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To: Squantos
Bought my Victorinox Champion in the mid 80s (?) .. it's apparently a scarce model with chisel, fine screwdriver, awl w/sewing hole, and corkscrew on the back.

It's been a fine tool over the years, and except for a small bit of scuffing on the caps, still looks/works like a new one, incl. the original toothpick .. lol !

I'd surely encourage anyone to have something similar handy, as their reputation is well-deserved, imho.


             

133 posted on 01/04/2013 6:59:42 PM PST by tomkat (-/\/\/\-)
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To: tomkat

Mine is an older model as it has the brass frame on the magnifying lens.

Also added the small screwdriver to the corkscrew and mine didn’t have a safety pen hol I removed the side slabs and added a sewing needle hole .

Magnetized the sewing needle, polished it up good with Flitz and it has served me well for decades as owners like you can appreciate .

The magnetized sewing needle worked as a improvised compass and when used with the guts from my 550 para cord boot laces made field repairs to gear and clothing easy.

Would like to see Victorinox make a space on the slabs for a ferconium rod for emergency fire starting.

Seriously thinking of routing a slot in the slab and making one myself....

All in all ....it’s perfection personified for a pocket knife. Even the little magnifying glass was great for looking at bench marks etc on topographic maps,

Stay safe !


142 posted on 01/04/2013 8:01:18 PM PST by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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