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Is it an original Wenger knife?
on: April 16, 2016, 07:29:31 PM
Hi everyone!

I am new to this Swiss Army Knives world and really glad to be on this forum :)

Just wanted to ask, is Wenger still in knife production business? Last time I checked Victorinox acquired it and has incorporated some of the Wenger models in its  delemont collection.

Then all of a sudden I found some Wenger models listed on Amazon.in and orderd one. This was a new seller but perhaps the stock is old.

Anyways, it arrived today and felt new, the blade and scissors were sharp and I actually found it comparable to Victorinox classic SD and thinking of replacing Vic with Wenger for keychain EDC.

Does the attached pic look like a genuine Wenger product?

Thanks








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Re: Is it an original Wenger knife?
Reply #1 on: April 16, 2016, 07:34:08 PM
Sure looks like a Wenger to me. :tu:  Wenger no longer produces knives, but there are enough of them around to make them not uncommon.
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Re: Is it an original Wenger knife?
Reply #2 on: April 16, 2016, 07:46:34 PM
Quote from: jerseydevil on April 16, 2016, 07:34:08 PM
Sure looks like a Wenger to me. :tu:  Wenger no longer produces knives, but there are enough of them around to make them not uncommon.

That was quick - thank you :salute:

OK then, now I am going to order another - listed as "Eloxy 01" :) looks like Pocket Pal by Vic (unfortunately this model by Vic is not available in my country as of now).

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Re: Is it an original Wenger knife?
Reply #3 on: April 17, 2016, 12:20:19 AM
Hello Eins,

Welcome aboard!   :cheers:

That's a Wenger Esquire. At one time it was available in dozens of colors. Your's appears to be the translucent Watermelon Pink.

http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Esquire

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Re: Is it an original Wenger knife?
Reply #4 on: April 17, 2016, 12:26:25 AM
Welcome to the forum Eins.   :cheers:

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Re: Is it an original Wenger knife?
Reply #5 on: April 17, 2016, 06:43:05 AM
Thanks to both of you. Nice collection ColoSwiss and wonderful link, a lot of information there  :salute:

However I am unable to find "Wenger executive 81" on sakwiki - another model which has recently become available. It looks identical to Esquire, maybe a variant but I am not sure  ???

Edit : image attached.
« Last Edit: April 17, 2016, 06:56:08 AM by Eins »

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Re: Is it an original Wenger knife?
Reply #6 on: April 17, 2016, 09:42:38 AM
Executive or Executive 81 was also used at times for the Esquire. The model number is 1.81.xx.

Executive was also used as a name for the two-blade Crusader and President.

The more you get into SAK names the more they will drive you crazy.  Victorinox has used Golfer as a name so often that its a running joke that any new unknown model is assumed to be a Golfer.
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Re: Is it an original Wenger knife?
Reply #7 on: April 17, 2016, 10:01:41 AM
Quote from: ColoSwiss on April 17, 2016, 09:42:38 AM
Executive or Executive 81 was also used at times for the Esquire. The model number is 1.81.xx.

Executive was also used as a name for the two-blade Crusader and President.

The more you get into SAK names the more they will drive you crazy.  Victorinox has used Golfer as a name so often that its a running joke that any new unknown model is assumed to be a Golfer.

Hmm... That's interesting. I think with executive 81 I also saw a "Wenger golfer" in related items!  :think:

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Re: Is it an original Wenger knife?
Reply #8 on: April 20, 2016, 06:24:01 PM
Eloxy arrived today :mail: The blades are razor sharp, and I really like the slim profile  :)

I went to Amazon.in to search for more Wengers by that vendor and they seem to have vanished, even an exact search by the model name/details yields zero results - not even an out of stock status  :ahhh

Also came to know that this Eloxy too has another name viz. "Patriot" (but Why?) - you are right ColoSwiss  "SAK names - they will drive you crazy"  :facepalm:



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Re: Is it an original Wenger knife?
Reply #9 on: April 20, 2016, 07:17:42 PM
Quote from: Eins on April 20, 2016, 06:24:01 PM
Eloxy arrived today :mail: The blades are razor sharp, and I really like the slim profile  :)

I went to Amazon.in to search for more Wengers by that vendor and they seem to have vanished, even an exact search by the model name/details yields zero results - not even an out of stock status  :ahhh

Also came to know that this Eloxy too has another name viz. "Patriot" (but Why?) - you are right ColoSwiss  "SAK names - they will drive you crazy"  :facepalm:

Patriot is different from the Esquire. Longer, 84mm.

http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Patriot
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Re: Is it an original Wenger knife?
Reply #10 on: April 20, 2016, 09:05:10 PM
Quote from: ColoSwiss on April 20, 2016, 07:17:42 PM
Quote from: Eins on April 20, 2016, 06:24:01 PM
Eloxy arrived today :mail: The blades are razor sharp, and I really like the slim profile  :)

I went to Amazon.in to search for more Wengers by that vendor and they seem to have vanished, even an exact search by the model name/details yields zero results - not even an out of stock status  :ahhh

Also came to know that this Eloxy too has another name viz. "Patriot" (but Why?) - you are right ColoSwiss  "SAK names - they will drive you crazy"  :facepalm:


Patriot is different from the Esquire. Longer, 84mm.

http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Patriot



Yes sir, understood :)

Esquire = Executive 81 (65 mm).

Patriot = Eloxy  (85 mm).

Thanks for taking the time to reply, have a nice day  :tu:

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