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The "I'm so old" thread game

The best childhood toy we had was a set of army men lead mold. We would melt down our disfigured army guys and pour the lead into the mold. We'd set them up and plink them with our bb guns. Melt them down and do it again. It wasn't entirely safe... but loads of fun. We also had a wood burning set. A set of wooden disks about the size of a coaster and a soldering iron with different decorative tips. It was an arts crafty toy that we used to customize models and fry ants and basically burn most everything half close to a power source.
 
You amateur... we liked lighting LARGE fires with the sun, a magnifying glass and gasoline! :D

Actually, we were pyros and would often (and carefully) blow things up - like model ships and planes - just to watch them blow up. We occasionally set bigger fires, but always in an area with no risk of spreading fire or danger to people or property. At least we were conscientious pyros!
 
I had to look it up for you. I've had it so long that I had no clue. Google informs me that mine is a pre 1985 model. I know I bought it after my marriage so it it a a post 1973 model. It has served me well.
It is model 1.6703 Mine is all but the same but it isn't exactly like the video. The surround of the magnifying glass is gray and mine has another turn on the cork screw. That places the date between 1973 and 1985 which would make sense. What I know for sure is the knife has never let me down.
 
I rewatched the knife video and noticed another difference in my older model. He spoke of and showed the tang stamp on the large blade. My stamp is different. On one side is stamped Officier Suisse and on the side shown in the video I snapped a pic.
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Yep.
Victorinox SAKs can be dated by a lot of things. Tang stamps, corkscrew variations, addition of tools, etc

I've been here, for I don't know how long, and I don't believe that I've ever seen a post on someone carrying a Swiss Army knife.
 
Maybe I'm just an odd ball. I always figured if you were going to carry a knife, might as well carry one that could be handy at as many tasks that you don't mind carrying in your pocket.
 
Nothing odd about that.
My usual knife is an Alox MiniChamp. I found out that most of my needs as a grandpa were using the small Phillips driver to change batteries in the grandkids toys.
Only get to see one of my girls, these days, ànd I miss them a lot.
 
I was a Leatherman guy for a long time. Finally tried a Gerber and like it much better. I do not work anymore so I do not wear jeans with a belt ... (polyester draw string shorts and flip flops now) so I do not carry anything anymore;
 
ozonetrooper said:
I was a Leatherman guy for a long time. Finally tried a Gerber and like it much better. I do not work anymore so I do not wear jeans with a belt ... (polyester draw string shorts and flip flops now) so I do not carry anything anymore;
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I had a nice Gerber for a very short time. It is the only knife that I somehow lost. All I remember about it was it had green scales.
 
My first Leatherman was the original Super Tool. Some folks get a bunch of Leatherman tools, me, they're way too expensive.
I do have 2 or 3 Micras. I was able to tuck one into a change pouch and take it with me when I worked in a prison.
 
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