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A recent addition to my Victorinox collection is this 84mm Recruit that commemorates the 1995 Boy Scout's 18th World Jamboree Mondial Holland. Its red cellidor scales are in perfect condition despite being almost 20 years old. For all intent and purpose the knife is in new condition and I got it for a song. 

Naturally I couldn't help but think of our friend, Mr. Alexander Noot, when I first saw this knife. As I mentioned, it is a medium sized Swiss Army Knife, weighing in at 84mm, or 3.25". You will also notice another distinctive difference between this Recruit and its larger 91mm cellidor counterparts. It has no backside tools and does not have either a toothpick or tweezers in its scales. It is a perfect sized knife to pocket carry as your EDC or back-up knife. 

Are there any other fans of the Recruit out there? I would love to hear from you. I have another version of this knife currently en route to me. Hopefully, one day next week, I will have some pics of it that I can post in this thread. Until then...

Cheers, my friends!

        Ron

Tags: Recruit, Swiss-Army-Knife, Victorinox

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Excellent piece!!!!, it is in very nice condition y, for Scouts, it`s a very good piece of collection.

Victorinox and Wenger has issued special conmemoratives knives at the World Jamborees, I have the one fot the 1999 Jamboree.

I really like the Recruit  Ron! It's a nice size coming in at about 3 1/4" size. I used to carry his brother the Alox Cadet.

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Indeed, Craig! 

The Cadet holds a very special place in my heart and in my collection.

And you are correct. The alox Cadet and the cellidor Recruit are both 84mm in length.

I now have 2 more Recruits of different color and configuration heading my way.

Carlos,

Please feel free to post any pictures you might have of your '99 Recruit in this thread.

I would like to extend that same invitation to anyone with a Recruit,

or a Cadet for that matter, to post your pics in this thread.

And, thank you Carlos and Craig for your comments!

Cheers!

Ron, I made the nail file tip on my Cadet into an eyeglass screwdriver! 

That sounds useful, Craig. Don't ya just love the utility of an SAK!

Is there any one in the world that doesn't have at least one? LOL!

I used to collect the Classic as a side collection a zillion years ago. But I got tired of them being on my side.....I walked with a limp.

Craig! Don't quit your day job.

Two new Recruits (new to me) arrived yesterday. Bringing my total of Victorinox Recruits up to 3. One is black and bears a beautiful candy apple red Vic crest along with what appears to be advertising "Egan Davis -Standard" on one side and "ISO 9001" on the other side. The almost iridescent red lettering against the black cellidor is actually quite striking in appearance.

Unlike the first Recruit I posted about in this thread the 2 new ones both have a toothpick and tweezers. The new red one has a fluted corkscrew which dates it to be pre-1991. However, information from Victorinox claims that they were in production until '94. So, take your pick. 

Since it didn't happen unless I post photographic proof. Here are some new pictures of my growing family of Victorinox Recruits...

At the rate I'm accumulating these Recruits I'll have an Army in no time! As I have previously mentioned, their size makes them ideal as an everyday pocket carry. And, they contain a very nice compliment of tools to get you out of those unexpected jams we encounter out there in the concrete jungles of suburbia. If a Swiss Army Knife was good enough for MacGyver, it's good enough for me!

Onward and upward!

Nice! You have three? That's a collection! No looking back now!

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