Case vs Swiss
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I didn't even know they made left-handed versions. Thanks. Good to know, although I don't think I now know any left-handed people. My late father was one.
I've carried a Camper the past week, but not needing the saw in town, just went back to a Spartan. I think I have four Spartans. One is their former sub-brand, Elinox. The Export Director told me that Elinox was their economy brand, but I can't tell the difference, other than the shield on the handle. Maybe the corkscrew didn't have the decorative groove then? It's since been dropped from all their knives.
I once tried several models of varying thickness, to see which was the largest that I could comfortably carry in a trousers pocket. It was the Camper.
I used that model in a story that I published on Fan Fiction.net.
One heroine had to cut ropes holding a cage door, then free her friend's wrists of the ropes with which bad guys had tied her. Fans of TV's, The Lost World would recognize Finn and Veronica.
Veronica got tied up a lot on that show. I think they had that happen whenever they needed a ratings boost. Veronica already attracted male viewers like a picnic does flies...
Finn used her Vic. Camper's saw to cut the thicker door ropes, then used the smaller cutting blade on Vee's wrist bonds. She'd used her crossbow to kill a Tecamaya Indian guard and friend Ned Malone had knifed another. But with a Bowie, not a SAK...
After they escaped the remote Brazilian plateau of the show, I had the characters hunt in Kenya, then a British Crown colony. Prof. Challenger's wife of the show had died of flu in 1921 (in my stories) and he'd married Finn, the young blonde from the 21st Century. After settling in the UK and becoming an author, Finn had visited Switzerland and brought back some Swiss Army knives as then made, for herself and her friends. I knew what they looked like then because the Export Director had very graciously given me a copy of their centennial book, The Knife, chronicling the company's first hundred years, 1884-1984. One big color photo showed both Soldiers' and Officers' knives over the years.
I do like SAK's. I'm amazed they ever needed an economy line, as the regular product is so reasonably priced, for the quality.
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Posts 43 and 44 shouldn't be there, if jokes. No way for a reader to know if you were serious. This is how misinformation finds its way onto the Net.
Please use a joking Smiley, if you're just kidding. As obvious as it may seem, some members or lurkers may not catch the humor. Many simply read something and repeat it.
Thanks. Sorry if I seem a bit terse. My little grandson is pretty ill tonight.
Please use a joking Smiley, if you're just kidding. As obvious as it may seem, some members or lurkers may not catch the humor. Many simply read something and repeat it.
Thanks. Sorry if I seem a bit terse. My little grandson is pretty ill tonight.
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Not you tell me!
Have owned several SAK but never paid that much attention to them, apparently.
Now you tell me that some have LH corkscrews!
Us LH guys spend a lot of effort looking for LH stuff.
Like Bolt ActionRifles.
And to think I might own LH corkscrews and don’t even know it!
Have owned several SAK but never paid that much attention to them, apparently.
Now you tell me that some have LH corkscrews!
Us LH guys spend a lot of effort looking for LH stuff.
Like Bolt ActionRifles.
And to think I might own LH corkscrews and don’t even know it!
Sorry your grandson is ill but I was serious about the lefthanded corkscrew. This is a video of the new version of the left-handed SAK, but the corkscrew is the same on the older versions. New ones run about $60.
Swiss army knives left-handed from Wenger - video dailymotion
Swiss army knives left-handed from Wenger - video dailymotion
By "better blade" I assume you mean your SAK holds an edge longer. My experience was the opposite. However, I only used both a stainless Case and a SAK enough to get a good comparison during the 1970s. I liked the Victorinox Automotive that I brought back from Switzerland for its metal file/saw and Philip's head. Since my Automotive was stolen I have not had a SAK that was both thin enough to be comfortable in a front pants pocket and had tools that I used often enough to make it worth carrying. I think Cases carbon steel blades hold an edge a wee bit longer than their stainless so SAKs come out worse when compared to Case's CV blades. None of those blades held an edge as long as the Schrade made Buck Stockman that I also had during the 1970s. More recently Queen made traditional slip joint pocket knifes blades out of ATS-34, D2, BG-42 and CPM 154, Boker has used 440C and Case has used 154CM but all those are more expensive.
In addition to fit and finish most Case's have nickel silver bolsters reinforcing one or both ends. Even without considering the various side covers Case uses traditional Case pocket knives with the same number of blades or tools are a more expensive assembly than SAKs.
I could not find "Case Select" on their web site and have not seen that name on recently made Case knives. I own late 1990s Case Select knives. The Case Selects that I've seen have nickel silver liners and pins rather than Case's usual brass, different shaped blades and included a free 1 year membership in the Case Collectors' Club. Case's usual Trapper clip blade is a Turkish Clip. Select Trappers have a long pull clip blade shaped much like an old Buck Stockman's clip blade. They are similar to your red and blue bone Case lock backs. While regular late 1990s 6347 pattern 3 7/8" Whittlers had 3 back springs Select 6347 Whittlers had 2 springs that a wedge seperated on the end with the secondary blades. They were split backs. Maybe the Selects were fitted a little more carefully but you can count on them being fitted better. Selects were not hand honed. You still would have to hone Selects to a razor edge yourself. The knives Case sold as extra sharp had blades etched "razor edge" during the 1970s. Later some tang stamps had the prefix SSP for stainless springs and blades and polished edges. Since we both enjoy sharpening them ourselves razor sharp as new shouldn't be worth more than a yawn. I'd rather the money went towards nickel silver instead of brass.
If I use a SAK cork screw to untie a damsel in distress will she introduce me to her mother? Either you drink wine or you don't. Until I need a corkscrew to open my coffee cup I'll prefer Philip's heads. The usually present awl will do for untying knots in string.[...] And, BTW, a corkscrew is very handy for loosening knots. Keep that in mind the next time you have to rescue a kidnapped damsel in distress and free her hands!
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First , I just heard that the GS's fever is 'way down. Looks as if he had a 48 hour virus. My son and his wife are still being very vigilant, but it looks good now.
Your video was of Wenger knives, no longer made. Victorinox bought them maybe ten years ago. But I think they still make some knives with that Evo handle shape.
I frankly didn't know if you were joking about left-handed models, and especially about that corkscrew.
Glad they were really made.
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The internet is crawling with videos showing how to open a wine bottle with a knife. Here is one selected at random.
Does this render the corkscrew obsolete? Perhaps not, but it does represent another triumph for Man, the Tool-Using Animal.
[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mrdwT8T3dXw[/ame]
Does this render the corkscrew obsolete? Perhaps not, but it does represent another triumph for Man, the Tool-Using Animal.
[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mrdwT8T3dXw[/ame]
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