The knife is the Victorinox Climber, in Stay-Glow handles, model number 53388. They can be had for about $24. It's a great knife, and consists of three layers. Here are the specs...
Handle: The handle is yellow fluorescent plastic, and is 3.5" long. The liners are made of Alox (not stainless steel, as thought). The pins are brass. The handle has a loop integrated into it, which holds the keychain. You still get a toothpick and tweezers. The Victorinox logo is still red and white, and is on the left (normal) side of the handle. I'll touch on the Stay-Glow later.
Main Blade: The main blade on this knife is 3" long with a 2.5" cutting edge, and it ends in a drop point. There's a nail nick on the side facing the shield on the handle. It came out of the box shaving sharp. It's very easy to resharpen, like all SAK blades. It did everything I wanted it to do, and did so without failure or problem.
Small Blade: The Climber also comes with a smaller blade, which is 1.75" long with a 1.5" cutting edge. Like the larger one, it's a drop point. It came shaving sharp as well. I like to keep this blade razor sharp, and use the larger blade for general use.
Scissors: They're 3" long, and have a cutting area of 1 inch. Like all the other tools, they snap open with no play. They came very sharp, and haven't needed resharpening. After about 3 months, the spring still pops them open after a cut, and they still cut like they're brand new. My Leatherman's scissors dulled in about a week. They get used almost daily, and the quality actually rivals that of larger "everyday" scissors.
Bottle Opener: The standard bottle opener with wire stripper and large flathead screwriver. It's 1.4" long, and snaps open with no play. It also snaps into the halfway open position, allowing you a bit of variety with the screwdriver and wire stripper. The bottle opener does what it's supposed to do, with no problems. I haven't used the wire stripper, simply because I never needed to.
Can Opener: The standard can opener with small flathead screwdriver. It snaps open and stays open with no play. The screwdriver gets some use, but no a lot. It's very handy for Phillips-head screws. But the can open gets a lot of use. I can't count how many cans I've shredded open with this thing, but I've never had to resharpen the edge. It makes a good ferro striker also.
Reamer: Yeah, we all like the reamer. It's 1.5" long, with a 1" cutting edge. It's mounted on the underside of the handle. This tool opens to the halfway (T-handle) position only. It also has a small hole in it, presumably for use as a sewing eye. I've used the reamer / awl for punching many holes in leather and holes in cans. They kids always want holes in the lid of the can so fireflies can breathe. I like that the cutting edge doesn't go all the way to the tang because you can really get some leverage by gripping the handle like a T-handled dagger and applying pressure. No resharpening of the cutting edge has been required yet.
Hook: The parcel hook is 1.6" long, with an inside of 0.2". This is used to carry packages that are bound with string, or to hang your coat. To be honest, I've never used it. I've played with it a few times, but never actually used it. Does anybody use it?
Corkscrew: I don't drink wine, but I still use this tool. It's standard-sized for a SAK, and also opens into the T-handle position. It's useful for picking apart knots, while the reamer tends to cut them. Buy yourself one fo those little mini screwdrivers that threads onto the corkscrew, and you've got another couple of uses for the tool.
Tweezers and Toothpick: The standard tools in the end of almost every Swiss Army Knife. The toothpick is 2.1" long and made of plastic. It comes in handy when cleaning my fingernails more than anything else. The tweezers are 1.9" long, and get used quite frequently. Both the toothpick and tweezers snap into the butt end of the knife, and don't dislodge loose. They're positioned right next to the keyring, which makes it awkward at times to remove them.
About STAY GLOW Okay, back to the Stay Glow feature. These are fluorescent yellow scales that are charged by light (it can be sunlight or artificial, it doesn't matter) and glow in the dark. In normal light, they look like yellow handle scales. I charged mine directly underneath a lamp, about 4" from the bulb, for 10 minutes. It lasted in pitch darkness for about 90 minutes. In a more realistic test, normal daylight at 30 minutes of exposure gave me about 70 minutes of lesser-intense light in the same pitch black room. Normal lighted rooms should give about the same glow time. This is a nice feature to have if you're in the woods and misplace your knife.
It also makes a good conversation start when you're dealing with the police (I'm not kidding) and they ask what the yellow thing on your side is. This has happened to me three times, and every time the officer wanted to hold the knife and "test" it by holding it in his closed hands. Then he gave my knife back.
They cost about $24 in stores and expand your personal carry tool selection by quite a bit. It's also easy to find in the dark, and makes the police covet. So check one out.
