Classic

The classic is an extremely common Victorinox Swiss Army Knife. It is considered the 'basic' 58mm Victorinox knife. The knife consists of two blades on one side and a scissors on the other. The classic is available in a wide range of colors and materials for the scales.

Blades
The classic has three blades. On one side the classic has a small "pen blade" and a nail file blade. On the opposite side the classic there is a scissors.

Non-Blade tools
Along with the blades listed above the classic comes with a keyring, a toothpick, and a tweezers. Note that there are a number of other 58mm knifes with the same blade configuration. But, as a rule, to be a classic, it must have the keyring, toothpick and tweezers. The exception to this rule is the Alox Classic, which has no TP or Tweezers.

Scales
The classic comes with a wide variety of scale colors and material. Many of the materials and colors have been discontinued.

Scale Material
The Classic is available in both the standard scale materials: Cellidor (plastic) and Alox. In addition to this, classics were made in a wide variety of other unusual materials including mother of pearl and various woods. (A more comprehensive list is coming soon.)

Scale Color
As you can guess, the classic is available in a wide variety of colors beyond the basic Red. (A more comprehensive list is coming soon.)

Variations
The classic is available in only a couple of variations in the blades. More numerous are the variations of the scales.

Blade Variations
The classic comes in two main versions: The Classic and the Classic SD. The only difference is that the Classic has a nail cleaner at the top of the nail file blade. The 'SD' has a small slot head screwdriver at the tip of the nail file. Beyond this, the classic is also available with an emergency blade instead of the pen blade. The variation is more rare than the standard or SD versions.

Logo Variations
Classics can be found with a couple of different logos. Note this is is NOT the same thing as advertising knives. Advertising knives are custom production knives that may or may not also have the Victorinox logo. These variations have a different logo in place of the Victorinox logo.


 * Star of David - A blue classic with a Star of David (6-pointed star).
 * Shamrock - A hunter green classic with a shamrock.

History
(History will be completed soon. Included in here should be details about when the classic was first released, when variations were made available, eyc.)

Related Knives
As the classic is, more or less, the Standard 58mm knife, it isn't surprising that there are many similar knives that are often confused as classics:


 * Bijou - Same as the Classic SD, but no keyring
 * Signature and Signature II - Same as Classic SD, but a removable or retractable pen is substituted for the toothpick
 * Swiss light - Same as the Classic SD, but a red LED replaces the toothpick.