VICTORINOX knives 1884- present SWISS ARMY KNIVES

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You can stand beside me Donald. I stand corrected all the time, usually several times per day.
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"Progress might have been all right once, but it has gone on too long." Ogden Nash

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Good video. Thanks.
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Climber pattern, 125th anniversary edition.
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Swiss Champ.
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Garry -- Is that the yellow one or the white one?
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That is the white one.
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Some new additions.
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Victorinox Florist
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The afternoon arrivals.
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AWESOME GUYS!!!! ::tu:: 8)

i need to get ma butt in gear and SNAP some pix....... :|
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A red Pioneer.
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Almost weightless silver alox.
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for Christmas, I receive this model, not very common - this is a victorinox for cheeses ( a limited edition asked by the swiss cheese association) - handles are in frosted (?) horn

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Very cool.
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Oh great. How come all the stuff I like is hard to come by and costs a million dollars. ::facepalm::

Enjoy Stan.
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jerryd6818 wrote:The little spoon shaped tool at about 7:00 o'clock. What's that supposed to be for? Is that supposed to be an auger?
8) Me thinks it might be a snuff spoon? ::doh::
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Shugy -- It's been determined that's a cutical tool.
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::dang::
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SAK ALOX "BANTAM" SILVER

main blade
flat head/bottle opener/wire bender


i had a chance to snap a few pix........
i also get alot of questions about LINGO....so hope this helps a few out?? :mrgreen:
SAK= swiss army knife
ALOX= aluminum oxide.....or the material the scales are made of.
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ALOX "CADET" green-red-silver and a couple TANG STAMPS
main blade
nail file/phillips
can opener/flat head
flat head/bottle opener/wire bender
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ALOX "SOLDIER" silver

TOOLS

main blade
awl
can opener/flat head
flat head/bottle opener/wire bender


pic 1- later soldier shield......... (far right knife is a MOD by me...kinda melting ice look when polished up)

pic 2-key ring style....nothing...........bail

pic 3-date tang stamp....soldiers have the date made stamped on back side of main blade

pic 4-most are victorinox....but WENGER makes some too :wink:
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ALOX "PIONEER"
red and black
same tools as SOLDIER
notice DIFFERENT shield.......and will not have date TANG stamp!

main blade
awl
can opener/flat head
flat head/bottle opener/wire bender
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ALOX "pioneer PRUNER"(TOP) and "pioneer ELECTRICIAN"(BOTTOM)

couple twists on the SOLDIER/PIONEER LINE

silver

tools for PRUNER
main blade
awl
PRUNER BLADE/HAWKBILL
flat head/bottle opener/wire bender


tools for ELECTRICIAN
main blade
awl
wire stripper/bender- knife blade
flat head/bottle opener/wire bender
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RED ALOX

these pix are to show a few things

difference in new and pocket worn RED

SHIELDS= new red is a pioneer.......one old red is a PIONEER and one is a SOLDIER!!!!!

on the 2 old RED ones....the shields are same...BUT to tell one is a SOLDIER the tang is DATE STAMPED
makes other a EARLY PIONEER

early pioneers and soldiers had BRASS LINERS

some had key ring liners.....some DID NOT

hope that helps a little ::shrug:: ::super_happy::
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