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I knew I could get this old 1991-92 vintage Climber spiffed up a bit. One very minor ding still visible on each handle scale, but that doesn't bother me any. If I took those dings out I might be afraid to use it.

Lubed, sharpened, and ready to go.

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Center & Upper Left: As received
Upper Center: Warm water & Dawn scrubdown
Upper Right: Wet-Dri and Scotch-Brite pad
Lower Left: After a thorough Scotch-Brite treatment
Lower Right: First going over with automotive rubbing compound

I'm still trying to determine the manufacturing year. I'll post follow up photos when I get this one cleaned up.

I call this a Free-Climber because a USPS shipping nightmare resulted in a refund from the ebay seller before the knife finally arrived. Bonus for me... Bummer for the seller.

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Swiss Army Knife that is.

It looks to be about a 1985-86 vintage Huntsman to me. No hook, but does have a grooved corkscrew.


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Oh wait. That's not a mirror. That's a Cellidor scale.
Huntsman circa 1992-2005

I dragged this one out of the bay, and after a good scrubbing, some lubrication, and straightening the tips of both blades, I got down to some hand polishing.

Did you know that you can burnish some of the dings in a cellidor scale and still retain the material. No sanding or filing required. The mushroomed material just moves back into place, leaving a much smaller ding than before.

This knife has found a temporary home on my hip, riding in its very own red, Victorinox leather pouch. I normally swap off between three Buck 112 knives I own, but they will rest in the drawer for a spell while the Huntsman proves its worth.

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Early sixties.
Cellulose Acetate Bricks with tubes 1958-1963
Bayer's Cellidorx
Mostly the stones in these sets are slightly bent.

A 1958-59 version of a LEGO leaflet promoting Bayer Corporations CELLIDOR (cellulose acetate) plastic. There was a revision of the leaflet in 1960.

I awakened with an artistic urge today.

The Victorinox Tinker is polished, oiled, and ready to ship out to a friend far away. I snagged a batch of six SAK's last year, and among them were two Tinkers. Both were like new, never sharpened or used, but had some light scratching from being in a desk drawer for a time. This one actually still had factory grease on the blades when I decided to scrub it down. It has since been lubricated with TRI-FLOW lubricant, with PTFE; I really like the aroma of that stuff.

I chose the best of the two for my friend and will be sending it off in the next few days. He has mentioned a few times how much he admires the red scales of a Swiss Army Knife, so it's just fitting to get one into his hands.

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I spotted this knife in the bay back in April of this year. Now, I'm not all that well versed when it comes to a Swiss Army knife, but this one had a few features that intrigued me. Locking main blade - Small clip point blade - Serrated main blade - features that I had never seen on a Swiss Army Knife. Also, it is a Wenger. Wenger was absorbed by Victorinox a number of years back and the name is slowly fading from the scene.

I knew this knife had a few issues, but I enjoy fussing with an old knife and refreshing some of the original glory a used knife once exhibited, so I plopped down my cash and it was on its way to my mailbox.

I paid more than I should have for this knife, but the features it had just called to me. Also, I had contacted Victorinox ahead of time and they said they could repair the knife at a minimal charge. Win-Win for me! Not so fast... when I sent the knife in, they said parts were no longer available for this knife. They sent a new, locking blade Victorinox Evolution Grip S18 at no charge, and they returned this Adirondack to me. Oh well - live & learn.

So here I was, with a knife that had been used extensively as a hammer, had a bent corkscrew, and a serrated blade that looked like it had been used to cut metal (something that didn't show up in the photos of the listing - GRR!).

This Adirondack has been on & off the clean-up bench multiple times since, and progress is being made, albeit slowly. Shown above is what I started with; in-progress photos to follow.

And if you are interested, here is what Victorinox sent in lieu of repair: www.flickr.com/photos/nestingeagle1/51189445088/in/album-...

Adirondack Collage - Before