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That’s what I think…and is how I am going to try get one of the 1891 replicas in trade. I bought one to keep and hope to get a second before they run out so I can sell or trade for a 1891/125th sometime in the future. That way I can have both for a little over $1,000 after tax and shipping.
Haha same here... didn't see any price for it before the release date, even put an alarm on my phone to be sure i wouldn't miss it... then i click on the link on Victorinox website... 600$ CAD... nop!
Do it! The SAK market is always crazier outside the States! Remember the guy who got like a dozen MOTMs? I think he did just fine.I’ve got my country’s entire allocation on the way. Not that I have much interest in the model - I just can’t resist an excellent scalping opportunity!
Was that you?
Not me! That was another collector in Europe, maybe Austria IIRC. Considered it for a bit since I was lucky to have found them still available here the next morning. Bought one, posted about them being available. Surprised when I checked a couple of hours later they were still available so I got two more.Was that you?
It’s more like 5x production (9,999/1969) and 5x cost. And it certainly was better to speculate on the MOTM based on the numbers. But these shouldn’t be too different from the 1891/125th since there were 7,536 of those made (1,884 over 4 regions) and a ‘higher’ price IMO, if adjusted for inflation and being launched during the financial crisis (here at least). I don’t expect these to sit around as long. And inflation is coming…
Thanks for the numbers correction. No mathematist here, obvs! LOL.
No problem. Just laying out some of my rationale and justification of my purchase.
Understood about post #26 as I was (mostly) kidding too. I talked myself out of getting that Winter Magic PX…because I don’t use the ones I have. But I do wish I got one anyway. I would probably carry it some.
I’m very happy for the serious collectors who actually collect Swiss knives into the 1800s/early 1900s. That’s not me. If my collection ever gets a decent original 4-pin with or without the shield, I would have been content with that. I’m happy enough with one from c. 1930.
I was on the fence about the 2020 PX for ages. It's much better in the real than in any picture. The scales are exquisite & it's beautifully finished. I didn't buy it to use, just to have as an artifact.I talked myself out of getting that Winter Magic PX…because I don’t use the ones I have. But I do wish I got one anyway. I would probably carry it some.
I’m very happy for the serious collectors who actually collect Swiss knives into the 1800s/early 1900s. That’s not me. If my collection ever gets a decent original 4-pin with or without the shield, I would have been content with that. I’m happy enough with one from c. 1930.
I am pleased that Victorinox can commit the time and resources to projects like this to commemorate and honor their history…while making some of us nuts happy…even if the buzz they wanted has some negative reactions from the crowd.
Exactly this.
With all the others getting theirs before me and posting pictures online, I can see a big difference that will show up clearly in pics, I think. I won’t post pics publicly until after I hear from them. I’m hoping this isn’t a common problem and that it’s just my bad luck that this one slipped through QC instead of passed. I will say it’s a finish or cosmetic issue and does not interfere with function at all. So if things don’t go well with customer service, I guess this is the one I’d use. 
Well, mine finally came in late yesterday and unfortunately mine does have a QC issue and I’ll have an opportunity to see how they handle the flaw.
That aside, it does compare nicely to my c. 1930 JNOXD tang stamped knife with the shield. That one came in at 80g and the replica at 82g. Aside from the awl and corkscrew, it seems more like mine dimensionally than other comparisons to older knives. I can confirm the one report that the liners are nickel silver not aluminum. Which is a huge plus to me. I think I’ll save the full list of pros and cons til later. However, aside from the finish on my particular knife, the biggest negative issue with the replica is the choice to use what looks like tool stainless for the small blade spacer, which I have not seen mentioned by anyone else. It’s the only odd choice from my perspective as that was never done to my knowledge…even the steel liner soldiers I have and seen have brass or nickel silver for this spacer. Main blades for most knives contact this spacer when snapped shut. While this isn’t the finish issue specific to my knife, the spacer isn’t quite the right size (too big) and the tumble polish left this one part far too rounded. I feel they should’ve stamped a nickel silver one.
Mine is in the 15xx serial range directly from Victorinox in CT, and another I saw was in the 1,6xx, unlike what Quiet got from DLT…for anyone who cares about the number they may get.
Thanks, but that’s definitely not the issue with mine. The main blade liner contact on the ‘full height’ liners is period correct and perfectly normal for Officer’s knives before the 91mm pin size and geometry was changed in ‘51 with the new openers (+PAT).
I know I'm supposed to figure it out from the pic, but I didn't. So what's wrong with it? Discoloration?I got a pretty standard form letter like reply saying that I could return and buy another but that refund could take up to two billing cycles and stated that everything needed to go back in its original condition.
Perhaps I could have taken better pictures to describe my issue. I do think they also could have taken my concern a bit more seriously. I don’t really want to bother with the hassle of a return and the uncertainty that they will accept it and issue the refund in addition to the uncertainty that a second one would be better. I guess a user it will be. Fix it to the best of my ability.
The irony is that I’d be totally okay with fixing it myself if in some alternate universe where they could send me a pair of unfinished scales and 4 pins so I didn’t have to turn my own as I usually would for such repairs.
I still think there’s $500 value in these knives and still glad that they were offered at all. But I hope people understand why I’m not super pleased with the one I happened to get:
