COLLECTION: Victorinox Spartan Silvertech 91mm (2000s)

The Silvertech scales were first introduced in 2008 Catalogs.  They are transparent scales with silver paint backing and are different from the normal transparent scales which are sometimes available for sale as replacement parts.  

The Silvertech scales have been used for popular models such as the Signature Lite, MiniChamp, Spartan, Climber, Huntsman and SwissChamp.a

Spartan in Silvertech scales:

References:
Victorinox 2008 Catalog
Victorinox.com

COLLECTION: Victorinox Spartan (/Camper) 91mm (1960s)

The model with the Spartan tool set we have now was known as the Camper in the 1960's.  It has exactly the same tool set as the modern Spartan and also the same size.

The Camper carried that tool set until the early 1980s when a wood saw was added and it became the modern Camper.  Meanwhile the original Camper was renamed as the Spartan.  The Standard model during that time had the same tool set with solid scales (thus, no Tweezers and Toothpick).  This model is a direct descendant of the Original Officer Knife as it has the same set of tools.

References:

www.sakwiki.com

Victorinox Catalogs 1960s, 1970s & 1980s

COLLECTION: Custom Wood Scale - Victorinox Spartan 91mm

This is my first go at making a custom wooden scale for a Victorinox SAK - specifically a Spartan as my first guinea pig!  I was inspired by the work of Mile (MWDP at MTo).  He's a real master at this.

The scale is a Tasmanian Oak stained with natural color Kitchen oil.

I did not include the tweezers and toothpick as I want the scale to be as thin and squarish as possible.

The Victorinox shield was epoxied and clamped - I was surprised the the force of the clamp was enough to embed the shield unto the wood.

I'm still thinking if I'll varnish it with natural color or leave it as is.

I think I'll make another one :) a Classic!