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In Pursuit of the Victorinox Perfect Swiss Army Knife

A few years back, I went through a Swiss Army multi tool phase and amassed a small collection of about a dozen pieces.  My favorite has been the 91mm Victorinox Spartan and I own multiple copies along with the smaller Classic.  The Spartan is the quintessential Swiss Army knife and is based on the 1890s officer knife.  The 1890s officer knife is an offshoot of the Model 1890 soldiers knife that started it all and was the actual knife used by the Swiss Army. In the past I used to rotate through my various Spartan's and sometimes mixed it up with a 111mm OHT (one hand) Trekker with its awesome liner lock.  The Spartan proved more useful with the corkscrew and lightweight size.  I also own a large Swiss Champ and a Camper, which is basically a Spartan with an added layer holding a saw. In my humble opinion the Spartan is close to perfect Swiss Army knife maintaining the brands DNA from the 1890s and providing all the basic tools and implements in a compact size and form factor.  A