Why I love my Swiss Army Knife

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a1boy

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So I have a Wenger swiss army knife, one that has a lock on the main blade. My Uncle gave it to me years before I got hooked on pocket knives, and before I knew how to sharpen knives. Since I started collecting knives a couple years ago I've gotten a hold of a few Benchmades and a few Spyderco's, and I can admit that for a long time, I resented that Wenger for being a little stiff to open some of the tools, and not being able to be opened one handed. Logically the best utility knife to carry should be one that can be opened with one hand while your other hand is holding something else, right?
I live in Australia and just from what I've heard it would be unwise to be carrying something like a Spyderco Native in my pocket when I'm out in a public place like the shopping centre. For a few months at my work I didn't bring a knife (although it would have been extremely useful) because we have to go through a security checkpoint, (like airport metal detectors) and I was afraid if I tried to bring in one of my one hand openers it would get confiscated. Finally I built up the nerve to bring my Wenger with me to work, I figured if they confiscated that, it was the cheapest to replace, and an excuse to go knife shopping. Threw it in the tray to go through the xray machine and waited for the guard to question me, but he didn't. I guess swiss army knives don't really have the same air of 'menace' that other folding knives seem to have.
Now I love this Wenger! It is truly my Every Day Carry knife! It's wider acceptance in society compared to other modern folding knives, to me, is it's greatest strength.
 
"...So I have a Wenger swiss army knife, one that has a lock on the main blade...Now I love this Wenger! It is truly my Every Day Carry knife!..."
- a1boy

wenger's small 84mm main locking blade models are truly a best kept secret for EDC; and not surprisingly - now an open secret, you're not the only one on to this ;-)
 
GIRLYmann said:
wenger's small 84mm main locking blade models are truly a best kept secret for EDC; and not surprisingly - now an open secret, you're not the only one on to this ;-)
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I didn't know there were any locking blade SAKs this small. Could you link me to one? I didn't see any on the Wenger site.

EDIT: Found them. The evolution S series.
 
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Yes, SAKs are very widely accepted and it seems that almost everybody knows them. When I go to a public place or an other place with a lot of people, I prefer carrying a red scaled SAK. I recently used the scissors on my red Victorinox Climber to cut something and was surrounded by people. A few people noticed the little red thing in my hand, but nobody was scared and the only reaction I got from someone was: "Hey, a Swiss army knife."

I also rembember a christmas party at work and one of the managers took his Victorinox Spartan out of his pocket to open a bottle of wine. I never knew he carried one.

There is even a Dutch movie called "Het zakmes" (The pocket knife). It is a movie for children and the main characters are children too, the pocket knife is a Swiss army knife.

Perhaps it is the red color that makes it such a friendly looking pocket knife or perhaps it is because it is so common.
 
I've been carrying one of the Wenger 84mm lockers for about 1--12 years now and often wondered why it wasn't much more popular. I also though it would've been great if Victorinox adopted the lock for some of their models.
Great little knife, for sure:thumbup:
 
I'm a knife lover... always drolling those gorgeous spydercos and benchmades... finaly got a kershaw skyline... i'm loving it!...

but to be honest, the one that i always cary arround in my pocket is a 84mm sportsman...

its true that these red and small pocket knife are friendly looking tools hehehe...
 
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