I've finally got around to posting a thread on this vintage Victorinox. There is a picture of similar to this knife on the collectors website. The big difference in the 1942 catalog image and my knife is the new style can opener on mine (same as the opener used on Wengers today). It places my knife between 1946 and 1951 when the newest style can opener came in.
The scales are of a fibrous material.
The saw is of a very interesting design. Note the location of the nail nick.
The awl is a solid spear, rounded on it's outer surface
The tang stamp first was used in 1943 (according to the collector's site)
Not much more to say, but I'm curious what folks have to say about the cracks in the scales and whether there's a way to prevent further cracking.