Rare Victorinox Serrated Spartan Swiss Army Knife

Description

The
Spartan
Swiss Army knife is the most popular of the full-sized knives from Victorinox. I’ve carried one for years. It has been manufactured in various colors over the years. This
Serrated Spartan
is the traditional red and grades out as a
B+
. The fully serrated large blade was only made for a short time, so it is considered a collector’s item.
The
Serrated Spartan
is full-sized (3.5 “/91 mm) but it weighs only a little more than 2 oz. (59 grams) and is only 0.5 “ (13 mm) thick. It is a two layer SAK containing a large serrated knife blade, a small knife blade, a can opener with small screwdriver, a bottle opener with large screwdriver, awl, corkscrew, toothpick, tweezers, and key ring.
I am primarily a collector, but searching for new and unusual models often brings me duplicates and perfectly useful knives that I cannot keep. I share these on eBay. I classify knives by condition according to the scale below.
Grading Scale:
A+
new in box, with paperwork. Box may be worn, but the knife has never been carried, sharpened, or used. Collector or museum quality.
A
new or like new, but no box or paperwork. Collector or museum quality.
B+
Excellent condition, no obvious wear, clean, tight, complete. Good for a collector, but probably not a museum.
B
Excellent condition with some wear on the scales (handles). Clean, tight, complete, but the Swiss cross may be barely visible. A great carrier but not pretty enough for a collector’s display.
B-
Some wear but still an excellent carrier. Clean, tight, complete.
C+
A good carrier. Clean and complete with excellent utility value.
C
A good used pocketknife but nothing more. Everything is there and it all works, but if you dropped it in the creek you might not jump in to retrieve it.
D
Sold as is. Might be useful for parts or dissection.
F
You’ll never see this because they end up in my trash can.
If you are not happy with your purchase when you get it, send it back. I’ll refund your purchase price.
A159
Beginning January 21, 2019
the following rates will be in effect:
U.S.:
for the first purchase; I can combine shipping by adding for each additional purchase mailed in the same package.
Canada:
for the first purchase; I can combine shipping by adding for each additional purchase mailed in the same package.
Elsewhere:
for the first purchase; I can combine shipping by adding for each additional purchase mailed in the same package.
IMPORTANT:
If you want to combine shipping on several purchases, DO NOT PAY until the order is complete and I send you an invoice showing the correct shipping charges.
Once an order is paid, I ship it the next day the post office is open.
(eBay tracks this and fusses at me if I fail to ship paid orders promptly.)
OF INTEREST TO SOME:
Ebay and Paypal charge commissions and fees on shipping charges.
For each dollar paid I actually get about {{detail_product_description}}.86
,Most of this goes to pay postage, which is always printed on the package, but the rest has to cover packaging materials, labeling, etc.