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I believe it is a proper SAK (issued to the swiss military, don't know when exactly, but certainly around WW2). I have a similar one from my grandfather. It is horribly banged up (the butt was probably used as a hammer) and sharpened with power tools.
Today I carried the carter and victoria (bottom one), an heirloom from my great-grandfather.
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I believe it is a proper SAK (issued to the swiss military, don't know when exactly, but certainly around WW2). I have a similar one from my grandfather. It is horribly banged up (the butt was probably used as a hammer) and sharpened with power tools.
Today I carried the carter and victoria (bottom one), an heirloom from my great-grandfather.
Incredible, is it carbon? if so, I am going to be on the lookout for one of these, though my instincts say that they are incredibly rare and the search isn't worth it. Also, I really love the Victoria, it feels great to carry an heirloom like that, huh?
I am lacking good pictures at the moment, but I have my grandfather's old electrician's knife marked 'Ulster Kutmaster USA' to keep on topic here
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Awesome! Looks really sharp too
Thanks.:thumbup: I took the pic today after touching it up on my new slotted paper wheel.
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Incredible, is it carbon? if so, I am going to be on the lookout for one of these, though my instincts say that they are incredibly rare and the search isn't worth it. Also, I really love the Victoria, it feels great to carry an heirloom like that, huh?
I am lacking good pictures at the moment, but I have my grandfather's old electrician's knife marked 'Ulster Kutmaster USA' to keep on topic here
The main blade unfortunately is stainless, but the rest is carbon steel. It may be that older ones used carbon steel, prime77's certainly looks that way.
And I do love the Victoria. It was sharpened a lot, but properly. I was really pleased to see that it was as sharp as new when I first saw it (which tells me that it hasn't really been used by anyone else, because noone on that side of the family would have a clue how to sharpen a knife
). And the saw still cuts extremely well, the same double row teeth construction like modern SAKs (tested and proven for 100 years).- Joined
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carried some cheap schrade imperial pocketknife
sturzi was right. It's a SAK from 1932. I've had it for awhile and carried it from time to time. A was lucky and got one in relatively good shape. It still has lots of life to it.
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Cliff Polk I received last week.View attachment 291401
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SBJ again, the patina is coming along very nicely; I wish I hadn't stropped it before I took this pic today, it would have fit the color scheme a lot better.
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sturzi was right. It's a SAK from 1932. I've had it for awhile and carried it from time to time. A was lucky and got one in relatively good shape. It still has lots of life to it.
I cannot get over these things...STOP POSTING THEM!
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Curtesy of mnblade. This knife is so nice.