First Lumberjack? or First Alox Lumberjack?

ICanFixThat · **on:** August 07, 2011, 06:23:28 PM

Here is a nice knife I got in a lot. Have we seen this before? It's a Victorinox derivative/later-edition of model 2231 s+ with a combo-tool instead of the more common cap-lifter/screwdriver. This would have to be a very early appearance of the combo tool as well I think.

Any insights?

jazzbass · **Reply #1 on:** August 07, 2011, 07:20:44 PM

It's just part of the normal tool evolution that happened on all of those tools - Voyageurs, Bantams, and Lumberjacks - as they switched from the cap lifter to the combo tool in the late 70s (78 - 82). This is the first alox model with a combo tool, but the caplifter version was around for about 20 yrs prior to this.

ICanFixThat · **Reply #2 on:** August 07, 2011, 08:49:48 PM

Thanks, just never saw them do the 2231 with the combo tool before; I had though they had stopped that one before they started using it, but that was only based on what I remember seeing show up.