All kept in my bag.

L to R:

Acetaminophen (math is hard), Car Keys, Leatherman Signal, Pixel Buds Pro, Generic leather wallet, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel Watch 1, Spare Pixel Watch Band for hikes.

  • constantokraEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I have a champ from the 90s, and the tools are all great, but I mostly find myself needing pliers and a blade. It’s great for.outdoors though.

    I actually just finished cleaning up a Swiss army knife I found in a house I was cleaning out. I had the scales off, because it was super nasty, and they were solid in the back, so i’m guessing it’s oldish, which might explain why I can’t figure out which model it is. Everything sizeable I find has the hook, and mine, unfortunately, does not.

    You seem to know a lot about them. Any idea what it is, or where I could look to figure it out?

    • Unofficial Firefox Ambassador of Victoria@mstdn.ca
      1·
      9 months ago

      @constantokra That’s interesting. I’d check SAK Wiki or field it with the folks on r/victorinox (they also have a discord server).

      The main tools look identical (edit, nope! No pliers layer) to the swiss champ, but the back tools are a bit different. There’s also no sewing eye on the reamer/awl. So maybe it’s an older version of the swiss champ. The newer one also has plus scales so it has a pen included which you would see the slot for on this side of the scales.

      • constantokraEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        Thanks! I checked the wiki, which I didn’t.know existed, and it’s a 7 layer champion, from between 1977 and 1985. Apparently that model had a lot of changes in its lineup, the older models did not have hooks, and the even older models only had 6 layers.