SAK ID Assistance? Score!!

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So I was going cleaning up and sorting out some stuff in my shop in the basement, and while I was going through some reloading stuff I found a SAK I have no recollection of. I’m pretty certain I didn’t buy it, and if I did it was eons ago. I believe it may have belonged to Dad (he passed away a couple years ago at the age of 90).

I need some help ID’ing this SAK. I’d post a pic, but it’s late and I don’t have my camera handy (i.e. lazy). If it’s too hard to ID I’ll post a pic tomorrow. However, I figured with some of the SAK experts here ID’ing this thing will probably be a slam dunk for someone. I’m not up on all the SAK lingo, but I’ll do the best I can to describe it…

It’s a medium sized SAK. The main blade says “Officer Suisse” on the hilt of one side (and has an umbrella with a ‘+’ symbol under it). The other side of the main blade says “Victorinox, Switzerland, Stainless, Rostfrei”. The front of the knife has the main blade, a small blade, a flat blade screwdriver/pry/bottle opener, and a can opener. The back side of the knife has a corkscrew and an awl. There is no bale on the knife, just a tiny metal loop to put a split ring through (I guess, there’s no split ring on it). The scales are the traditional SAK red w/ the Vicorinox shield on one side.

In my short research, the can opener seems to date from the 70’s to 80’s based on it’s style (according to the SAKwiki). The knife has been used, and it’s been sharpened (boy has it!). This thing is skeery sharp!! It’s been sharpened so much the main blade edge is no longer perfectly straight, but rather slightly concaved. And I mean to tell ya’, this thing is RAZOR sharp! The sharpness is consistent with it belonging to Dad as he was a sharp knife geek (I learned the sharpening craft from him, and it’s an art form!). Anyway, I digress.

There are no other implements on the knife other than those described (i.e. no toothpick, no tweezers, etc.)

Overall it’s in excellent working order, no rust or mechanical issues. Looks like it just stepped out of a time machine. The box I pulled it out of has been in my basement for over 30 years, untouched. I knew what was in it, so I never bothered looking in it…until now. The knife was a wonderful surprise!! What a find!!

The little bit of info I’ve found says the design was based on the “Soldier” model, and that the Officer was one of the first SAK’s to have a corkscrew (if not the first).

Any idea of the age of the knife? Any other history you might want to share?

Thanks!!

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