Victorinox Climber Knife 1991

The Victorinox Climber Swiss Army Knife is one of the most popular of the standard-size models.

In 1991, Victorinox added a hook to the back of the original Climber knife. Some knives manufactured shortly after that change still had two vintage features-- a grooved corkscrew, and scissors attached with a screw. However Victorinox switched the grooved corkscrew to a smooth corkscrew at about the same time, so the production run of this variation was very brief.

Some people prefer these knives to the modern Climbers, since the grooved corkscrew grips the cork better, the scissor tension can be adjusted, and it's easier to remove the scissor blades for sharpening.

There aren't many people that collect the minor variations in Swiss Army knives, but this model is scarce enough that we still sell it at a moderate premium above the standard Climber knives.

1991 Climber knives are standard sized Swiss Army knives (3 1/2" / 91mm). They contain the following tools:

• Large Blade
• Small Blade
• Can Opener with Small Screwdriver
• Bottle Opener with Large Screwdriver
• Scissors with Screw
• Corkscrew with Groove
• Hook
• Awl
• Toothpick
• Tweezers
• Key Ring

Some similar Victorinox Swiss Army knives (in chronological order):

• Climber Original-- vintage awl with no sewing eye, no hook (retired)
• Climber Late 1980's--no hook (retired)
• Climber 1991a-- smooth corkscrew, no hook (retired)
• Climber 1992-- smooth corkscrew (retired)
• Climber-- smooth corkscrew, scissors with rivet

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