This blog is about Victorinox Swiss Army knives or SAKs. I’ve been a SAK collector since the early 2000s but my SAK hobby really kicked off in 2010 when I discovered the Swiss Army Knights forum at multitool.org.
Victorinox knives are available in different sizes, ranging from the keychain models measuring 58mm up to the huge 130mm models in the Delémont collection. The most well-known product line is probably the 91mm collection which dates back to the original Officer’s knives from more than a hundred years ago.
My collection is focused on 74mm and 91mm Swiss Army Knives and I am always looking for interesting SAKs in those sizes. I am particularly interested in vintage knives in good condition, limited edition SAKs as well as uncommon scale colours and scale designs.
- Victorinox (Victoria) Ambassador – Mother of Pearl
Here’s a Victoria stamped Ambassador with genuine mother of pearl scales. The scales do not contain any slots for tweezers & toothpick. The nail file is of the older, cross cut style and the scissors have a screw and a single leaf spring.
This model was probably known as model no. 653 P when it was introduced in the 1960s or so. The was also a 653 aP model which was identical but came with toothpick and tweezers.
For an overview of the current Victorinox models you should visit the Victorinox website. If you are looking for more information and details about all current SAKs, vintage models, tool evolution, tang stamps and other interesting stuff then SAKWiki.com is the place to be.