Swiss Army Knife - Restoration

I rescued this old Antique / Vintage knife from the rubbish dump. I don't know if is a genuine Swiss Army knife or not? Either way I decided to wind back the years and give it a new lease of life by restoring it! I try using my Random Hands and My Mechanics to bring it back to life.
If you have any info on the make or model of this knife please post in the comments below. I would love to know more about it even if its not a Swiss Army knife.
Thanks for Watching!.

[@Evans_UA]

As with most of such videos, it seems the knife has never degraded in a first place, but was rather made to look like one for a video)

[@reallycrafty5276]

I can assure you with all my heart and integrity that that knife, or any of my old or upcoming videos has NOT and will NOT be artificially aged. It is a practice I do not like to see either. Artificially Ageing an object just to get views is not what it’s about for me. I like to give an object a new lease of life so it can be cherished once again. The views are a side effect of a job well done. Thanks for your comment 👍

[@Evans_UA]

​​​@@reallycrafty5276 I would absolutely love to be wrong, and you did some handy job indeed. It is just that some parts of the restoration were skipped or shown partially, so you might want to consider that part for the future videos. As for the origin of the knife pay attention to the "Made in Germany" on the blade. It is very possible you have restored an old Victorinox considering the look, the tools and the blade. Victorinox knives were once made in Germany afaik.

[@reallycrafty5276]

@@Evans_UA I first published this video a good while back. It was my first ever video so the editing won’t be as good as the other established Chanel’s. There may be inconsistencies within the video because I edited the video and cut allot of the video away to shorten it. Since making a new thumbnail it has had more success than the original. My next video is a video I started filming a year or so ago. I have started filming it again recently and just about finished it. After this upcoming video is finished I can then focus on new videos from start to finish. I’m still on a steep learning curve. l will take your criticism on board and use it to improve my future videos. Thanks for your reply, much appreciated 👍 Edited: I confused this video with the dagger which I recently re-edited. But I did cut allot of the original away of this knife to shorten it in the original edit.

[@reallycrafty5276]

@@Evans_UA -oh and regarding the ‘Germany’ on the blade. I did some digging online and got conflicting answers so I thought I’d ask the audience. I Thought there maybe some guys who would know for sure.👍

[@MrManniG]

@@reallycrafty5276 these knives where made by Victorynox bit they also sold a license to make them to Wenger in germany. The one you have gotten must have been one of those.

[@davedoughty1213]

Wow!!! Outstanding restoration!! That style of can opener was in use up to World War Two. My guess on the time frame. You have a great eye and had quality material to work with. Your many skills brought about that transformation!!! Well done sir!!! The Old Army Scout…

[@vtxdaryl]

Wonderful skills to restore a beautiful, again, knife.

[@philosophusbellator]

One of the most satisfying videos I've seen in a long time. Excellent job!

[@reallycrafty5276]

Thank you very much for your kind words.

[@gokaytuna4466]

Best Swiss army knife restoration I've ever seen!

[@roberttexhe4230]

Pretty cool. A lot of tools and chemistry to make it live again.

[@daphnedevi]

Fantastic. 🙌

[@janets6581]

I love seeing items restored. you have done a good job,Sir. ~ Janet

[@oxxnarrdflame8865]

Back from the dead. Very nice.

[@francissobotka8725]

This is really old .You did a great job .

[@MarkDuke243]

I think this is one of the first 15000 Swiss Army Knife (Modell 1890) that have been produced in Germany. That weird 2-head tool is the can opener.

[@donaldcommissari2156]

Hi, look for Company stamp ( Boker, Eickhorn ) if yes it cut by a German Knife from the 50-60 if not it is Jabanise or jounger from taiwan Realy good work keep on going🎉😊

[@thomaslennon3658]

Nice!

[@davidleavy2016]

Great job

[@nathanarmsmard749]

A true man of god. Amen brother 🙏🏻

[@jayden5718]

not a victorinox but really looks like it, it looks beautiful! good job!

[@reallycrafty5276]

Thank you, it means allot.

[@Watcherrye]

Victorinox Swiss Army, does not make a Wood Carving knife that has two carving blades, a saw, and a large roughing blade. Blades that have 58 or better Rockwell hardness or 440 or better stainless steel. Just three slots (not sure what they are called) handles. that are rounded for comfort, with locking blades. Folded no more than 3 1/2 inches long. If all the carvers out there will unite and keep bugging Vicky about it, I am sure they will listen.

[@itsawonderfulknife7031]

Great idea. They have so many other models to appease everyone else. How about us? Time to give the carvers some.

[@laurentdevaux5617]

Nice job, you made this knife reborn ! But of course, it is'nt a genuine swiss army knife, just a rather low quality german made pocket knife. Looks good now, anyway !

[@reallycrafty5276]

Thanks for the info and complement👍

[@supersequence14159]

מרשים מאד, עבודה מדהימה. כל הכבוד!!!

[@bren70ssss94]

Oh my God the poor thing , you did a great job dude 😀

[@vincentschmidt6242]

Keep up the good work lad! Sehr gut!

