OK, here's a bunch of what I'd classify as penknives, the 'tactical' Micro Recon included, that I have here at my current location. Photo skills unchanged. Anything catches your eye, feel free to ask.
I realy like that one those little pen blades are terrific.
clean the pivot in a bowl of warm water opening and closing and try using a tooth brush or razor cleaning brush as well then oil.
sometimes I have to do this several time to get all the grit out to free them off.
dry the wood as soon as possible away from heat and sun.
OK, here's a bunch of what I'd classify as penknives, the 'tactical' Micro Recon included, that I have here at my current location. Photo skills unchanged. Anything catches your eye, feel free to ask.
Finally arrived, my takeaway from someone else's thread:
Yep, it's a great little knife.
Yep. I sent the merchant a quality checklist, and yet they managed to overlook a tiny gap between one of the liners and the wooden scale at the butt -- but for the price it doesn't really make sense to return for replacement, and the knife feels solid enough not to be worried about it.
A couple more that didn't make it to the family photo earlier.
The Wenger Nail Clip is my choice for flight trips and always in my carry-on. One thing it's missing is a bottle opener, so I had an excuse to buy LM Brewzer for my keychain.
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Found this little guy today when reorganising my stuff.
It will never end now...
I like it,which surprises me.
https://www.victorinox.com/uk/en/Pro...cvZzPPmSfJEQuM
I normally carry 2 - A Real Steel Luna to which I've added a thumb screw and a Swiss Army Manager - the one with the integrated pen which has been useful on many an occasion.
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Sorry for the thread resurrection
The Mrs is out, so I thought I would sharpen a few penknives I have in various bags. I noticed the one that sits in my work bag was getting rather blunt.
So I went through all my bags, jackets, gun slips etc
I didn’t realise I had so many! Not only that a fair few are almost identical! (Handy for jeans watch pockets though)
Still they are all nice and sharp now.
Not all are UK carry legal but they are not carried here.
Billy Casper might recognise a few as most came from him I think!
That’s a good number of knives there.
This just reminded me that I picked up an old knife from a boot fair in September, from memory it was about a fiver. I gave it a little clean up and oil at the time and forgot about it. I now need to sharpen it. The springs are frightening, need to keep those fingers well clear when it snaps shut!!
I am contemplating another light clean but it’s now usable with plenty of character.
They are super easy to sharpen as they are carbon steel. Almost all of these I have picked up over the years have been in similar condition or worse. I would run some wire wool over the metal to get rid of the rust. Not for aesthetics but if you do nick yourself the cut is less likely to get infected. Then coat in a thin layer of oil to help keep rust at bay.
I use a Leatherman Bond. UK legal and a tool kit in a single compact package.
Shout out to the Leatherman Raptor Rescue too. Best in class trauma shears with various other features built in. They cut reliably every time, which is basically what you want from these.
(internet pics)
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I’ve picked up a couple from recommendations on here. Plus a cheapo ceramic knife which is handy as it holds its sharp edge very well.
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Some of mine...
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A new tool "box cutter" on a new knife and the first 91mm with a nail file.
4 colourways so far as far as I can see.
The wooden one has amazing,engraving depicting Swiss culture.
I probaly wont buy it as at the moment I am swamped with SAKs and have run out of draw space (leading to loosing some).
A good explanation of the engraving.
https://www.victorinox.com/uk/en/Pro.../p/1.3909.E223
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I carry a 30 year old swiss on my travels , i also carry a bottle of 80% IPA and deionized water with a pin drop of dish soap in it . This shoukd clean any bacteria off the blade .
However for food I carry a titanium cutlery set and chopsticks (possibly tactical given how tough ad reasonably pointy they are) . I used to have a sigg combined fork and penknife cutlery set that splits apart but the knife on that was too sharp to eat with . Seriously it was like a scalpel , I was more scared of it than my kukri.
