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Swiss Pocket Knives

From the famous company that invented the Swiss Army Knife a century ago comes the Swiss Army Classic pocketknife, a compact set of tools for campers, hikers, and boy scouts. Measuring 2-1/4 inches long, the Classic is stylishly cased in a timeless solid-colored housing with the intimate Victorinox logo on the side. More importantly, the unit holds all the classic Swiss Army tools, including a little blade for cutting, a pair of mini scissors, a nail file with a screwdriver tip, a toothpick, tweezers, and a key ring. As with all Victorinox items, the Classic is made to exacting standards, with dozens of steps going into it is construction. Victorinox attends to each detail, from selecting the finest materials to performing the final inspection. In addition, each person tool has been hardened in a dissimilar way to stand up to it is indicated use. As with all Victorinox multi-tools, the Classic carries a lifetime warranty.

ReviewFrom the widely known and esteemed company that developed the Swiss Army knife a century ago comes this classic version of the pocket knife. It holds six tools that put life in order again when they're needed. Measuring just 2-1/4 inches long--less than a pack of gum--and sheathed in red plastic, the Classic pocket knife is a toolbox and manicure kit little sufficient to fit into a pocket. (It also comes with a key ring.) Stainless-steel tools contained inside are a knife blade, scissors, a nail file with a screwdriver tip, a removable plastic toothpick, and removable tweezers. --Fred Brack

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53 of 53 persons found the following review helpful.
I Would Feel Unprepared For My Day Without It!
By D. Reinstein
For some years now, I have carried one of these little Swiss Army knives on each of my two key rings - one for work and one for home. Barely a day goes by when I do not take one of them out of my pocket to use once or twice - to quickly file down a broken nail, to tweeze out a little splinter, to cut open a little item with the scissor of something more prominent by cutting the wrapping tape with the knife blade - the toothpick is employed daily! I can not imagine being without one. Of course, I own more prominent and more multi-purpose knives, but when it comes to carrying something this handy on a key chain or ring, you just can't beat them!

There are two major (authorized) manufacturers of Swiss Army knives: Victorinox, the maker of this peculiar bestloved of mine and Wenger, a dependable substitute brand that makes a heap of similar and a lot of even closely identical models. I have applied both over the years and have found there to be perfectly no appreciable divergences in the quality, durability or pricing of the knives. With so a heap of models to choose from, it in all likelihood makes sense to determine which features you need and then shop both brands for the best price you may find. But back to the knife at hand, the SA Classic SD Pocket Knife.

This is the one of the smallest knives in the Victorinox line. Measuring only when it comes to 2 1/4" long and when it comes to 1/4" wide, it adds little by way of heft to a key ring. It is a compact knife containing a total of 6 evenly compact tools. This is not for the big things. This is a little knife with little tools to deal with little things. With expected values appropriately set, it is unsurpassed in it's usefulness as a basic each day tool.

The Tools

There are compartments on the outer casing of knife - each containing a little appliance. One is home to a little white toothpick that I have found to be completely adequate for the purpose - except that after a year or two of use, I seem to lose them. I think the molded shape wears a bit over time and repeated use and no longer holds itself snugly in the allotted compartment. They may be effortlessly and cheaply substituted altho at any to a complete degree stocked retailer of the knives. On the opposite side of the knife is a compartment housing a micro-tweezer. Because it is so very little and light, it can not be employed as a regular tweezer, but only for light-duty needs. These include, I am pleased to report, removing little splinters and picking up objects too little for my progressively clumsy fingers!

There are three tools that fold into the knife itself, one of which has two uses - genuinely providing a total of four utile mini-tools. These include 1) a flat spring loaded scissor, a regular blade and a nail file (which, as a guitar picker, I use almost daily) topped with the fourth tool, a screw driver head, little sufficient to be employed for either flat screws or Phillips head screws - providing that they are little enough. Don't misunderstand - the smallness of the tools does not render them either token or useless, but their size is a factor in their usability in real day-to-day life.

Maintenance

This is closely a non sequitor, but in the interests of completeness, I will briefly address it.

Years have gone by before anything beyond simple remotion of dust and cleaning the instruments is required. One time, a blade seemed to be sticking just a tad and a quick and very short burst of WD40 took care of it - permanently. The knife is build to last until you determine you no longer want or need it.

Value

There are few things in life built for usual use without planned obsolescence being figured into their design. This little pocket tool set is, happily, amongst them. For someplace around $9., you may have something actually skillfully made that will serve you well and for a good long time. How some things may any of us in truth say that about?

I love mine and would feel not only unprepared, but someways naked - or at least disabled - were I to leave home without one.

84 of 89 persons found the following review helpful.
Classic Indeed
By C. T. Mikesell
After 14 years of service my Victorinox mini-Swiss Army Knife (SAK) has in the long run started out to show it is age: the toothpick went missing, the enamel casing cracked, the insignia fell off. So I've purchased another (the basi sits in a drawer, it is knife blade as sharp as ever, the screwdriver still utterly utile, the scissors are gummed up but could in all probability be cleaned out with a heap of rubbing alcohol).

For skillfulness and simplicity it's hard to beat this item. Sure there are SAKs with more blades and tools, but the simple knife/screwdriver/scissors combining is going to meet the vast majority of your needs (ok, it doesn't have a bottle opener: use a door strike plate, MacGyver). The toothpick is so-so, but I can't count the number of times I've necessitated to tweeze something and applied the SAK tweezers when I couldn't find the bathroom set. The key fob, while not the most stimulating of features, does provide a commodious way to carry the SAK around with you.

This item is sure to please. I love mine. You'll love yours. Buy one for someone else - they'll love theirs.

40 of 43 people found the following review helpful.
The classic still a sentimental and utile favorite
By Joanna Daneman
I have been a aggregator of pocket knives since I was a kid and I'm always doing something around the house, requiring to file a nail, tweeze a splinter, cut off some twine or open a letter. I purchased one of these years and years ago in the train station at Zurich with my leftover modify and I have it to this day...

The knife takes a bit of sharpening--the type of steel employed is immune to rust and holds it is shine, but it also makes it a bit more difficult to hold an edge. Nonetheless, with a good sharpening stone and a lot of care, you may make a fine edge utile for opening letters, cutting twine or cutting open a box.

This version holds six tools, including the knife blade, scissors, nail file with screwdriver on the end, plastic toothpick, tweezers and lanyard/key ring attachment. If you attach a string to the ring, you may use the pocketknife as a makeshift plumb bob.

This is a little knife, just 2-1/4 inches long, so it fits flat in a pocket or purse. I personally like to have a corkscrew and Philips screwdriver as well, but that is on a more prominent model that doesn't fit so well in the back pocket of your trousers. Since this is so small, don't forget to remove it from your pants pocket before you head to the airport, as passengers are no longer permitted to board with such items.

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