Here is a photo...
http://www.edwardsluggage.com/store/util/enlarged_image?Args=&imgsrc=53388_VIC_3.jpg
Handle: The handle is yellow fluorescent plastic, and is 3.5" long. The liners are made of Alox (not stainless steel, as thought). The pins are brass. The handle has a loop integrated into it, which holds the keychain. You still get a toothpick and tweezers. The Victorinox logo is still red and white, and is on the left (normal) side of the handle. I'll touch on the Stay-Glow later.
Main Blade: The main blade on this knife is 3" long with a 2.5" cutting edge, and it ends in a drop point. There's a nail nick on the side facing the shield on the handle. It came out of the box shaving sharp. It's very easy to resharpen, like all SAK blades. It did everything I wanted it to do, and did so without failure or problem.
Small Blade: The Climber also comes with a smaller blade, which is 1.75" long with a 1.5" cutting edge. Like the larger one, it's a drop point. It came shaving sharp as well. I like to keep this blade razor sharp, and use the larger blade for general use.
Scissors: They're 3" long, and have a cutting area of 1 inch. Like all the other tools, they snap open with no play. They came very sharp, and haven't needed resharpening. After about 3 months, the spring still pops them open after a cut, and they still cut like they're brand new. My Leatherman's scissors dulled in about a week. They get used almost daily, and the quality actually rivals that of larger "everyday" scissors.
Bottle Opener: The standard bottle opener with wire stripper and large flathead screwriver. It's 1.4" long, and snaps open with no play. It also snaps into the halfway open position, allowing you a bit of variety with the screwdriver and wire stripper. The bottle opener does what it's supposed to do, with no problems. I haven't used the wire stripper, simply because I never needed to.
Can Opener: The standard can opener with small flathead screwdriver. It snaps open and stays open with no play. The screwdriver gets some use, but no a lot. It's very handy for Phillips-head screws. But the can open gets a lot of use. I can't count how many cans I've shredded open with this thing, but I've never had to resharpen the edge. It makes a good ferro striker also.
Reamer: Yeah, we all like the reamer. It's 1.5" long, with a 1" cutting edge. It's mounted on the underside of the handle. This tool opens to the halfway (T-handle) position only. It also has a small hole in it, presumably for use as a sewing eye. I've used the reamer / awl for punching many holes in leather and holes in cans. They kids always want holes in the lid of the can so fireflies can breathe. I like that the cutting edge doesn't go all the way to the tang because you can really get some leverage by gripping the handle like a T-handled dagger and applying pressure. No resharpening of the cutting edge has been required yet.
Hook: The parcel hook is 1.6" long, with an inside of 0.2". This is used to carry packages that are bound with string, or to hang your coat. To be honest, I've never used it. I've played with it a few times, but never actually used it. Does anybody use it?
Corkscrew: I don't drink wine, but I still use this tool. It's standard-sized for a SAK, and also opens into the T-handle position. It's useful for picking apart knots, while the reamer tends to cut them. Buy yourself one fo those little mini screwdrivers that threads onto the corkscrew, and you've got another couple of uses for the tool.
Tweezers and Toothpick: The standard tools in the end of almost every Swiss Army Knife. The toothpick is 2.1" long and made of plastic. It comes in handy when cleaning my fingernails more than anything else. The tweezers are 1.9" long, and get used quite frequently. Both the toothpick and tweezers snap into the butt end of the knife, and don't dislodge loose. They're positioned right next to the keyring, which makes it awkward at times to remove them.
About STAY GLOW Okay, back to the Stay Glow feature. These are fluorescent yellow scales that are charged by light (it can be sunlight or artificial, it doesn't matter) and glow in the dark. In normal light, they look like yellow handle scales. I charged mine directly underneath a lamp, about 4" from the bulb, for 10 minutes. It lasted in pitch darkness for about 90 minutes. In a more realistic test, normal daylight at 30 minutes of exposure gave me about 70 minutes of lesser-intense light in the same pitch black room. Normal lighted rooms should give about the same glow time. This is a nice feature to have if you're in the woods and misplace your knife.
It also makes a good conversation start when you're dealing with the police (I'm not kidding) and they ask what the yellow thing on your side is. This has happened to me three times, and every time the officer wanted to hold the knife and "test" it by holding it in his closed hands. Then he gave my knife back.
They cost about $24 in stores and expand your personal carry tool selection by quite a bit. It's also easy to find in the dark, and makes the police covet. So check one out.
Here is a photo...
http://www.edwardsluggage.com/store/util/enlarged_image?Args=&imgsrc=53388_VIC_3.jpg
