Most of my knife collection.

These are my Swiss Army knives. The funny thing is that I didn’t buy none of them, they were either gifts or were inherited!

My father gave me the one with the keys, about 30 or so years ago (and it’s evident that it has had a tough life)! The other was my Dad’s!


Then, I inherited all these when he passed away (by the way, it was 10 years last Thursday)!

This one is my favourite! It’s small but slightly thicker because it has more things; it’s really useful! I’m showing it next to the one with the keys for you to see that they’re practically the same size.


I have two of the bigger ones. My father gave me the one at the top about 30 years ago, when he bought a newer one to replace it, shown at the bottom. The medium one in between them is the one I use the least.


He had an even thicker Swiss Army knife but my brother has it now.

This other tool, with knives and other things, was also my Dad’s! He loved this one and I hardly ever use it!


Well! Sorry for hijacking your thread, Jeff! It’s good to see that you’ve bought your first Swiss Army knives!

I’ve just found this useful link for Swiss Army knife tools!

knife-depot.com/pages/swiss-army-knife-tools

Nice resource!



Very true!

Every few months, a local auction house sells off items confiscated from flyers at the local airport.

Current bidding on this set of 20 is +/-USD35:



Also US$35 for these:



US$27 for these:



I never knew so many people travelled with Swiss Army knives.

There are tons of sellers offering large lots of them or resellers who bought a bunch and are selling them in small groups of 1-2 or 3 at a time. I have bought a few from them. 1/3 or retail, why not. I actually enjoy sanding out the scratches and buffing them out.

Here is one I picked of for $14 shipped, it was very dull looking but it cleaned up nicely.

The Hiker

Yes, I used to have one but stopped carrying it in my pocket for my air travel and never put it back. Since I inherited my Dad's knife I use it nearly every day.

Not knife related but using some of the same skills I have been using on old knives. These scissors have been missing for a couple years, I moved my deck box and lo and behold, they were laying behind it in the dirt and leaves. Seems my wife must have had them on the lid of the deck box, opened it up and down they went.

I soaked them in vinegar for a couple days and did some light sanding and then some metal polishing along with a new coat of paint (a bit more visable) and a sharpening and they work as good as new, they do not look new but they are good enough.