Victorinox Titanium handles

vjb.knife · Dec 5, 2020

I have seen several small oufits that make this type of handle sets for Swiss army knives and have been thinking of getting some but When I saw these from Promethius Design Werks I decided to try some out. I put this set on a Swiss Champ That I have had for a while. It was easy and quick. I snpped off the original handles and snapped on the new Titanium.

Smaug · Dec 5, 2020

Beautiful. How much do they co$t?

vwb563 · Dec 5, 2020

Those look totally awesome!

dano · Dec 5, 2020

Smaug said:
Beautiful. How much do they co$t?

$99.00...

sabre cat · Dec 6, 2020

Very nice. I like the pocket clip.

What’s the deal with all the spare parts?

vjb.knife · Dec 6, 2020

sabre cat said:
Very nice. I like the pocket clip.

What’s the deal with all the spare parts?

I have had the spare parts kit for a long time. It has come in handy a number of times to be able to repair or replace parts on SAK's over the years.

sabre cat · Dec 6, 2020

vjb.knife said:
I have had the spare parts kit for a long time. It has come in handy a number of times to be able to repair or replace parts on SAK's over the years.

How do you get one of those kits?

I have a need for parts and I am finding replacement parts absurdly priced.

Smaug · Dec 6, 2020

sabre cat said:
How do you get one of those kits?

I have a need for parts and I am finding replacement parts absurdly priced.

Yeah, they're expensive if you buy them one at a time. Buying a kit is expensive, but if you're really into SAKs, I suppose it'd pay for itself over the years.

https://www.adorama.com/vi34441.htm...vgvNZVrK9KRoCbyQQAvD_BwE&utm_source=adl-gbase

Venice · Dec 6, 2020

Very nice. I got a Rambler in titanium a while ago but it just didn't feel right so I sold it. Looked very good though.

tiguy7 · Dec 6, 2020

vjb.knife said:
I have seen several small oufits that make this type of handle sets for Swiss army knives and have been thinking of getting some but When I saw these from Promethius Design Werks I decided to try some out. I put this set on a Swiss Champ That I have had for a while. It was easy and quick. I snpped off the original handles and snapped on the new Titanium.

Are you saying that the Titanium handles are snap fit and require no glue?

vjb.knife · Dec 6, 2020

A

tiguy7 said:
Are you saying that the Titanium handles are snap fit and require no glue?

Absolutely, I used some clamps to get them on and they are quite solid. Being quite careful it took about 10 minutes max for the entire changeover.

vjb.knife · Dec 6, 2020

Smaug said:
Yeah, they're expensive if you buy them one at a time. Buying a kit is expensive, but if you're really into SAKs, I suppose it'd pay for itself over the years.

https://www.adorama.com/vi34441.htm...vgvNZVrK9KRoCbyQQAvD_BwE&utm_source=adl-gbase

I bought mine wholesale about 15 years ago for about $15 or $20 and it has paid for itself between replacing parts on my knives and those of some of my friends.

tiguy7 · Dec 6, 2020

That’s wild. I would have guessed that either the brass T washers or the lips in the Ti holes needed the ability to deform and rebound to their original shape.

Pomsbz · Dec 7, 2020

That's a good price and it's a cool design. Most of the Ti options for a SAK are about double that price point.

LSUisSEC · Dec 12, 2020

Flytanium just released some for the cadets. $69