These are a couple spare knives from way back when, I have my new Kershaw Turbulence for EDC and Kershaw chill for backup, so I don't really have a need for these two any more.
They are both used, but not abused. The Victorinox is more worn than the Gerber Skeleton, as far as used knives go, I would say the Vic is in good shape, and the Gerber is in good to very good shape. These are each going for around $30 brand new nowadays.
The Gerber is somewhat of a blast from the past... a USA made knife stamped "Gerber USA" on one side, and "Portland OR" on the other. It's actually a very nicely made knife. It has a 3.5" blade, and a two-component Zytel handle with nice little rubber grip inserts on the bottom edge. The handle and clip are near mint, the blade has been given a convex re-bevel. The serrations are in great shape. The knife is sharp and ready to go... the only "issue" is some slight corrosion in one spot on one side of the blade, which can be easily removed. The "EZ-Out" namesake is 100% accurate, this knife is very easy to open with one hand, due to the healthy cutouts in the blade. It's also extremely light without being flimsy.
The Victorinox used to be my favorite, but life moves on. It has some small waves in the edge near the tip of the blade, but they are not enough to effect the finctionality of the blade. They're only visible when light is reflecting. They can be seen in the second picture. All of the tools are in mint or near mint condition. The blade has had very little sharpening, so other than some scratches and the waves mentioned, it's still got a whole bunch of mileage. The only other issue with the knife is that it's missing the toothpick. The tweezers are present though, which is the important one IMO.
Both knives have clean, tight actions, and rock solid lockup. No mechanical issues whatsoever. Either one of these knives would make great quality users that you don't have to worry about losing, or even a good cheap gift for wife/girlfriend/son/daugther, etc. I'd like $17 obo shipped each, or $30 obo shipped for the pair.
They are both used, but not abused. The Victorinox is more worn than the Gerber Skeleton, as far as used knives go, I would say the Vic is in good shape, and the Gerber is in good to very good shape. These are each going for around $30 brand new nowadays.
The Gerber is somewhat of a blast from the past... a USA made knife stamped "Gerber USA" on one side, and "Portland OR" on the other. It's actually a very nicely made knife. It has a 3.5" blade, and a two-component Zytel handle with nice little rubber grip inserts on the bottom edge. The handle and clip are near mint, the blade has been given a convex re-bevel. The serrations are in great shape. The knife is sharp and ready to go... the only "issue" is some slight corrosion in one spot on one side of the blade, which can be easily removed. The "EZ-Out" namesake is 100% accurate, this knife is very easy to open with one hand, due to the healthy cutouts in the blade. It's also extremely light without being flimsy.
The Victorinox used to be my favorite, but life moves on. It has some small waves in the edge near the tip of the blade, but they are not enough to effect the finctionality of the blade. They're only visible when light is reflecting. They can be seen in the second picture. All of the tools are in mint or near mint condition. The blade has had very little sharpening, so other than some scratches and the waves mentioned, it's still got a whole bunch of mileage. The only other issue with the knife is that it's missing the toothpick. The tweezers are present though, which is the important one IMO.
Both knives have clean, tight actions, and rock solid lockup. No mechanical issues whatsoever. Either one of these knives would make great quality users that you don't have to worry about losing, or even a good cheap gift for wife/girlfriend/son/daugther, etc. I'd like $17 obo shipped each, or $30 obo shipped for the pair.