Swiss Army style knife suggestions?

[daveO]

Did anyone actually get the toothpick firesteel in the end? They don't seem to have made it to the UK in any major way yet for some reason.

I've upsized from the Hiker to the Officer's knife now just for the scissors. A worthwhile upgrade for gardening use if nothing else.

 

[steveparry]

Large US suppliers would be the best bet. EBay.com and Amazon.com have them, but don’t ship internationally, might be worth sending an email to see if they’d make an exception.

Short of that working out, you could get a similar City model and some olive green G10 and use the black scales as templates. Or micarta, it’s much easier to work with.

As Billy-o says, the Compact is an excellent multitool knife. I’ve had one for years, it’s seen some travels.

I see Perry Knifeworks has them: https://www.perryknifeworks.com/ruike-knives-m11-medium-slip-joint-knife-green-g10-2-75-satin/ Has anyone used them I wonder? I may order from them. It's a shame the postage $30 costs more than the knife $23 !!!

 

[Jared]

I'd like to buy a Ruike M11 or Boker Tech Tool in green but can't find any anywhere!

Would have expected Boker to have them... but no, seems green is discontinued.

https://www.boker.de/en/search?sSearch=Tech&p=1
GITD Orange with Zebrawood, and Ebony coming 1st Nov

 

[steveparry]

I've ordered one from Perry Knifeworks so we'll see how long that takes and hope I don't get stung for duty. Unlikely I think given cost of $23.

 

[Nice65]

I've ordered one from Perry Knifeworks so we'll see how long that takes and hope I don't get stung for duty. Unlikely I think given cost of $23.

Fingers crossed it works out. Your parcel value includes the shipping and packaging, so at $53 you may have to pay the VAT + the £8 Royal Mail charge for putting a sticker on it.

From the Guv website:

You pay VAT on goods sent from non-European Union (EU) countries and EUspecial territories (eg the Canary Islands) if they’re:

• gifts worth more than £39
• other goods worth more than £15
• alcohol, tobacco products and fragrances (eg perfume, eau de toilette and cologne) of any value

You have to pay VAT on all goods sent by mail order from the Channel Islands no matter what their value.

You’ll be charged at the VAT rate that applies to your goods. VAT is charged on the total value, including:

• the price paid for the goods
• postage, packaging and insurance
• any duty you owe

 

[steveparry]

Well last week it arrived. Duty and a handling charge were imposed before I could collect from Royal Mail delivery. The parcel showed the value as $23.95 which = £18.50 so Royal Mail charged £8 'handling fee' and customs another £5 = £13 Outrageous considering the original value of the goods was $23.95 cents... So total or $53US + £13UK... It happens I have a great uncle who lives in Los Angeles. In future I'll get him to buy within US and have it delivered to him in LA. Then get him to post to me as a gift.

The knife itself is great. The blade is deeper and thicker than my Wenger Alox Pioneer and in 1227C steel. Nice big tweezers, a tungsten tip for breaking glass/tiles etc and green G10 scales. It comes fitted with a pocket clip too.

 

[steveparry]

Can't believe how difficult it is to insert a photo in this forum!!! So here are two links:

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPn3xPsbDiXxjBkefJacxQCEGBtmOg_ivOk1SvM
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNzivV8NfU1jz9GrNnmj9zVk5ztW1RFZK3W0Hon

 

[bobnewboy]

Can't believe how difficult it is to insert a photo in this forum!!! So here are two links:

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPn3xPsbDiXxjBkefJacxQCEGBtmOg_ivOk1SvM
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNzivV8NfU1jz9GrNnmj9zVk5ztW1RFZK3W0Hon

Neither link works I’m afraid...

 

[steveparry]

How do I insert the photos from my desktop?

 

[Nice65]

How do I insert the photos from my desktop?

Postimage or a photo hosting site of your choice. I find Postimage the easiest as you don’t need to set up an account. There’s a guide here somewhere, but I’m needing to get to bed.

 

[Stew]

Well last week it arrived. Duty and a handling charge were imposed before I could collect from Royal Mail delivery. The parcel showed the value as $23.95 which = £18.50 so Royal Mail charged £8 'handling fee' and customs another £5 = £13 Outrageous considering the original value of the goods was $23.95 cents... So total or $53US + £13UK... It happens I have a great uncle who lives in Los Angeles. In future I'll get him to buy within US and have it delivered to him in LA. Then get him to post to me as a gift.

The knife itself is great. The blade is deeper and thicker than my Wenger Alox Pioneer and in 1227C steel. Nice big tweezers, a tungsten tip for breaking glass/tiles etc and green G10 scales. It comes fitted with a pocket clip too.

Ouch. Doesn't always pay to import. I see tech tools pop up in good condition second hand quite often. I picked up a 4 for less than £20 a while back.

 

[steveparry]

https://i.postimg.cc/rmC5WzYK/20191101-205057.jpg

 

[steveparry]

Postimage or a photo hosting site of your choice. I find Postimage the easiest as you don’t need to set up an account. There’s a guide here somewhere, but I’m needing to get to bed.

That is a prehistoric method. Surely there must be a modern way of posting images from the desktop?

 

[steveparry]

 

[C_Claycomb]

Do you have a button next to "Post Reply" that says "Upload a File"?

 

[C_Claycomb]

I was just posting a further reply when I decided to refresh first, and lo your photos appeared in the previous post.

 

[steveparry]

Do you have a button next to "Post Reply" that says "Upload a File"?

There are only two buttons in each posting: 'Like' and 'Reply'. I'm using Safari on MacOS Catalina.

 

[C_Claycomb]

Not in the posting, down where you write your reply. As circled in red...
Note, I did a screen snip and just pasted it into this post, no image hosting, no "Upload a File", pasting automatically uploads it....however, I don't know whether this is available to non-paying members.