush and some Dawn dish soap with warm water, and they cleaned up great. About three quarters of them still had the factory edge.

I saw that a few years ago, one of the knife magazines, maybe Blade, had a photo of a classic on the cover, and called it the most confiscated knife in the world. I think so many non knife people carry them, and forget the have them, that when they get to security and get called on it, they just toss them and buy a new one when they get home. I think the little classic can also be called the Bic pen of pocket knives. VW beatles, Bic pens, and Timex watches are those things that just work so well, and cost so little, they are a phenomenon in themselves. Lord knows I have Bic pens stashed all over the place.

But I have not yet in my life come across an object so small, that will actually preform so many different functions. As an edc pocket knife, the classic gives you a sharp little blade that will open most packages, a small sissors that really cut things with surgical precision, a nailfile blade that will smooth off a rough spot on many things besides nails, and also do well on small phillips and regular screws, in addition to doing light prying that your thumb nail is not up to. The uses for the tooth pick and tweezers are many.

Yes, it may be a good thing to have a spare stashed around. I can't see the harm in it. Certainly cheaper than drinking. And who knows, you just may give one away to some non knife person in need of a knife. That's what I did with all my 2 dollar TSA classics. The classic can be like the Giddion's Bible of pocket knives.

Carl.
 
yup! i agree.... most of the saks that i gave to friends are classic... and every single of them appreciate it and got more of saks by themself... victorinox really genius with this little all time favorit lightweight model...

but i really got to give credit to you jackkife... you're the number one victorinox classic evangelism hahaha!!!
 
I got one for most everyone in my family.I have both the Classic and Rambler on my keychain.I might rotate my other edc knives around,but those little critters always ride with me.
 
I just hooked my son on SAKs. Classic was the hook. He had a Spartan I gave him when he was a kid more than twenty years ago. Didn't use it much but kept it.
Earlier this year he was visiting, we were shopping and I bought him a Classic SD Alox to go on his keyring (like mine). In the past three months he has bought six more SAKs!!!!
 
My sister got hooked on SAKs too. She got her third Classic last week, a model with flowers on the scales. She already had an olive green and pink Classic. The next SAK on her list is a Midnight Manager, my blue sapphire Midnight Manager actually. She saw it on my keyring and say she wanted one like that. So I'll need to buy another one. :)
 
That's another thing about the Classics. Like Harayasu's sister's, they come in an assortment of colors and designs. More so then any other SAK. Very neat little knives.
 
Your anology really makes me miss my 74` VW I had for 2 years. I had to sell her in september when I realized that I couldn`t care for her as much anymore as she desevers. Somehow I`m glad I don`t have her anymore with the winter here being extemely cold. We had -15 C last night. And I`m sure I would`ve frozen my rear end off in that car, but damn, she was fine.... 1303s with the original 1600 engine. Everything original, and I only bought original parts. I hope I can buy her back once my financial situation changes.

As for SAKs, the Spartan is the classic for me. I`ve had one since I was 6 years old, and I still have it, bruised and beaten, scrached and dirty, but still working and still the best knife/multitool for me. In fact I have it here right next to me ready for a cleaning and silicone oil.
 
Art_Vandeley said:
Your anology really makes me miss my 74` VW I had for 2 years. I had to sell her in september when I realized that I couldn`t care for her as much anymore as she desevers. Somehow I`m glad I don`t have her anymore with the winter here being extemely cold. We had -15 C last night. And I`m sure I would`ve frozen my rear end off in that car, but damn, she was fine.... 1303s with the original 1600 engine. Everything original, and I only bought original parts. I hope I can buy her back once my financial situation changes.

As for SAKs, the Spartan is the classic for me. I`ve had one since I was 6 years old, and I still have it, bruised and beaten, scrached and dirty, but still working and still the best knife/multitool for me. In fact I have it here right next to me ready for a cleaning and silicone oil.
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I also had a red beetle I bought new in 1974.
Loved everything about it, except what you alluded to about the cold winters. With it's air-cooled engine, staying warm & keeping the windshield ice free was definitely a challenge. But that was pretty widely known & a given if you knew anything about the Bug.
Good analogy Voltron & spot on.
 
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