Victorinox Vintage Scissors

Prior to 1975, Victorinox used scissors with a single, slightly bent spring, and with the two halves of the scissors attached with a small, adjustable screw. The blades were slightly more angular, particularly around the pivot.

Like most Swiss Army knife tools of that era, the vintage scissors have a nicer polish to them, then modern ones. It appears they may have been plated with a harder metal.

The older Victorinox scissors sometimes need to be adjusted. If the blades are too "floppy", use a small screwdriver to tighten the screw a bit. If the blades are binding, then loosen the screw about 1/4 turn. You might want also to put a drop of mineral oil at the pivot point, about once a year.

Found On:

All Swiss Army knife models with scissors, before 1975.

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Modern Victorinox scissors are riveted at the joint, rather than being attached with a small screw. That means that they can't be adjusted, although there is also no danger of losing the screw (and possibly one of the scissor blades).
From 1975 to 1991, Swiss Army scissors switched a bent spring, with a more rounded body profile. They also used a adjustable screw, similar to this version.
The scissors on Wenger Swiss Army knives have always used an adustable screw.