Any love for Wenger?

victor7000 · **Reply #840 on:** April 06, 2013, 07:05:30 PM

Lithos - Blue Bahia

Lithos Landscape Jasper

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Marius · **Reply #841 on:** April 06, 2013, 07:15:56 PM

Quote from: victor7000 on April 06, 2013, 07:05:30 PM

Lithos ...

Delicious!

Marius · **Reply #842 on:** April 06, 2013, 07:25:13 PM

Quote from: ColoSwiss on April 06, 2013, 03:21:44 AM

Is that your knife? If so glad to see they're out. Regardless, a great photo.

Did you get yours yet, Karl? Saw them appearing in US, nothing in Canada so far

ICanFixThat · **Reply #843 on:** April 06, 2013, 07:46:22 PM

Quote from: victor7000 on April 06, 2013, 07:05:30 PM

Lithos - Blue Bahia
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Lithos Landscape Jasper
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Beauties!! I don't know why these and the Maccao are not more popular. Sterling seems to get much more of a following... even ugly ones.

ColoSwiss · **Reply #844 on:** April 06, 2013, 09:11:55 PM

Quote from: victor7000 on April 06, 2013, 07:05:30 PM

Lithos - Blue Bahia
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Lithos Landscape Jasper
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Beautiful shots of beautiful knives! The gold looks pretty nice too.

ICanFixThat · **Reply #845 on:** April 06, 2013, 11:11:18 PM

More AP Snow, but a crappy picture compared to Northman's pictures.

One thing I noticed is these two Wenger came with what appears to be higher quality split-rings, and they look to be a nickle-silver alloy. Anyone else notice a change in split-rings recently? I hope Victorinox switches to these rings.

enki_ck · **Reply #846 on:** April 06, 2013, 11:45:10 PM

Do the snow scales come on other models as well?

ICanFixThat · **Reply #847 on:** April 06, 2013, 11:50:58 PM

Quote from: enki_ck on April 06, 2013, 11:45:10 PM

Do the snow scales come on other models as well?

Currently wenger is offering it on 4 models in North America:

Ranger 50
Ranger 79
Evo 13
Evo 10

North Man · **Reply #848 on:** April 07, 2013, 09:14:26 AM

Quote from: ICanFixThat on April 06, 2013, 11:50:58 PM

Quote from: enki_ck on April 06, 2013, 11:45:10 PM
Do the snow scales come on other models as well?
Currently wenger is offering it on 4 models in North America:
Ranger 50
Ranger 79
Evo 13
Evo 10

Nice pictures from you aswell

I just looked at the split-rings in light and yes there is a difference, also on 85mm. Got no info on this yet. Interesting observation.

enki_ck · **Reply #849 on:** April 07, 2013, 01:53:08 PM

Quote from: ICanFixThat on April 06, 2013, 11:50:58 PM

Quote from: enki_ck on April 06, 2013, 11:45:10 PM
Do the snow scales come on other models as well?
Currently wenger is offering it on 4 models in North America:
Ranger 50
Ranger 79
Evo 13
Evo 10

Nice, thanks.

Might pick up a 79 in a few months. I see one on German eBay but I'll wait till I don't have to pay customs taxes anymore.

victor7000 · **Reply #850 on:** April 07, 2013, 02:20:26 PM

Quote from: ICanFixThat on April 06, 2013, 11:11:18 PM

More AP Snow, but a crappy picture compared to Northman's pictures.

One thing I noticed is these two Wenger came with what appears to be higher quality split-rings, and they look to be a nickle-silver alloy. Anyone else notice a change in split-rings recently? I hope Victorinox switches to these rings.

The Snow looks very nice. Can you take a picture from a black Ranger and an AP blaze and an AP snow together to compare? This would be a nice shot...

basilio · **Reply #851 on:** April 07, 2013, 02:57:50 PM

Nice pictures above!
Interesting that the same Ranger model from North Man and ICFT has different camo patterns.

ICanFixThat · **Reply #852 on:** April 07, 2013, 04:22:55 PM

Quote from: basilio on April 07, 2013, 02:57:50 PM

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Interesting that the same Ranger model from North Man and ICFT has different camo patterns.

That's the nature of the Realtree Camo process, you'll find that with any of their camo series. I think they have a unique pattern of 'n' size, then they make large sheets of 'm' size ('m' might equal 'n') then the sheet is cut into 'x' number of sections and each section is applied to the item. I'm not sure of the application process, but I think it's similar to how large advertising is done these days when it envelopes something like a buss or other irregular shape.

ICanFixThat · **Reply #853 on:** April 07, 2013, 05:00:30 PM

Quote from: victor7000 on April 07, 2013, 02:20:26 PM

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Can you take a picture from a black Ranger and an AP blaze and an AP snow together to compare? This would be a nice shot...

OK here is a very quick snap; is this what you had in mind?

