The 'well used' Victorinox Classic thread

[Fass]

Reading the forums, it seems we all love our Victorinox Classics (or any 58mm Victorinox for that matter). I wonder though, how many of you guys have actually owned one for years and used it really hard? You know, the one without scales or with only a little bit of steel left on the blade because of so many encounters with a sharpening stone? Pics would be great! Even though the Classic seems to be highly regarded, I sometimes get the idea that is also seen as a replaceable commodity instead of just a great user tool to be cherished and used for years on end. So again, show them well used Classics or share your great stories!

 

[Rich S]

Sorry, can't do a pic. I've carried the same Tinker for nearly 30 years. Rather scuffed up scales and blade has been well sharpened, but still quite usable.
Tiny SAKs just don't cut it for me
Rich

 

[jackknife]

Even though the Classic seems to be highly regarded, I sometimes get the idea that is also seen as a replaceable commodity instead of just a great user tool to be cherished and used for years on end.

Unfortunately, although I have carried a classic since about 1995ish, many of them have come and gone, as I do see them as a replaceable commodity. My first classic was bought for something like 8.99, at a Dick's, and I used the ever lovin dog poo outa it. It did holdup, but I gave it to a collage kid I saw trying to use his house key as a knife. I gave another one away to the shuttle driver that took us to the airport in Key West because I knew it wouldn't make it on the plane. I had mailed it to myself where I was staying. I gave another one away to a lady who was on vacation in my hometown of D.C. that was trying to open a plastic blister package.

I tend to see the classic as the gateway drug to SAK's, and I gift them out pretty regular, and they are so cheap to replace. It seems like I've never had one make it past a few years age. I've given them to family members, co-workers, and total strangers.

I love them, and they punch very much over their weight class, and maybe because they still are like 11.99 at Walmart, I'll still give one away when I see someone struggling to do something that needs a sharp edge.

I view the classic as the Giddeon's Bible of pocket knives.

 

[pipedreams308]

Would you settle for a well used Rambler?

 

[Gurdygurds]

Like Carl I've had a lot of these little guys come and go. Some gifted, some sold, and quite a few have been lost since lately I've started to dremel off the keyring and just carry them dropped in my pocket. I like back pocket carrying this one and recently noticed that my jeans are showing the effects.

vic by Six Pound Cat, on Flickr

Unfortunately, although I have carried a classic since about 1995ish, many of them have come and gone, as I do see them as a replaceable commodity. My first classic was bought for something like 8.99, at a Dick's, and I used the ever lovin dog poo outa it. It did holdup, but I gave it to a collage kid I saw trying to use his house key as a knife. I gave another one away to the shuttle driver that took us to the airport in Key West because I knew it wouldn't make it on the plane. I had mailed it to myself where I was staying. I gave another one away to a lady who was on vacation in my hometown of D.C. that was trying to open a plastic blister package.

I tend to see the classic as the gateway drug to SAK's, and I gift them out pretty regular, and they are so cheap to replace. It seems like I've never had one make it past a few years age. I've given them to family members, co-workers, and total strangers.

I love them, and they punch very much over their weight class, and maybe because they still are like 11.99 at Walmart, I'll still give one away when I see someone struggling to do something that needs a sharp edge.

I view the classic as the Giddeon's Bible of pocket knives.

 

[jackknife]

Like Carl I've had a lot of these little guys come and go. Some gifted, some sold, and quite a few have been lost since lately I've started to dremel off the keyring and just carry them dropped in my pocket. I like back pocket carrying this one and recently noticed that my jeans are showing the effects.

vic by Six Pound Cat, on Flickr

And replacing them is a painless affair as they cost abut what a chain restaurant lunch would cost. That puts them in the same class as the small Opinel's, the Buck mini Buck, Gerber ultra light LST. A semi disposable pocket knife.