All About Pocket Knives

A couple of mine...

Here are a couple of old ones. Any info would be great!!!

Matt Sanders

hey MATTY!
here is my BEST shot at em.

1st one- OFFICERS knife -that tang stamp is 1884-1909...prolly right about 1900 IMO
fibre scales

2nd one-SPORTSMANS knife-tang stamp is 1943-1950(victoria w/ crossbow)
INTERESTING KNIFE TO ME:
cool advert etch
this knife was made by Swiss for the Swiss market ,in a OLDER style.....IMO
if was made for export IMO would look totally different....more of what we think of now,but with the pins expose through the scale...i have a few.....i will try to post a pic for comparison
THIS KNIFE IMO= ww2 era knife made in the 1884-1910-20ish STYLE.


HOPE THIS HELPS matty

JUNEBUG

Hey Buggaroony!!! Thanks for the info!!!!! Look forward to seeing yours as well....

Oh, and I finally hit my tenth post!!!

Only took me 2 1/2 years....

Matt

congrats MATTY........whats the deal ya CHAT RAT....LOLOLOOOLLOL

WW2 era we Americans would be thinkin this style.......this is the style our AMERICAN troops would have seen in the PX ,and brought home........the style you show is pre that IMPORT style.....
and the ones you show would have been carried by EUROPEAN area forces.........


SIDE NOTE:notice spiked awl and GROOVED corkscrew....also exposed pins through cell scales.
(your scales are FIBER)

Thanks JB, great information to have. I don't own any at present but with all the displays and discussion, I might be in the market. Saw a vintage black officer's model, (had alot of bells and whistles) very nice sheath with pencil and notepad on ebay 'bout 4 months or so ago, missed out in the auction. If you have heard of such, please let me know. Thanks again, Rocky

hey rocky
off hand i dont remember one comeing with pen and paper...sorry not that they didn't!
BUT
i do have a couple that come in a aluminum box and inside is a alox knife and ASTRONAUT pen
the kind that write upside down/sideways/etc...........

Thanks JB, I'm watching one on ebay now. It's not black but red. I'll let ya know how it turns out. Rocky

Got 'er done! I'll send pics when I get her. Rocky

victorinox rucksack
locking blade....slide button release

victorinox-one hand trekker-left hand version

liner lock-unlocks for lefty,push right on liner to unlock

on hand thumb hole

serrated 1/2 blade

victorinox- GAK=german army knife
contracted by german armed forces
german military eagle shield

note: saw tip is a multi tool...and saw COVER(snaps on/off)

victorinox- golf tool
translucent red
detachable ball marker....and nylon sheath not show,sorry,i forgot!
tooth pick and tweezers on back not pictured....again sorry

Nice Mauser Josh. If you run out of room I'll safeguard that one for you. Achtung!

victorinox- florist
single blade


added file work

thanx TANK!!!

tryin ta get ma butt in gear and post some pix i have promised...........for a while now

let see if others follow......
i have quite a few more to post....lol

these go by a few names........i guess most nick names???
secretary or pocket pal...etc etc.......

come in alox or cell

the red one is a WENGER note their pen blade style(clip) and added key ring

silver is victorinox note their pen style

blue is also VIC. it is a advert. , and has the watch back opener secondary blade.

I'm enjoying drooling over here. Hopefully we'll have a dedicated SAK Collectors forum. I have some unique ones on the way. i'll post pics when my photographer recovers from the flu.

victorinox - executive

prolly one of the most useful SAK's I have.......BEST NAIL FILE OUT THERE ON THIS KNIFE!

some have key ring....some dont........some are adverts with inlay,some inked on.......and colors of course

oh ...and the odd tool is a orange peeler(serrated) with screwdriver tip........

Holy Swiss Knives Junebug!
How many SAK'S do you own now?
Great group......keep it up!
Camillus

I found this uncommon knife at a flea marrket for $2. It is called an Excelisor. The Pocket pal is the other verison. The difference is the keyring, I believe this knife is no longer made. ftd

tank wrote:Nice Mauser Josh. If you run out of room I'll safeguard that one for you. Achtung!

You might be mistaking that GAK with the Mauser GAK. The Mauser GAK has a 3rd blade as seen here. The standard 2 blade GAK was made by many different manufacturers, undoubtedly Victorinox models are superior to the rest. The Mauser GAK was only made by Victorinox and it had the word Mauser in white on the shield area of the knife. The current modern GAK is the same as what the Swiss Army carry, a 111mm design with special German Army Eagle scales.

Mauser
http://sakfan.blogspot.com/2011/01/vict ... knife.html


Modern GAK
http://sakfan.blogspot.com/2012/03/vict ... knife.html

Yes you're correct I was just generalizing. Do you own that one>?

tank wrote:Yes you're correct I was just generalizing. Do you own that one>?

Yes, I own them both as well as all that you see on my blog. Been collecting SAK's for over 10 years now. I really have too many.