[Updated pic a 2nd time... now I'm done.]

ICanFixThat · **Reply #854 on:** April 07, 2013, 07:26:17 PM

Wenger and Victorinox have both over the years been increasing their cross marketing of their different product lines, and both have expanded their watch lines greatly over the past few years. So putting a watch and Swiss Army Knife in the same box would be quite natural, and they have both been doing it. I've been wondering what Wenger will be doing after they are no longer puting their own brand on SAKs.

Here is a recent example by Wenger; they package together one of their Terragraph model watches with an EvoWood S557 SAK. I was surprised to find out that the EvoWood scales on this knife are a really light tan color, quite different from the normal EvoWood scales.

The box for the package is also quite nice.

victor7000 · **Reply #855 on:** April 07, 2013, 08:30:39 PM

Quote from: ICanFixThat on April 07, 2013, 05:00:30 PM

Quote from: victor7000 on April 07, 2013, 02:20:26 PM
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Can you take a picture from a black Ranger and an AP blaze and an AP snow together to compare? This would be a nice shot...
OK here is a very quick snap; is this what you had in mind?

[Updated pic a 2nd time... now I'm done.]

Yes. Thanks for this nice shot.

North Man · **Reply #856 on:** April 07, 2013, 09:21:19 PM

Quote from: ICanFixThat on April 07, 2013, 05:00:30 PM

Quote from: victor7000 on April 07, 2013, 02:20:26 PM
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Can you take a picture from a black Ranger and an AP blaze and an AP snow together to compare? This would be a nice shot...
OK here is a very quick snap; is this what you had in mind?

[Updated pic a 2nd time... now I'm done.]

Lovely picture

And yes it is also my observations that the patterns are different on the same series. For example the AP Blaze. So far all i have seen are different.

North Man · **Reply #857 on:** April 07, 2013, 09:33:37 PM

Quote from: ICanFixThat on April 07, 2013, 07:26:17 PM

Wenger and Victorinox have both over the years been increasing their cross marketing of their different product lines, and both have expanded their watch lines greatly over the past few years. So putting a watch and Swiss Army Knife in the same box would be quite natural, and they have both been doing it. I've been wondering what Wenger will be doing after they are no longer puting their own brand on SAKs.

Here is a recent example by Wenger; they package together one of their Terragraph model watches with an EvoWood S557 SAK. I was surprised to find out that the EvoWood scales on this knife are a really light tan color, quite different from the normal EvoWood scales.

The box for the package is also quite nice.

I must say it looks nice

On the Kon-Tiki Evowood the scales are light in color like on yours. I also wonder on this, then again the same wood may have very different colors if one can say. All i know is that it was mentioned that Wenger match up the scales, both scales should look the same.

Gim · **Reply #858 on:** April 08, 2013, 12:17:00 PM

Hi
My last wenger

Gim · **Reply #859 on:** April 08, 2013, 12:27:15 PM

Wenger SGT Shortix-Plus instruction

ICanFixThat · **Reply #860 on:** April 08, 2013, 12:54:25 PM

Nice Gim! I'm still looking for one of those. That's a great one with the instructions Disc and all.

Gim · **Reply #861 on:** April 08, 2013, 01:10:01 PM

It Wenger SGT Fix-It was bought a year ago.
There was a usual instruction of Wenger

ICanFixThat · **Reply #862 on:** April 08, 2013, 01:41:01 PM

Quote from: Gim on April 08, 2013, 01:10:01 PM

It Wenger SGT Fix-It was bought a year ago.
There was a usual instruction of Wenger

Very Nice! Can you tell me if your new one came with one slot for a removable tool empty?

Thanks!

[Update:]
Just to clarify; I mean one layer empty... I think I can see from the photograph that there is an empty layer on your knife.

Gim · **Reply #863 on:** April 08, 2013, 01:51:37 PM

more foto

Gim · **Reply #864 on:** April 08, 2013, 02:07:51 PM

At Wenger SGT Fix-It a septum hook, a ferrule remover and a round file twists in the removed tool

basilio · **Reply #865 on:** April 08, 2013, 03:24:17 PM

Very nice pictures, congratulations!

North Man · **Reply #866 on:** April 12, 2013, 10:13:32 AM

Quote from: Gim on April 08, 2013, 01:51:37 PM

more foto

Very nice!

North Man · **Reply #867 on:** April 12, 2013, 10:16:10 AM

How is it with Wenger sheaths?

I just got another of these, seems like they must have been made for many years. Could be better but nice for light duty i guess.

Outback in Idaho · **Reply #868 on:** April 12, 2013, 11:12:25 AM

Really missing my S557. Wenger better fix it for making me wait this long.

Was out looking for an EKA Wenger and not finding anything tangible for purchasing. Might end up going by Kmart and checking out what they had there for SAK again. If they had something in yellow, maybe. Not sure what the fascination is with red scales. Wood is so much more natural.