I carried a leatherman titanium as a back up but I bent the blade and dismantled it to repair it without realizing I’d need a jig to reassemble it . Never got round to fixing it back up . I prefer the blades on the swiss , they keep a keener edge and are easier to keep sharp .
I also very occasionally carry a full size army issue Kukri but I’ve only ever used it for chopping the ends of Christmas trees to get them to fit into stands . It woukd probably work okay for jointing meat.
If in doubt for food , take the swiss , a spork and the chopsticks .
I have several, though this one, which I inherited from an Uncle, is special to me....
It was the knife he took with him when he went fishing and holds a keen edge.
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
Have you seen these?
You can buy the full kit or just the attachments (which is what I did).
I also have some old Wenger inox military issued fork and spoons that clip together which I use in and out of the house.
Someone was kind enough to send me a birth year spoon (its very old,sadly) as like the issued SAKs they have year dates.
That Opinel set doesn't seem very well thought through to me: one, you can only use one utensil at a time (ie no knife + fork combo available), and two, it doesn't seem very compact, space saver etc.
Years ago I bought a Primus set like this:
https://www.camping-gear-outlet.com/...ar-394229.html
I can't remember to have ever used it, but it's lightweight, nearly full size and air travel friendly.
...as long as you give it enough time. Will Isopropyl Alcohol Kill Germs?:
...The properties within isopropyl alcohol act are known as antimicrobial which means isopropyl alcohol kills microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, germs) or stops their growth – such as the spread of germs. It kills 99.99% of germs within about 10-30 seconds, making it the perfect sterilisation tool...
See this link for "why is 70/30 IPA a better disinfectant than pure IPA?"
Last edited by PickleB; 4th December 2023 at 19:30.
It was the time I wanted others to see. I used to use the mixture simply as a wipe before I realised why they wait after cleaning your arm with an IPA wipe before inserting a canula (it's not simply to let it dry).
This is my recipe for lens cleaning (same ratio for various volumes):I also have a 70% IPA/water mix around for disinfecting things. I must do as you suggest and add a little washing up liquid to see if it improves its cleaning properties.
dishwashing liquid 20 ml 10 ml 5 ml colourless, no antibacterial, no perfume (eg Ecover Zero) 95% isopropanol 120 ml 60 ml 30 ml top up to 1 l 500 ml 250 ml with water - preferably distilled
Some of what I owned and last two what I usually carry. I did own 4 Ray Cover custom knives, but pic with all 4 to small to post
Still own bottom two
Own 3 - top left, bottom right and bottom
Two I carry.
Swiss Arm Alox Pioneer and Spyderco Delica
So yeah, as I was checking out my pen knife collection in the pen knife drawer I noticed a couple of knives were missing...
Not sure if my son stole them or I have put them somewhere...
In general when I carry one on me it is chained to my belt loop and then goes back in its drawer.
So anyway, here's some pics
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I've got the usual assortment of Swiss Army knives and odds and sods but also this clasp knife:
(I used to have/may still have somewhere the Navy equivalent (jack knife) with the marlinspike)
It looks a bit abused, and it is, but the springs are still really strong and precise.
Yep great old things.
I have quite a few myself.
What's the blue Opinel? I do like my Opinels currently use a modified no.12 for day to day bits around the house or out walking.
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A little SAK geekery for a wet, miserable Sunday. Different shields you might find on a Swiss Army knife.
1. A Red Cross with WK stamp in the cross (Soldier knife)
2. Silver 'Old Cross' (civilian)
3. Swiss Army shield with seperate WK stamp (Soldier knife)
4. Modern Victorinox shield.
For anybody who trawls car boots, if you see old looking Wengers or Victorinox/Elsener/Victoria with interesting features like compressed fibre scales, exposed pivots or shackles then grab them.
Wengers, one from 1940s, the other 1950s.
Last edited by BillyCasper; 10th December 2023 at 14:00.
Lots of SAK geekery here, including the info that WK is a quality control mark and stands for Waffenkontrolle.