Most people are familiar with the Tang Stamp on the shank of the main blade of Victorinox SAKs -
it's one of those well known identifying marks to ascertain the authenticity of the knife.
But what's on the other side?
Well, OK, there's the year date on the Soldier - as discussed in this thread (if you have access to SOSAK) : Dated Blades?
But generally there is something stamped on the other side - on some (not all) of the Victorinox SAKs....
There's the date on the Soldier, but on the regular standard sized 91mm red SAK there is "OFFICIER SUISSE" and the crossbow - it's even on the 91mm Economy line Huntsman I have.
It's also on the 84mm SAKs
It's even on my old Economy "budget" Waiter from 1982
but NOT on the small (also 84mm) Popular (Alox version of the Pocket Pal) or the very popular tiny Classic.
Nor is it on the Money Clip - a 74mm model - same size as the Executive -
Nor on the large 111mm locking blade SAKs like this WorkChamp -
Mine is however stamped "patented" (my model is an early WorkChamp from about 1997)
From the discussion on the Dated Blades (over at SOSAK) it would also seem that the 94mm models of the Alox "Pioneer" range non-Soldier models sometimes have the date (possibly over-run blades from the Soldiers) otherwise there is nothing.
Why so?
The key word is "OFFICIER" note the spelling - standing I assume for "Officer" -
the Soldier (and the other 94mm Alox "Pioneer" range) are not regarded as Officers' knives - nor are those smaller gentlemen's and ladies' knives like the Pocket Pal, Executive, Money Clips, Classics -
whereas most of the 84mm lozenge shaped SAK type knives I guess still are.
The standard 91mm sized Red Cellidor/plastic handled knives are "Officer" knives - as they have things like the corkscrew (or Phillips corkscrew replacement) along with most of the 84mm lozenge shaped SAKs - including the corkscrew-less Alox models like the Bantam Alox, and I assume the Cadet.
Comments?
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Vincent
http://UnknownVincent.cjb.net/
http://UnknownVT.cjb.net/
it's one of those well known identifying marks to ascertain the authenticity of the knife.
But what's on the other side?
Well, OK, there's the year date on the Soldier - as discussed in this thread (if you have access to SOSAK) : Dated Blades?
But generally there is something stamped on the other side - on some (not all) of the Victorinox SAKs....
There's the date on the Soldier, but on the regular standard sized 91mm red SAK there is "OFFICIER SUISSE" and the crossbow - it's even on the 91mm Economy line Huntsman I have.
It's also on the 84mm SAKs
It's even on my old Economy "budget" Waiter from 1982
but NOT on the small (also 84mm) Popular (Alox version of the Pocket Pal) or the very popular tiny Classic.
Nor is it on the Money Clip - a 74mm model - same size as the Executive -
Nor on the large 111mm locking blade SAKs like this WorkChamp -
Mine is however stamped "patented" (my model is an early WorkChamp from about 1997)
From the discussion on the Dated Blades (over at SOSAK) it would also seem that the 94mm models of the Alox "Pioneer" range non-Soldier models sometimes have the date (possibly over-run blades from the Soldiers) otherwise there is nothing.
Why so?
The key word is "OFFICIER" note the spelling - standing I assume for "Officer" -
the Soldier (and the other 94mm Alox "Pioneer" range) are not regarded as Officers' knives - nor are those smaller gentlemen's and ladies' knives like the Pocket Pal, Executive, Money Clips, Classics -
whereas most of the 84mm lozenge shaped SAK type knives I guess still are.
The standard 91mm sized Red Cellidor/plastic handled knives are "Officer" knives - as they have things like the corkscrew (or Phillips corkscrew replacement) along with most of the 84mm lozenge shaped SAKs - including the corkscrew-less Alox models like the Bantam Alox, and I assume the Cadet.
Comments?
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Vincent
http://UnknownVincent.cjb.net/
http://UnknownVT.cjb.net/
I used to think that too.
