The cross is no longer aluminium?
Quote from: american lockpicker on May 05, 2009, 01:15:39 AMThe cross is no longer aluminium?Not on the model I bought. Maybe it's a budget line or something?
I have only a few Wengers and the quality is good but I don't beleive they are up to Vic standards.When I want to see how far Wenger has gone in their quality I go dig out the old SwissBuck (IMHO there was some POOR quality going on at that time).I have an Evo Grip 18 that I think is great, a Nail Clipper that is awesome and a Ranger 61 w/clip that is pretty cool but not an OHT.
GG, I sympathize. I also have the journeyman and noticed the quality wasn't up to SAK standards. The awl on my has quite a bit of play and its has nothing to do with the spring tension, its actually loose and wiggles like a loose tooth.The emblem is an aluminum sticker on mine. I too got this because of the cool serrated blade and pliers however, I've found the Vic pliers are better grippers.
I'm going 100% Vic from now on.
I think these SAKs are very old stock back from when Wenger was struggling. I got an old Handyman once and the quality was drastically different to my new Wengers. I have no idea whats going on with the stickers though....
Quote from: Nutznboltz on May 09, 2009, 06:10:52 AMGG, I sympathize. I also have the journeyman and noticed the quality wasn't up to SAK standards. The awl on my has quite a bit of play and its has nothing to do with the spring tension, its actually loose and wiggles like a loose tooth.The emblem is an aluminum sticker on mine. I too got this because of the cool serrated blade and pliers however, I've found the Vic pliers are better grippers.Aluminum sticker WTF.
Now, NOT knife related but Victorinox and Wenger related: hands down, Vic makes BETTER luggage and backpacks than does Wenger. I have a Wenger laptop computer backpack. Thing started ripping and coming apart 1 month after I bought it 3 years ago. I spent $825 on 3 pieces of Victorinox NXT 4.0 luggage (large suitcase, medium suitcase, and roll-on carry-on bag; the 2 suitcases have garment bags built in and detachable from the lid of the suitcase). OMG!!! The quality is outstanding!!!!