my swiss army knives

rapid_uphill

this is my collection of swiss army knives, other people have knives but these are mine
the top one is the office manager which i fould in the street about 10 years ago. the middle one is the hiker which i use for hiking "duh"
the interesting thing is the bottom one which is a swiss champ i have had for 17 years
and the other week it was repaired under warranty free of charge!!! how cool is that?
i use mine every day for one task or another and i think everyone should have a swiss army knife
i dont know how i would manage without mine.

Ollieda

be careful if you break the blade though.....victorinox refuse to believe their blades will break under normal stresses and therefore won't repair under warranty!!!

father_jack

That's not a knife....

bompington

Father Jack wrote:

That's not a knife....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=681zVPfnKN8&feature=related

Cressers

Don't take them on airlines or public transport, or be caught with them in a random stop and search...

all show no go

" Me, I like knives...."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfX3aXtRbLI

Chip \'oyler

...brings all the boys to the yard

Bunneh

When I was younger I carried a rather vicious looking knife; it was for show but I was dragged up on it by some guys I was playing pool with at the time. They snapped it in half and told me not to be such a dick. I'm still a dick but I don't carry knives :P

Incidently are Swiss Army's actually illegal?

rapid_uphill

A folding pocket knife under 3" in length is considered legal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_legislation

secretsqizz

Kudos for starting some weird freaking thread.

schweiz

Cressers wrote:

Don't take them on airlines or public transport, or be caught with them in a random stop and search...

a couple of years ago I was allowed to fly with mine. It didn't know I had it with me but it was in the bottom of a document wallet and the comment from the guy at security was 'Well it's not all that big'. He put it back in my bag and I boarded the flight.

A few weeks later my dad had a Karabiner confiscated as 'it could be used as a knuckle duster'

I prefer my leatherman.

rapid_uphill

The only knife i take outside the house is the hiker and that is for its intended purpose.
i might get the victornox fisherman in the future to take fishing with me.

i make no apologies for being a freek.

schweiz

But this all leads to the question....

Victorinox - The Original Swiss Army Knife

or

Wenger - The Genuine Swiss Army Knife

Aggieboy

While the Swiss Army Knife has been popular for many years, I have a Swiss Navy Knife which has remained largely unheard of. Its single blade functions as a tiny canoe paddle.

schweiz

the new navy model has a small outboard motor which charges up via USB!

schweiz

Bobbinogs

That will be handy for when you are up sh*t creek and without a paddle!

stigofthedump

Schweiz wrote;

But this all leads to the question....

Victorinox - The Original Swiss Army Knife

or

Wenger - The Genuine Swiss Army Knife

So they can be seen to be perfectly fair, the Swiss army use Victorinox for half their knives and Wenger for the other half.

ride_whenever

Gerber>leatherman>penknife

Gerber multitool is my favourite pie e of non biking kit, so many uses

rapid_uphill

You got to be carefull though as most of those gerber/leatherman have locking blades which are illegal.

schweiz

stigofthedump wrote:

Schweiz wrote;

But this all leads to the question....

Victorinox - The Original Swiss Army Knife

or

Wenger - The Genuine Swiss Army Knife

So they can be seen to be perfectly fair, the Swiss army use Victorinox for half their knives and Wenger for the other half.

I know, it's on the Wenger website under history, but in my former life as a Blacks saturday boy, there would be big discussions amongst bearded customers about which was best!

rapid_uphill

i have never owned a wenger so i cant really comment.

schweiz

rapid_uphill wrote:

You got to be carefull though as most of those gerber/leatherman have locking blades which are illegal.

are they?

I have a locking victorinox with and a leatherman which has two locking blades and a nasty looking saw. AFAIK they are available in the UK for sale through reputable shops, so how are they illegal?

schweiz

rapid_uphill wrote:

i have never owned a wenger so i cant really comment.

never? how can your life be complete?

Stewie Griffin

Wish I had one (not a Wenger), lost count of the times my horse has pulled up lame and I didnt have the correct tool for removing stones from hooves.

father_jack

Why on earth would you need knives? Quick, someone call the police!

rapid_uphill

When i die i wanna be buried with my swiss army knives

ride_whenever

Afaik, no multitool actually has a hoof pick...

Splottboy

I much prefer my "Swiss Navy" knife, made in Ireland apparently.

rapid_uphill

Its all very sketchy but here is the wiki link. uk laws are halfway down the page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knife_legislation

schweiz wrote:

I have a locking victorinox with and a leatherman which has two locking blades and a nasty looking saw. AFAIK they are available in the UK for sale through reputable shops, so how are they illegal?

Flasheart

rapid_uphill wrote:

You got to be carefull though as most of those gerber/leatherman have locking blades which are illegal.

If that's the case (I'm not disputing what you said at all) how are they able to sell them legally in the UK?
iI have a Leatherman Wave which I adore as the gadgetmad 40 something that I am. Is it illegal for me to carry it in its pouch on my belt?