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Any love for Wenger?

us Offline IMR4198

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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3810 on: April 06, 2025, 06:16:02 PM
  You might want to see what Swiza has to offer as well.  Another Swiss watch company that makes interesting knives.  Some of the members here have the knives.  I hear of likes and dislikes.  Just like everything else.  Unlike Victorinox and Wenger, there are no military contracts at the root of Swiza, but they do sell high quality knife based multi tools.  Best wishes.  G
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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3811 on: April 07, 2025, 12:58:53 AM
I have always known Victorinox and its spanish copy, Aitorinox.
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Such a shame, many people praises Wenger a lot because it had many more innovations.
Also, having two SAK companies (maybe there are others I don't know?) was much better than having one.
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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3812 on: April 07, 2025, 10:48:23 PM
:rofl:

They were actually pretty good in the 80s!
Back then Victorinox was expeeeeensive and Aitorinox was practically the same as a much lower price. I still have grandpa's 'Camper' with nacre scales and it even has some pros.

The small blade was pointier (characteristic of all Aitorinox still to this day)

Appart from that, no tweezers or toothpick and the woodsaw was not as good as Victorinox's.
But still pretty decent. Such a shame that the company is not nearly as good today.

Thx IMR4198. I'll check it out.


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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3813 on: April 08, 2025, 02:31:31 AM
 :iagree: Wenger wasn't afraid to try things that were different or specialized.
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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3814 on: April 08, 2025, 01:01:54 PM
Here's a few more. Please let me know if you prefer anything different. :)

Thanks so much for these - They are in the Ranger 14 page now .... What an improvement
https://sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Wenger+Ranger+14

.... And there's more  :pok: :tu: :salute:
The images have enabled me to create a new page for the scissors themselves
This page is accessible via the above link.


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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3815 on: April 08, 2025, 03:18:39 PM
Thanks, Huntsman. :tu: The page looks great now. And the page on the scissors is especially good. :clap:

Thanks for all the work you and other administrators and moderators do both on SAK Wiki and here on the forum. I can only speak for myself, but it is highly appreciated. :hatsoff:


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Reply #3816 on: April 08, 2025, 04:47:36 PM
Thanks so much - We have a great team


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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3817 on: April 09, 2025, 04:38:26 AM
 :iagree: And thanks to Dane for the fantastic photos! :hatsoff:
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Culling of the knife and multi herds in progress...

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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3818 on: February 18, 2026, 01:16:00 PM
Wenger Forester

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Reply #3819 on: February 22, 2026, 06:25:09 PM
love Wengers, here's my 5 best
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Reply #3820 on: February 22, 2026, 07:14:59 PM
 :like: I can only hope those celluloid scales are stable!
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Culling of the knife and multi herds in progress...

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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3821 on: February 22, 2026, 07:38:00 PM
unfamiliar, somewhat new acquisitions, I'll have to look into that. thanks


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Reply #3822 on: February 23, 2026, 12:42:37 AM
Wow - Those Wengers are spectacular and I'd say pretty rare.
And I'm not sure I have ever even seen a Wenger shield inlay - à la Victorinox inlay :think:

Looks like you spent a bit of time and effort on restoration - Well done (and not overdone) - Beautiful 


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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3823 on: February 23, 2026, 04:06:53 AM
Thanks Huntsman, I grew up with the 6-layer, it was my grandfathers, now I'm old enough to be a grandfather.


us Offline Tuisto

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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3824 on: February 23, 2026, 04:36:27 AM
What tools does that Champion have? I can't seem to find it on the wiki...


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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3825 on: February 23, 2026, 05:01:17 AM
scaler, saw, scraper/file
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Reply #3826 on: February 23, 2026, 05:19:17 AM
Wow!  Those are beautiful and beautifully restored!

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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3827 on: February 27, 2026, 02:31:18 AM
 :iagree: :tu:
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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3828 on: February 27, 2026, 05:45:37 AM
scaler, saw, scraper/file
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Very cool — what's the one that looks like a metal popsicle stick?


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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3829 on: February 27, 2026, 06:09:00 AM

 :like:

Very interesting....not seen one before...the scissors have a "vic style" spring .....have you been able to identify it on the wiki?


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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3830 on: February 27, 2026, 04:42:34 PM
Should have probably mentioned in the initial post that the original leaf style scissor was broken. I figured a new style spring was better than none at all, therefore the modern spring.
The Wenger book mentions this scraper/file  tool, but I don't have access to my book right now. It is polished steel on one side and a fairly fine file on the other. I have never seen anything resembling it on the wiki.
Here's some crappy photos
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Reply #3831 on: February 27, 2026, 04:43:38 PM
was supposed to be 3 different photos
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Reply #3832 on: February 27, 2026, 04:44:37 PM
and the last
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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3833 on: March 11, 2026, 06:29:46 PM


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Reply #3834 on: March 11, 2026, 09:22:37 PM
 Carried a Wenger Commander today.  Best wishes.  G
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Clearer picture of the neighborhood.  G


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Reply #3835 on: March 18, 2026, 12:45:17 PM
Wenger Champ

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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3836 on: March 19, 2026, 05:16:12 AM
New (to me) Wenger from our friend Dan. This is a really neat little model. I'm not sure exactly what the model name is but I really like this guy.


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Reply #3837 on: March 19, 2026, 11:18:05 AM
Could not resist the ID challenge
Looks like an S52
Or at least it’s ‘Classic’ predecessor


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Reply #3838 on: March 20, 2026, 02:31:18 AM
    Hard to figure out without showing the tool set.  Best wishes.  G


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Re: Any love for Wenger?
Reply #3839 on: March 20, 2026, 05:01:47 AM
Fair point, Gary  :rofl: — I think this may help. The cap lifter and nail file I left closed since I didn't want to open multiple tools on the same backspring.


 

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