Victorinox RangerGrip 179, my first Vic made in Delémont (Pic Heavy).

[Top-Gear-24]

Some time ago, when Victorinox showed pics of Wenger models with the Vic Shield on them for the first time, I had a bit of trouble with it, it just felt a bit ... wrong  .

Well, I'm glad to say that time has passed  .

[Freaver]

Nice pictures!
I've never been a fan of the combo edge, but in the second last picture, it fits perfectly.

[zoidberg]

Great pics mate. 

[ducttapetech]

Nice pics and nice score!

That's us mobile.

[colt 1911]

Awesome knife and even better photos, nice job !!


Sak's  rule !

[sawman]

Do they make it without those serrations?

[SAK Guy]

Do they make it without those serrations?

I'd like to know too!

[Top-Gear-24]

Do they make it without those serrations?

I bought this one in a shop in Lichtenstein, and since they had about every model available there except for a plain edge version of this one, I'm guessing there is no PE version of this RangerGrip.  Sadly enough, because I also prefer a PE blade ...

Oh well, plain edge or not, I really like it  .

[sawman]

I suppose then I would tolerate the serrations. It's almost as if Wenger had not gone out of business with Delemont carrying on some of their very best products 

[detron]

that sure is a nice looking SAK 

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I've been doing some searching on the net , and it turns out they do have one with a PE blade in these colors, but it doesn't have the saw then (RangerGrip 61) , there's also a version with PE blade and the saw, but then the corkscrew is replaced by a phillips and that one is only available in red with black grips (RangerGrip 78).  And there's a version with PE blade, saw and corkscrew, but that one is also only available in red with black grips, and the blade is not the OHO version (RangerGrip 55).

[toolguy]

I too have purchased a few of these new Vic/Wenger knives.I like big knives.They fit my paws better than the smaller ones.LOL

[toolguy]

A few more pics illustrating their width.

[Top-Gear-24]

I too have purchased a few of these new Vic/Wenger knives.I like big knives.They fit my paws better than the smaller ones.LOL

Very nice ... I really like the green one with the PE blade and the gutting blade (they didn't have that one either in the shop where I bought mine ...  ).  Not that I need a gutting blade anytime soon, but I do prefer a PE blade (but I also prefer a corkscrew instead of a phillips).  And I must say that the serrated blade has not failed me yet  .

And I can understand that you like these big knives, they are really nice and like you said, they fit great in the hand.

Thanks for sharing your pics mate  .

[toolguy]

You're welcome mate and thank you for those magnificent photos you provided in your post.

I believe I really need to take pictures outdoors to take advantage of the natural light.

I'm a hunter,an archer and black powder devotee,to be more specific,so the gutting blade is something I desire on my hunting knives.

[Top-Gear-24]

You're welcome mate and thank you for those magnificent photos you provided in your post.

I believe I really need to take pictures outdoors to take advantage of the natural light.

I'm a hunter,an archer and black powder devotee,to be more specific,so the gutting blade is something I desire on my hunting knives.

Thanks mate, I really like taking pics of my knives and multitools  .

And yes, natural light is a must have for great pics  .

Edit: The only things I shoot are pics, so the gutting blade is not for me, but in your case I can see why it's a "must have"  .

[marduk]

Victorinox does make the Ranger 179 w/a plain edge. It's model RangerGrip 79. It's shown in their 2014 Delemont collection catalogue. It's officially listed as 0.9563.MCUS2. The lack of a W following M indicates that is plain edge not serrated. It has all the bells & whistles of the 179 but w/a plain edge replacing the serrated.

[basilio]

These were pretty much the same names an color configurations used by Wenger.
However, Wenger (at least) used in the catalog numbers a direct reference to the models (79 and 179).
What is the logic of Victorinox to use the same catalog number for both models, minus a letter, is behind my knowledge.