Victorinox Original Climber Knife

The original Victorinox Climber Swiss Army Knife features seven popular swiss army tools, plus a toothpick and tweezers. This is the original version of the Climber that was in production from the late 1970's until 1986.

The original Climber knife has four key differences from the modern Climber Swiss Army knife. Its awl does not have a sewing eye, the corkscrew is grooved, there is no hook, and the scissors are attached with a screw instead of a rivet.

This model is still found frequently as a used Swiss Army knife. It is slightly collectible but not very rare, so we only sell it at a slight premium over the modern Climber knife.

This model has also been called the Backpacker.

Original 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 Grooves
• Awl (no sewing eye)
• Toothpick
• Tweezers
• Key Ring

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

• Climber Late 80's-- adds sewing eye on awl (retired)
• Climber 1991--sewing eye, adds hook (retired)
• Climber 1992-- sewing eye, smooth corkscrew, adds hook (retired)
• Climber-- sewing eye, smooth corkscrew, scissors with rivet, adds hook

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