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Yay, yesterday I found a 'new' old knife in a second-hand shop, a pattern which isn't seen here very often. I wish there were more of these old things to be found, but unfortunately the 'modern' SAK is around for so long that it's very difficult to find them.
It was difficult to open all the tools (but not impossible) and the horrible, gritty sound it made gave me goosebumps. But never underestimate the power of penetrating oil
After working the joints a bit every tool has a nice snap, which I didn't expect because both ends are pretty banged up.
The newly acquired one is on the left, whereas the right one is a Victoria (the pre-stainless Victorinox) from my great-grandfather. Unfortunately I don't know who made the 'new' one, since there is no tangstamp to be found on anything. At first I assumed it is a Victoria too, due to the overall shape and similar tools. But as Corso pointed out in the EDC thread, there are Kneissler farmer's knives and models from other manufacturers which look very similar, so my guess is as good as yours.
Both knives have horn covers. The new one is ever so slightly bigger.
The cork screw was bent outwards quite a bit, which was an easy fix. The blades are heavily sharpened, especially the pen blade which is probably half as wide as it was originally.
The blades on this one are used, but in very good condition. The scales are a bit cracked, but not all the way through.
Both have three springs, the thick middle one is used for the main blade and the saw. The Victoria has nice steel liners, I wish the new had them too so it wouldn't be banged up so badly
From the looks of it, the original owner used it as a replacement for a hammer
Because of the banged up ends the liners were all bent inwards. I bent them back a bit with a wooden wedge, now the tools aren't as cramped together anymore and snap again when closing.
The fit on this old thing is quite remarkable. The action is still smooth as butter with snaps like a new SAK.
There are catch-bits on both sides to accompany the main blade and saw.
The Victoria tang stamp, I think it's from around 1930. Once I found a table with the stamps/years, but who knows where this was
Here is a comparison of the saws. They are almost identical to the modern Victorinox saw (top) with two rows of alternating teeth, it is obviously a proven design. The only difference is that the teeth on the Victoria are slanted towards the handle for pull cutting. I kind of wish they were still like this, because I already bent two modern ones when they got stuck while pushing
And trust me, these things work beautifully.
I like how my great-grandfather knew how to take care of his knife, when I got it both blades were still as sharp as a new SAK. Maybe this thing is hereditary but skips two generations
I hope you enjoy these kind of different patterns, it brings a bit of variety into all those boring old American knives kidding, kidding.
If anyone has any additional info or similar knives you are very welcome to post them.
It was difficult to open all the tools (but not impossible) and the horrible, gritty sound it made gave me goosebumps. But never underestimate the power of penetrating oil
After working the joints a bit every tool has a nice snap, which I didn't expect because both ends are pretty banged up.The newly acquired one is on the left, whereas the right one is a Victoria (the pre-stainless Victorinox) from my great-grandfather. Unfortunately I don't know who made the 'new' one, since there is no tangstamp to be found on anything. At first I assumed it is a Victoria too, due to the overall shape and similar tools. But as Corso pointed out in the EDC thread, there are Kneissler farmer's knives and models from other manufacturers which look very similar, so my guess is as good as yours.
Both knives have horn covers. The new one is ever so slightly bigger.
The cork screw was bent outwards quite a bit, which was an easy fix. The blades are heavily sharpened, especially the pen blade which is probably half as wide as it was originally.
The blades on this one are used, but in very good condition. The scales are a bit cracked, but not all the way through.
Both have three springs, the thick middle one is used for the main blade and the saw. The Victoria has nice steel liners, I wish the new had them too so it wouldn't be banged up so badly
From the looks of it, the original owner used it as a replacement for a hammer
Because of the banged up ends the liners were all bent inwards. I bent them back a bit with a wooden wedge, now the tools aren't as cramped together anymore and snap again when closing.
The fit on this old thing is quite remarkable. The action is still smooth as butter with snaps like a new SAK.
There are catch-bits on both sides to accompany the main blade and saw.
The Victoria tang stamp, I think it's from around 1930. Once I found a table with the stamps/years, but who knows where this was
Here is a comparison of the saws. They are almost identical to the modern Victorinox saw (top) with two rows of alternating teeth, it is obviously a proven design. The only difference is that the teeth on the Victoria are slanted towards the handle for pull cutting. I kind of wish they were still like this, because I already bent two modern ones when they got stuck while pushing
And trust me, these things work beautifully.
I like how my great-grandfather knew how to take care of his knife, when I got it both blades were still as sharp as a new SAK. Maybe this thing is hereditary but skips two generations
I hope you enjoy these kind of different patterns, it brings a bit of variety into all those boring old American knives
kidding, kidding.If anyone has any additional info or similar knives you are very welcome to post them.
