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I selected this simple version (other than usability factor) ,
because now I am aware of what it can kill it.
For instance , as less moving parts on it equals to :
1) less weight = less damaged from free fall.
2) less openings = less hide outs for remaining dust in it.
3) Dust and water = corrosion , the less openings keeps those enemies away.
4) less maintenance = Less time to spent , so to do the cleaning and lubrication.
Now that I am matured , I think that I will manage to keep alive my second Victorinox ,
for more time than the first one .
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first of all victorinox uses a steel that is optimized for corrosion resistance, and in my experience
only saltwater is any kind of threat.
second i have found my victorinox knives very difficult to break accidentally.
in fact the only damage i managed to do was on the flat screwdriver/cap lifter
by over torquing it and bending the blade a bit.
in any case. did you know about the victorinox lifetime warranty?
i actually tried to use it once, and lo and behold it really is a lifetime warranty!
i had an old abused one i bought off ebay which had bent liners etc.
so i mailed them, they told me to send it over so i did and a few weeks later
i received a brand spanking new knife.
i love victornox knives, and i will not leave the house without one on my person, ever.
usually i carry an explorer model, but depending on what i will be doing i might switch it
with a ranger model, or even a hercules, and i plan to get a deluxe tinker model at some point.
i also own some of the smaller ones, but i never carry those.
as stated in another thread, i also like leatherman and own a charge AL,
but i never carry it cuz it is just too damn heavy and clumsy and just a very
uncomfortable chunk of metal to carry.
also i never find myself needing the pliers when out of the house.
for sharpening i use a lansky kit:
it takes some trickery to get the clamp to grip the small blade of a swiss army knife
properly, but it sharpens amazingly well.
I'm more of a Leatherman person myself.
I bought a Leatherman PST sometime Nov 1997 and still using it. My favorite tool is the bottle/can opener so I can drink bottles of beer wherever I go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leatherman.jpg
dude!
that thing u got right there is a collectors item.
if it is still in decent shape i recommend you set it aside and
get some cheap other thing to open your beer with, cuz this one will be worth
money later on, if it isn't already.