Show us your Swiss Army Knife.

[Paul99]

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Here's mine. Casing a bit broken and the spring thing in the scissors snapped off but otherwise OK.

I've got this one too!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Black salami knife and a couple of single blade faves, all been with me for a long time.

 

[Cubist]

You probably won't be able to pick up this one in the picture unless you look closely View attachment 55151

Nope, attachment doesn't work, just that blue thing with a cross in the middle........

 

[threebikesmcginty]

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That close up is good enough for me to have been able to make a copy key, I'll be round with a van next time you're out.

 

[jayonabike]

I have a Leatherman Juice, given to me for Christmas a couple of years ago

 

[djb1971]

I'd like to but

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I hope yours has got the needle and thread attachment

 

[djb1971]

Victorinox Swisstool, the Rolls Royce of multitools. I do tend to use the Ford Mondeo much more though, leatherman wave.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

That key is only of use when I am out and about.

Is it the one for your wallet?

 

[djb1971]

Is it the one for your wallet?

Or chastity belt!

 

[EltonFrog]

Victorinox Swisstool, the Rolls Royce of multitools. I do tend to use the Ford Mondeo much more though, leatherman wave.

Crikey! I have one of those as well! BUT, I have no idea where it is. Hmmmm....

 

[djb1971]

You'd better find it, they've rocketed in price recently!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Swiss Army or Leatherman, is it a bit like Shimano and Campag? I favour a Swiss Army myself but that Swisstool looks very nice, shiny!

 

[swee'pea99]

Never would have bought one meself - far too expensive - but my Dad got me one for my 21st birthday - best present ever. That one went round the world with me, had daily use for about 20 years, and never wore out in any way or to any degree. Probably the best single piece of engineering I've ever owned. I lost it. And bought a replacement straightaway.

I use some things more than others - use the scissors all the time, the blades are both excellent and razor sharp, the magnifying glass is great, even the saw works really well - but I've used every tool on it at one time or another, with the single exception of the one for scaling a fish/removing a hook from a fish's mouth.

Every now & then I go away on a holiday and think...'am I going to need it? Nah - probably not,' and leave it behind. And I end up regretting it every time. You'd think I'd have learned by now, but unfortunately the knife is a lot, lot smarter than me.

Just on the basis of this knife I've long been convinced that the Swiss are like the uber-Germans when it comes to making things like this. It just reeks quality.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Never would have bought one meself - far too expensive - but my Dad got me one for my 21st birthday - best present ever. That one went round the world with me, had daily use for about 20 years, and never wore out in any way or to any degree. Probably the best single piece of engineering I've ever owned. I lost it. And bought a replacement straightaway.

I was told once that if you keep your SAK for a year you'll have it for life, I just assumed it was true as I've had mine for about 25 years now.

 

[EltonFrog]

I was told once that if you keep your SAK for a year you'll have it for life, I just assumed it was true as I've had mine for about 25 years now.

Interesting, I've had my bike one 14 years or so, the yellow one less than a year.

I feel a bit left out, because I haven't got a magnifying glass or hook thing.