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Posted by Bill S on May 6, 2008 at 12:06:45 pm EDT
In reply to knives and hiking posted by redpatch5 on May 4, 2008 at 10:00:14 pm EDT

rexim -
I also have a Super Tinker - seems like the best combination for a climber, backpacker, or backcountry skier, as well as a Climber Deluxe (has the corkscrew instead of the Phillips head). But something I learned over the years - Victorinox and Wenger both have used a given name for several different combinations of blades and have changed the name of a given blade combination from time to time (haven't seen a duplication of names between the companies, though, despite both being "official Swiss Army Knives").

Years ago, I had a "Climber Deluxe" that was the same as my present Super Tinker (I lost it by leaving it on the roof of the car after fiddling with the roof rack - frozen lock - following a backcountry ski tour). I bought another "Climber Deluxe" mail order (which I still have), and discovered that the Phillips head had been replaced by the corkscrew (climbers in Europe drink wine during the climb from corked bottles, apparently). The current Super Tinker was called a Tinker Deluxe for a while (got one for my son) - exact same blade selection. There is currently a Tinker Deluxe, which has one less blade (forget which one it is). I have several catalogs from them which clearly show the re-naming when compared.

I will have to ask the Victorinox and Wenger people about this at the next OR Show.

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