Maybe the jetsetter will be the answer

Yeah the scissors get used on the classic a lot but do find the blade handy. If I replaced it. It would probably be a rambler or maybe standard manager.
I do keep an eye out, as a Lot of models are as rare as hens teeth here :( :)
Look forward to hear how you like it. 👍
 
It’s a pity Victorinox doesn’t make a Rambler without a blade as it would be my ideal flight or otherwise security-conscious keyring tool.

I suppose breaking the blade off a Rambler is the next best thing. I’ve read of others snapping the blade off Classics to pass security - a much cheaper option.
 
For a while I've been on a quest for the ultimate small pocket combination, something to cover certain bases while having little to no redundancy.

The needs being pliers, a few drivers, tweezers , a toothpick, and scissors.

Having found a better toothpick solution and needing a way to pick at splinters complicated things but I eventually found a solution for that.


I've paired the classic with leatherman squirt but the scissors were redundant
And I've aired the classic with the Sebertool m4 but the tweezers were redundant

I recently went with a Sebertool m2 + classic which was about right, but it's time to do away with the redundant blade.

This may be the best so far.
 
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If you read reviews of the jet setter which basically confirm what I’ve always believed- there’s a trash bin full of brand new jetsetters in every airport. Bad idea to try to carry one on the plane, but great idea for anywhere else.

I’ve found the blade on the classic to be very disappointing. I’ve often thought of getting one of these as a companion tool for my regular pocket knife.

I haven’t yet, because I need a size 0 Phillips screwdriver next to never, but the flathead with the file has some value. Id be more excited about the bottle opener, but when has that really saved the day? Most folks can get a bottle open if they had to.
 
EngrSorenson said:
If you read reviews of the jet setter which basically confirm what I’ve always believed- there’s a trash bin full of brand new jetsetters in every airport. Bad idea to try to carry one on the plane, but great idea for anywhere else.

I’ve found the blade on the classic to be very disappointing. I’ve often thought of getting one of these as a companion tool for my regular pocket knife.

I haven’t yet, because I need a size 0 Phillips screwdriver next to never, but the flathead with the file has some value. Id be more excited about the bottle opener, but when has that really saved the day? Most folks can get a bottle open if they had to.
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I will probably use the little philips more than I ever have the blade on the classic so I'm excited there, but I am a bit torn about it having a cap lifter.

Because I'm not a drinker and rarely even get soda from a glass bottle, I always find myself thinking that a cap lifter is not even remotely important enough to warrant being incorporated into every single thing possible.
 
I like the blade for the super discreet cutting. I also filed my classic’s flat screwdriver thinner so I can tighten eyeglass screws. I don’t like how Victorinox tumbles their screwdrivers so blunt.
 
A.L. said:
I like the blade for the super discreet cutting. I also filed my classic’s flat screwdriver thinner so I can tighten eyeglass screws. I don’t like how Victorinox tumbles their screwdrivers so blunt.
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The blade is definitely good for that and I know they're extremely capable, but one of my all time favorite pocket knives is the Buck 305 lancer which is close to the same size already.


If I favored larger knives I might appreciate the blade on the classic more
 
Hickory n steel said:
The blade is definitely good for that and I know they're extremely capable, but one of my all time favorite pocket knives is the Buck 305 lancer which is close to the same size already.


If I favored larger knives I might appreciate the blade on the classic more
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I carried a sebertool like that on my keychain when I was in HS (late 80s) and loved it…well made little tool. Mine came with a blue rubber slipon to keep it from opening on my key ring. Do they still include them?

nice little Buck btw, I have a soft spot for the 300 series. 302 being my favorite.
 
Lee D said:
I carried a sebertool like that on my keychain when I was in HS (late 80s) and loved it…well made little tool. Mine came with a blue rubber slipon to keep it from opening on my key ring. Do they still include them?

nice little Buck btw, I have a soft spot for the 300 series. 302 being my favorite.
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You mean late 90's right ? Sebertech LLC was founded in 1997.
They're out of business now and I don't think you can even get the Chinese versions from IDL anymore , but I recently got this one NOS off Ebay and it came with the blue vinyl cover.
This one was just in a plain little barcoded box. , the others I have bought which were in those nice hard plastic gift cases ( a couple Harley versions and a standard) never came with the blue vinyl cover.

I'm not using the cover because it goes in my pocket organizer, but that would be appreciated if I was carrying it on my keys.

The 302 is definitely a great solid working knife for sure.

The 305 is my personal favorite, I've got 3 handle variants currently and have a list of certain other versions I'd like to acquire.
 
you’re correct, it was the 90s (I’m thinking mid 90s tho). I wish I knew what happened to that little tool. It came in handy on numerous occasions.
 
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They're not too hard to come by on Ebay, but even in just a couple years the prices are rising.

I gave the last one I had before to a forum member, and had to get another when I found myself wanting one again.
This one should be here to stay unless I find a bead blasted version with a stamp ( if they exist, the finish can be hard to discern in pictures )

I know the Chinese made IDL versions were bead blasted but not stamped, and you can also find unstamped bead blasted versions in proper Sebertech packaging.

I don't know the story on those, I thought mine might have been an IDL version in a Sebertool gift case but I have turned up pictures of others as well as an example or two still unopened.
 
I admit that I have never understood the Jetsetter.

If I did that much flying, I think I'd just drop a small folding scissors in my carry on and keep the Sear's 4-way keychain screw driver or the Victorinox quatro and P-38 in my wallet. I've flown with the wallet tools with no problem, and just mailed a SAK classic to where I was staying in Key West. Worked out just fine. Pick it up at the desk when we check in. Used the classic for a week to cut bait, slice key limes for vodka and tonics, open beers, and cut price tags off souvenir t-shirts, cu the end off good Cigars. When flying out, I hand the classic off to the airport shuttle driver as a give away. For 11.99 at Walmart no sweat.
 
jackknife said:
I admit that I have never understood the Jetsetter.

If I did that much flying, I think I'd just drop a small folding scissors in my carry on and keep the Sear's 4-way keychain screw driver or the Victorinox quatro and P-38 in my wallet. I've flown with the wallet tools with no problem, and just mailed a SAK classic to where I was staying in Key West. Worked out just fine. Pick it up at the desk when we check in. Used the classic for a week to cut bait, slice key limes for vodka and tonics, open beers, and cut price tags off souvenir t-shirts, cu the end off good Cigars. When flying out, I hand the classic off to the airport shuttle driver as a give away. For 11.99 at Walmart no sweat.
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For me it's really just gonna be the easiest most convenient way to get the scissors and tweezers into my pocket organizer without having the redundant blade I just don't need.


I have nothing against the blade itself on the classic, but when you offset that blade to one side of an oversized frame it just looks and feels like a small multitool not a pocket knife.
 
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