COLLECTION: Victorinox Picknicker 111mm (1980s)

The Victorinox Picknicker is a two-layer 111mm model with a large side-locking main blade.  It also has the opener layer - can opener and bottle opener and the awl and corkscrew in the back layer.  Tweezers and toothpick are also included in the scale slots.

The Picknicker is one of the few 111mm Locking blade knives released by Victorinox in the 1980s and included in the 1989 Swiss Army Brands (SAB) Catalog.

It has been popular since then and continues to be in production (current as of 2015).

References:
www.sakwiki.com
www.victorinox.com
Victorinox 1989 SAB Supplier Catalog

COLLECTION: Wenger EVO 10 85mm (2000s)

The Wenger EVO 10 is an 85mm model with 2 layers and has very similar tool set with the 85mm Commander except is has tweezers and toothpick and has ergonomic scales hence the EVO tag.

The EVO series was introduced by Wenger in 2005 which incorporated ergonomic scales on popular models such as the Commander (EVO 10) and other models.

The original 85mm Commander which was the basis for the EVO 10 model from the 1992-1995 Wenger European Dealers Catalog.

Actual photos of the knife in my collection.

References:
www.sakwiki.com
Wenger EU Dealer Catalog 1992-1995
Wenger Catalog 2005

COLLECTION: Victorinox Cadet - Denmark Limited Edition 84mm (2010s)

I've started travelling down the slippery road of Alox Cadet collecting and these are my new pieces for the collection I've started.

These are the Victorinox Cadet only available for sale in Denmark but the knife shop who sells them ships internationally anywhere.  Before buying that over-priced "Limited Edition-collector's item-rare, hard-to-find" cadet in ebay, visit The Good Stuff Shop first to see if they have some in stock.

The story behind the reason why this Denmark shop requested for a limited edition Alox Cadet is that because of the strict knife rules in Denmark, they cannot order the regular 93mm Alox knives from Victorinox as it will not be legal to sell there. Thus the Cadet with a shorter blade will be ok to carry.

But according to my research, the Denmark knife laws in summary are most knives are illegal to carry in public except for folding knives with non-locking blade that are 7 cm or less (1).  The 93mm Alox knives' blade is 7 cm or less and is also non-locking.  In theory, the 93mm Pioneer should be legal to carry as well.

Anyway, what is important (here) is we have two new limited edition Cadets which are in the livery not yet seen before.  There are two colors currently in production, the black with red shield (Item Number:  0.2601.23G) and green with red shield (Item Number: 0.2601.24G).  The Cadet has a blade measured at 62 x 10 x 1.5 mm which is way below the 70 mm length limit.

References:
(1) https://www.retsinformation.dk/forms/R0710.aspx?id=142859

REFERENCE: Victorinox Alox Cadet Colors 84mm (2000s)

There's a Victorinox collection sub-group which has a loyal following of international collectors that are always waiting for new limited edition (LE) releases from Victorinox.  It's the people who collect Victorinox Alox Cadets.  The alox Cadet is an 84mm 2-layer SAK which is very popular intro SAK for users and collectors alike. The tool set consists of a main blade, nail file, cap lifter, can opener and sometimes key ring attachment.  It measures 84 x 22 x 8 mm in length, width and thickness respectively.

The Silver w/ red filled shield is the "normal" model

List of colors released:

2006: Copper
2007: Silver, Red, Black, Gunmetal Blue, Autumn Orange, Olive Green
2008: Hunter Green (Target stores in the US)
2011: Bright Orange (Item Number: 53048)
2011: Dark Blue w/ silver outlined shield/logo, numbered, 50 pcs only
2012: Red, Silver, Blue, Orange, and Black - 2012 LE - no key ring
2012: Bright Green - no key ring, numbered, 50 pcs only
2012: Violet - no key ring, numbered, 50 pcs only
2012: Violet - w/ key ring, 35 pcs only
2012: Blue including shield/logo, 50pcs only
2012: Gold including shield/logo, 50pcs only

2013: Black, Green w/ red shield background, Denmark only

2013: Blue w/ red shield, numbered, 50 pcs only

2013: Moonlight Silver Gray - Swissbianco exclusive

COLLECTION: Victorinox 84mm Models

This is my current 84mm Collection.  I have posted some of these items in my blog already, some of the newly acquired once are still in the pipeline.

1. Gourmet 1980s
2. Electrician
3. Tourist 1960s
4. Lumberjack (Economy) 1980s
5. Tinker (Small) 1970s
6. Golfer (Small) 1980s
7. Camper (Small)
8. Climber (Small)
9. Alumnus
10. Mountaineer (Small) 1960s
11. Artisan 1970s
12. Master Craftsman (Small) 1970s

There are other 84mm's that did not make it to this display case :) Some might even be bumped off in the future when I get the Huntsman small.  If you have one for sale or trade, please drop me a message. Thanks!

COLLECTION: Victorinox Alpineer 111mm (1980s)

The Alpineer is a 111mm single blade, side locking swiss army knife introduced during the later part of 1980s.  I have a 1989 catalog which features it together with some other 111mm models.

Apart from the single large slide locking blade, it also has the corkscrew and tweezers and toothpick and the key ring attachment point.

It is usually in red nylon scales but a black version was released for the Simmons Scope company.

References:
Victorinox Catalog 1989
www.sakwiki.com

COLLECTION: Victorinox Climber Motorized Display 400mm

Happy New Year!!!

I got really lucky when I was able to find this one for sale locally at a very reasonable price.
These display SAKs are usually the red ones and has the Climber tools but scissors are positioned opposite the other tools.  This will be a good addition to my future Study room :)

In action: