I was temped to title this 'The Black SAK', but that sounded a little silly.

I was wondering if anyone can identify the knife being used by the Steve Morrison character in the episode Renegade? He uses it towards the beginning of the episode, inserting it into an elevator door in order to force it open during his escape from the lab.

It appears to be a black handled Sparton, perhaps a Tinker, but I can't say for sure. I can see what looks like a toothpick or tweezers as he opens it, along with a keyring. While it's hanging from the door (by the blade oddly, not by the awl), you can see what looks like the corkscrew, maybe a screwdriver. Maybe someone with a better resolution screen than mine can get a clearer look.

To the best of my knowledge, this is the only other character in MacGyververse to have owned or used a SAK (feel free to correct me if I'm mistaken). I think the fact that it's a different color and being used by a rather crafty adversary in this ep is kinda cool in a way.

Welcome to the site Wheeljack. And what a great question to make your entrance on!

MacGyver's grandfather uses a SAK in the Target MacGyver episode along with the Cable car girl who gives her SAK to MacGyver in Cease Fire. I'm thinking there are other instances, but can't recall any more at the moment.

As for the kind of SAK. I can't help there at the moment although we have some pretty keen SAK members, maybe one of them can help, although I don't think any of them have been on for a while.

Thanks for the welcome.


Yeah, you're right about those other SAKs, it's been a while since I watched those episodes and I didn't catch them the first time around I guess.

Looks like Harry is using either a Spartan or Tinker, but again, my computers and monitors are really old, so I'm not getting the clearest view. It would have been a little cooler if he had like an ancient model with rivets & the wide ring across the back, but hey. At least we learned how Mac probably got his first knife.

Ok, so now our list of other SAKs in MacGyververse is as follows:

Harry in "Target MacGyver"
Steve Morrison in "Renegade"
Cable car girl in "Cease Fire"
Swiss guy in "Serenity"

Does the swiss guy have a name? I don't have the dvd right now or I'd check. Technically it was his before he gave it to Mac, so he counts. I'm still thinking Morrison was Mac's only nemesis to use an actual SAK. Murdoc (and others I'm sure) carried knives, but that's not the same thing.

Also Murdoc did use Mac's knife in episode strictly business.

Derf, forgot about that one too. And I just marathon watched seasons 2-7, now I wonder what else I missed. :-\ Well in that ep he just bums Macs knife, not owns or normally uses one (from what we know), but still worth noting I suppose.

The SAK was like it's own little character in the show, that's for sure.

Yeah

That's an interesting way to look at it.

Yeah

That's an interesting way to look at it.

In the episode eagles Susan gives black knife to her son Darin, wich belonged to his grandfather.

i remember when i was 8 i want to get myself a knife just like mcguyver's but i dont really know what its called yet.