I retrieved the box from my mom's place. The box is a plastic tote containing all sorts of trinkets and relics I gathered over the decades. It's sort of a time capsule of personal stuff; or my own version of a treasure chest, hence the obscure nickname "the box". Those who have one are familiar.
Exploring the box inspired me to compose some product photos and made for a perfect excuse to post about yet another Victorinox pocket knife. Knife in hand, it's time to unbury props for the scene — everything from the box, of course.
The last time I posted about the Victorinox Huntsman, which has been my go-to pocket knife lately. Now, let's talk about the Spartan — perhaps the closet in my collection to the historic officier knife.
Victorinox Spartan cammo
A cousin — who's also a pocket knife collector — gifted me this beautiful Spartan camouflage. The Spartan is probably the most common 91mm Victorinox Swiss Army Knife, although you may be more familiar with the classic red colour. It is considered the "base" model, containing six main tools. From the Spartan derive countless variations and related models that are not in the scope of today's post.
Victorinox Spartan tools
Starting with the tools, there is a cap-lifter with large screwdriver, can-opener with small screwdriver, a keyring (who cares), a reamer + awl with a sewing-eye and the all-time life-saver corkscrew. There are also the classic toothpick and tweezers (not shown in the picture).
As the name suggests, this knife is quite basic, frugal... spartan... at least compared to the Huntsman and other better-packed models. Still, I consider it a valuable and useful knife to carry around, especially when it weights 60 grams. In terms of tools that is that; you'll find the same tools in nearly every Swiss Army Knife.
Victorinox Spartan blades
The blades on the Victorinox knives are the caveat. Don't get me wrong here: I also love the blade on my Opinel N°7, but stainless steel requires less care. The Spartan has the same blades as the other Victorinox knives in my collection, the so-called large and small blades.
The large blade has a standard v-ground edge, 58mm in length, and a drop point tip. The small blade is essentially the same as the large blade, but has only 36mm of cutting edge. I particularly don't use the small blade that much, so don't really get why having both when they could install a different tool in there.
Pocket knife collection
Although I'm the type who actually puts the knives to use, the Spartan hasn't seen the light as much as the Huntsman or the Opinel. It is back to the collection along the others. Some have been through miserable use, like the Fisherman you see above; others haven't seen any use at all.
The great thing about quality pocket knives is they'll absolutely outlive me, and whoever inherits "the box" will be able to keep them for another century.
I took the photos using a 2013 Nikon D7100 and a 1980's all-manual 50mm f1.8 lens. The idea was to compose the scene with props that made sense, all in the military theme.
I hope you've enjoyed this photo / review
Peace.
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Disclaimer: The author of this post is a convict broke backpacker, who has travelled more than 10.000 km hitchhiking and more than 5.000 km cycling. Following him may cause severe problems of wanderlust and inquietud. You've been warned.
