VICTORINOX knives 1884- present SWISS ARMY KNIVES

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ALOX "CADET" green-red-silver and a couple TANG STAMPS
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nail file/phillips
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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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Wow Josh! You've been busy. Thanks for showing all those and the explanations. I enjoy looking at the colored Alox versions and you did a splendid job of capturing the colors. I'm particularly fond of the Orange Alox you sent me. I have to drag it out now and then and just stare at it. :mrgreen:
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ALOX "CADET" green-red-silver and a couple TANG STAMPS
I'm missing the green cadet. Need to get after it. A very nice selection Junebug.
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thanks guys ::tu:: ::tu::

awesome jerry glad ya like it! 8)

hey QS try your local TARGET for the GREEN CADET ::tu::
i need to go by mine to see if they stocked up yet....out last couple times i went by.
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I think once I get the green which will be my 15th, I am going to put a hold on more SAKs. I'm losing control with them; so many variations and sizes and tang stamps I can see myself spending my whole life on SAKs. It's hell having an addictive personality.
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Quick Steel wrote:I think once I get the green which will be my 15th, I am going to put a hold on more SAKs. I'm losing control with them; so many variations and sizes and tang stamps I can see myself spending my whole life on SAKs. It's hell having an addictive personality.
SAC Cadets & 72s and their clones & Schatt & Morgan & Kershaws & Miracle Whip Schrades & Whittlers & English Jacks & GECs & EZ-Opens & '80s and '90s Winchesters & ................ HELP!!!
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I know, I know. Is there some support group for us, like knives anonymous or something similar. Its hard for me to discover a knife without some sort of appeal. I find I can justify the purchase of virtually any blade. This has got to stop. Oh, wait. I just recalled a Schatt & Morgan that is a must have. Catch y'all later.
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I sent SAKs to my nephews. Here, their father introduces them to the knives.
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MAN THATS COOL 8) 8)

way ta make memories for a kid ,QS ::tu:: ::tu::
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Very cool QS ::tu::



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Thanks guys. When I send knives to youngsters [next will be Scouts then Barlows] I include some simple information about the knives with a brief quiz like this one for the SAKs.

REVIEW: Whenever finished using a knife that you won't use again for a few days. Always wipe your prints off the blades with a very, very __________ cloth.

SAK means ________ ________ _______.

The handles on pocket knives are often called _________.

Two connected companies make the same SAKs. These are Victorinox (named after the founder's wife Victoria) and _______.

Here is a difficult question. What does ALOX tell us about the SAK scales?

[Ans: soft/Swiss Army Knives/scales/Wenger/they are aluminum (or aluminum alloy).]
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now THAT....is flat out COOL 8) 8)

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Just bought this Victorinox Anniversary Soldier Knife of 2005 and at the blade, has laser etched the signature of the current CEO of Victorinox, Charles Elsener. Comes with a 192 page Collectors Companion Book. Still in unopened box.
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I really like the Alox knives. Flipped the picture right side up so we don't get a kink in our neck while admiring it. :)
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that is sweet :D
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I had to do a Google search for this knife! It is a Victorinox Classic SD.

http://sakfan.blogspot.com/2013/01/vict ... oogle.html
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::super_happy::
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Quick Steel wrote:I sent SAKs to my nephews. Here, their father introduces them to the knives.
Very nice QS! ::tu::
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Camillus, a great acquisition. ::tu::

And thanks to those who commented on my nephew's photos. I do think we should do whatever we reasonably can to foster the hobby with future generations. With younger children the first thing I do with them and their parents is explain basic safety. Then I explain what to do when they cut a finger. When, not if. (Often by the 2nd day when closing the blade.) So when it happens there is no panic from child or parent.

A friend's 8 year old, whom I had no connection with, cut his hand on his father's knife. Clearly his father's fault: no education, no supervision. So now the boy's parents will hardly let him touch anything more than a butter knife. Sad.
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Quick Steel wrote:Camillus, a great acquisition. ::tu::

And thanks to those who commented on my nephew's photos. I do think we should do whatever we reasonably can to foster the hobby with future generations. With younger children the first thing I do with them and their parents is explain basic safety. Then I explain what to do when they cut a finger. When, not if. (Often by the 2nd day when closing the blade.) So when it happens there is no panic from child or parent.

A friend's 8 year old, whom I had no connection with, cut his hand on his father's knife. Clearly his father's fault: no education, no supervision. So now the boy's parents will hardly let him touch anything more than a butter knife. Sad.

So true. Safety first and explaining what to do when an accident happens is a good idea. My earliest recollections with knives was when I was about 6 or 7 and my Dad let me close a blade on his knife much to my mother's disapproval and I surely did cut my finger. Happily that did not end my knife days.
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And getting that first cut is wonderfully educational. :wink: I always get kids started with a SAK because it is less provocative especially to mothers who are usually a bit worried. I understand; that is their job. But the SAKS enter were other knives can create an issue.
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