[@thierrypasquet1503]

Belle restauration.

[@adrianmarshall5637]

Great restoration, well done. Subscribed, keep them coming

[@reallycrafty5276]

Thanks mate, will do!

[@diygeneration5566]

*Great work and the knife is very interesting! I recently restored a vintage knife sharpener. ;-)*

[@ahmedsalama2103]

Amazing effort, well done 👍

[@reallycrafty5276]

Thank you my friend.

[@wizardofahhhs759]

The "lobster claw" style can opener is pre WWII. (For U.S. made knives anyway)

[@gokaytuna4466]

I love it :)

[@vincentschmidt6242]

Loved the video mate! So interesting. You should try bringing life to old WWI//WWII weapons would love to see that! Makes me want to try some myself 🤣

[@reallycrafty5276]

Thanks Vincent. I am just waiting on materials to arrive for my next project. It will be WW2 orientated and It involves something i have wanted to build for a long time. It will be in the style of a German item from WW2 and partially made from materials of this era as well.

[@vincentschmidt6242]

@@reallycrafty5276 Sounds amazing! Cant wait to see it mate keep up the good work 👍

[@sharonhoyt2133]

That was impressive! Obviously not your first rodeo.

[@georgeclontd4984]

Maybe a post war Germany copy of a Boy Scout pocket knife.

[@danielrobinson7872]

I never minded pitting too much. I think it adds character to the knife just like forge marks or patina.

[@bhb6171ify]

Nice video! Just curious is the blade sharp?

[@om_shaal-shafie2899]

what was the wire you used for the new rivets? just whatever gauge fits?

[@reallycrafty5276]

Hi, I used a 2.5mm Electrode used in Arc Welding. I removed the flux material then cleaned it with some sand paper. The original rivet was only mild steel so something this will be fine.

[@rayhowe4354]

Swiss Army knife is made in Switzerland..

[@mikealbrecht3990]

Marked Made in Germany, so definitely before 1945. For export based on the English. Nice work.

[@user-fs1hp3my1n]

👍👍👍

[@bassinup5184]

Do an RC car video ?

[@reallycrafty5276]

Great idea!

[@bassinup5184]

I saw your comment on another video I think it was the pre runner, I just smoked my a arm and I need guidance, you should throw up a video replacing the a arm with aluminum ones ?

[@grahamparr3933]

The screwdriver needed re profiling really.👍

[@ilyas5607]

Тут полный сохран,всё цело

[@SerbitzerKaiser]

A real Swiss army knife is made of stainless steel. But this is not Critic it's only an information. Good job

[@reallycrafty5276]

Thank you. I didn’t have any information on what type of knife it is, but I am happy to get any feedback on it. I appreciate your comment my friend 👍

[@avinkaviwarten1456]

Wczesne modele nie było z innox

[@bluetoad2001]

‘50’s vintage i think, maybe 60’s

[@jamalelmaskaouy2753]

♥️⛏️🗡️👍👍

[@larsschutte3048]

As it’s has 3 tools at one spring that was invented by Carl’s Elsener the first (founder of victorinox the real Swiss Army knife in 1893) it has to be later than that think it can be 1930 to 1960

[@barcenov2071]

@@reallycrafty5276 unfortunately it is not an original swiss army knife and much less from 1930 you can look for images and characteristics of the original sak

[@larsschutte3048]

@@barcenov2071 i didn’t say it is victorinox because it is made in Germany an not Swiss

[@elazarpimentel5340]

If I put that much work into a knife and it ended up looking like that I would not allow my favorite president to have it.

[@ARMALON87]

The dirtier the better

[@jelkel25]

In the 70s, most of the 80s (maybe 60s I don't know that far back) a Swiss Army knife was more of a type of knife like a Stockman or Barlow than a country or brand specific thing like it is now. They could come from anywhere, had the multitools and often the red scales but not always. Many were just Scout knives with red scales instead of the traditional Scout knife scales. What you have there is a prime example, most (none premium) makers from Japan to America made a version (can't remember any Sheffield makers doing the red scales though) including Germany.

[@davidsiegel9847]

No. You are referring to Victorinox or Wenger Swiss Army Knife knock-offs. Barlows and Stockmen aren't even the same style or appearance. Swiss Army implies a contractual supply relation to the Swiss Ministry of Defense, which manages the supply of the Swiss Army. Not really a generic term. Victorinox competitors in Switzerland don't call their knives Swiss Army Knives. Swiss, but not Army. I'm born in the early 50s and have 40 or 50 Victorinox pocket knives, from the Classic, to the Hunter Pro.

[@jelkel25]

@@davidsiegel9847 Re read and try again. You've skipped over what I wrote and written an emotional reaction. If you didn't understand what I wrote then the wise response is to not write anything at all. I don't care about how many SAKs you've owned and I don't care about your anally retentive response.

[@mikehanks9905]

I think i've seen this vid somewhere? are you re-uploading peoples content?