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ca Offline Chako

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Victorinox Battle Series
on: July 18, 2016, 05:40:38 AM
These are probably some of the nicest looking SAKs. Each knife in the series have a certificate that matches the serial number located under the corkscrew/Phillips driver. There are 9999 knives of each that were produced. The Battle Series commemorates famous battles/events in Swiss history. These come in either an individual presentation box, or as a complete set. There are 7 knives in total in the Battle series. It took me some effort to complete the set, but having these is well worth it for their striking beauty.

Enough of that. Time for some photos.

1983 - Battle of Morgarten 1315 (Spartan),

History:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Morgarten









1984 - Battle of Laupen 1339 (Camper).

History:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Laupen









1985 - Battle of Sempach 1386 (Climber).

History:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sempach









1986 - Battle of Nafels 1388 (Huntsman).

History:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_N%C3%A4fels









1987 - Battle of St Jacob 1444 (Passenger).

History:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_St._Jakob_an_der_Birs









1989 - Battle of Murten 1476 (Spartan).

History:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Morat









1991 - Oath of Rutli 1291 (Mechanic).

History:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BCtlischwur










« Last Edit: July 18, 2016, 05:55:00 AM by Chako »
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Re: Victorinox Battle Series
Reply #1 on: July 18, 2016, 05:45:23 AM
those are amazing! 
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Re: Victorinox Battle Series
Reply #2 on: July 18, 2016, 05:46:56 AM
It is a fantastic set (congratulations!).  I owned a set a good number of years ago, but ended up selling it. 


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Re: Victorinox Battle Series
Reply #3 on: July 18, 2016, 05:53:39 AM
I have completed the set a few years ago. Just posting some photos and a bit of history. They deserve to be mentioned on occasion.  :D
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Re: Victorinox Battle Series
Reply #4 on: July 18, 2016, 08:17:53 AM
those are amazing!

+100!!!!!   :cheers:
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Re: Victorinox Battle Series
Reply #5 on: July 18, 2016, 01:00:15 PM
Fantastic series, thanks for showing.


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Re: Victorinox Battle Series
Reply #6 on: July 18, 2016, 01:59:38 PM
Very nice Chako  :cheers:


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Re: Victorinox Battle Series
Reply #7 on: July 18, 2016, 02:12:26 PM
Thank you. I really like the details on the metal inlays of the scales with this series.
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Re: Victorinox Battle Series
Reply #8 on: July 18, 2016, 02:58:56 PM
I was up at 3:30am last night. I read the Wikipedia articles you linked to. Back asleep by 4am. 😀

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Re: Victorinox Battle Series
Reply #9 on: July 18, 2016, 03:03:26 PM
Yes those are awesome Chako :o Thanks for the pics and for sharing with us :cheers:


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Re: Victorinox Battle Series
Reply #10 on: July 18, 2016, 04:07:16 PM
I never considered purchasing a knife for a display piece, but that would make a great collection to hang some place.


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Re: Victorinox Battle Series
Reply #11 on: July 18, 2016, 04:23:07 PM
Those knives are truly beautiful!  What a lineup! :drool: :drool: :drool:
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Re: Victorinox Battle Series
Reply #12 on: July 18, 2016, 04:53:12 PM
JP, nothing like a bit of history to keep one awake.  :)
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Re: Victorinox Battle Series
Reply #13 on: July 18, 2016, 06:46:51 PM
^^ No kidding. Encyclopedia entries are dry. I like the stories that inform you of the how and why things happened. That is where the juicy story is. That is the stuff we can relate to.

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Re: Victorinox Battle Series
Reply #14 on: September 01, 2016, 01:15:25 PM
Dan, if you don't mind, I'd like to use these pics to replace the broken ones on the wiki pages. Just noticed most of the ones we have are now dead. :(

http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Victorinox+Swiss+Alliances+and+Battle+Series


 

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