New locking SAKs coming?

gustophersmob · **on:** October 10, 2025, 01:04:58 PM

From a Reddit post here:
https://old.reddit.com/r/victorinox/comments/1o2qfvv/3_new_models_with_a_locking_blade_coming_out_this/

There’s a photo in the comments of them at a Swiss shop, so it seems real.

Maybe this will tamp down on all the, “victorinox doesn’t innovate” talk. Though, I’ll be honest, I’m not 100% sure I like them.

I do like the addition of the nail file to what appears to be a 93mm frame. Though the loss of the awl would be a big bummer.

Don’t personally need/want the package opener.

I can see why the lock would be popular, but I don’t need it either. And the proof will be how difficult it is to use, especially if the backspring is as strong as the current 93mm.

I don’t like the skeletonized scales. At all. Talk about a lint magnet. And without being able to take it apart to clean, if this allows more dirt into the pivots it could be a real issue.

Either way, I’m genuinely interested to get one of these in hand.

Antti Lammi · **Reply #1 on:** October 10, 2025, 01:07:01 PM

Looks interesting, i cant wait to see some reviews how good those are

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #2 on:** October 10, 2025, 01:49:24 PM

Lock yes, pocket clip yes, nail file yes, but the skeletonized scale and the opener I’d have to pass on, all I see is a total lint magnet!
JR

zrxoa1 · **Reply #3 on:** October 10, 2025, 02:00:56 PM

Awesome!!! Hope for real!!!

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Kamtorinox · **Reply #4 on:** October 10, 2025, 02:09:01 PM

I like the Synergy X concept but with Pioneer X toolset

gustophersmob · **Reply #5 on:** October 10, 2025, 02:11:01 PM

nate j · **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2025, 02:12:35 PM

I agree they look interesting.

Don’t get me started on the package opener.

matzesu · **Reply #7 on:** October 10, 2025, 02:14:47 PM

Im interested in the Synergy X in Blue, but i cant find it somewhere to buy yet, on the Reddit Post there was also a Link to an French Store, but my Duolingo Based French Knowledge tells me that the Text on the Page says now its discontinued ..
Maybe i should just have a bit patience, the Knife is not even listed on the Victorinox Side, so i wonder where its came from..

gustophersmob · **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2025, 02:16:03 PM

Quote from: matzesu on October 10, 2025, 02:14:47 PM

Im interested in the Synergy X in Blue, but i cant find it somewhere to buy yet, on the Reddit Post there was also a Link to an French Store, but my Duolingo Based French Knowledge tells me that the Text on the Page says now its discontinued ..
Maybe i should just have a bit patience, the Knife is not even listed on the Victorinox Side, so i wonder where its came from..

If real; it seems like the webpage went live too early. Though the pic in the Reddit comment showing them in a French shop display seems real.

gustophersmob · **Reply #9 on:** October 10, 2025, 02:20:05 PM

When I first saw the images on Reddit, I had an initial, “wow, they made something new, gotta try it!” reaction. But after thinking about it a few minutes, idk if it offers anything I’d really want that my pioneer doesn’t have. Not that everything has to appeal to me.

I am genuinely curious to try one in hand, particularly to see how they’ve done the locking blade. The normal 93mm blades can be a bear trap when they close if you’re not paying attention, so having to put your finger in the way to move the liner while you start closing the blade seems like it could be risky.

I’m betting they at least changed the blade tang shape so that the closing is softer. I wonder if they have added a half-stop?

lazar · **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2025, 02:30:21 PM

Nothing really innovative there, however I do like the scales. But why would they skeletonize around the pivot, seems like that would weaken the knife in that area.

Yanossauro · **Reply #11 on:** October 10, 2025, 03:22:15 PM

If that is really true, there is a new knife inhabbiting my daydreams...

tosh · **Reply #12 on:** October 10, 2025, 03:57:34 PM

Won’t these be illegal here in the UK?
Pretty certain locking blades are not allowed

gustophersmob · **Reply #13 on:** October 10, 2025, 04:00:17 PM

I’m not in the UK, but that’s my understanding. A locking blade is a no-go unless you have a valid reason.

It does seem like these knives are very US centric whereas the Companion line seemed more UK/EU friendly.

LoopCutter · **Reply #14 on:** October 10, 2025, 05:00:37 PM

The picture in the display case reveals three models, in two colors each.
A single layer, a two layer and a three layer with scissors.

From my knife experience there is really no need for a spear point blade to being in a locking style handle. A clip point yes. But not a spear, it is not a stabbing or poke through knife. You cut at the heal or the belly with downward pressure and slice.

Second color, navy or black?

gustophersmob · **Reply #15 on:** October 10, 2025, 05:03:12 PM

From the leaks it appears there are three colors: red, dark blue, and silver.

Farmer X · **Reply #16 on:** October 10, 2025, 06:31:43 PM

From what I was able to observe, the blade, file, scissors, and cap lifter seem to be standard-issue Victorinox. I could take or leave the lock and the scales. However...

Quote from: nate j on October 10, 2025, 02:12:35 PM

Don’t get me started on the package opener.

I'll try not to, but I will say this. The can opener can be used to open a package sealed with tape. There's a trick to doing so, and it may not be practical. But it is possible. I can't see any way in Hell that one would be able to open a can with the package opener. Since every SAK has at least one tool that's capable of opening packages, the package opener isn't paired with a combo tool, and I still use the can opener for its intended purpose, the package opener is something I have zero use for.

Worse, the pocket clip appears to be pinned in place. That's an automatic and emphatic NO from me.

gustophersmob · **Reply #17 on:** October 10, 2025, 06:39:07 PM

Quote from: Farmer X on October 10, 2025, 06:31:43 PM

From what I was able to observe, the blade, file, scissors, and cap lifter seem to be standard-issue Victorinox. I could take or leave the lock and the scales. However...
I'll try not to, but I will say this. The can opener can be used to open a package sealed with tape. There's a trick to doing so, and it may not be practical. But it is possible. I can't see any way in Hell that one would be able to open a can with the package opener. Since every SAK has at least one tool that's capable of opening packages, the package opener isn't paired with a combo tool, and I still use the can opener for its intended purpose, the package opener is something I have zero use for.

Worse, the pocket clip appears to be pinned in place. That's an automatic and emphatic NO from me.

I think I’ve opened a can with a SAK maybe twice in over 30 years of knife use, but I use that tool all the time. It’s basically a metal fingernail.

The package opener has no appeal to me, especially on a tool that has a blade. And I’d be afraid to use the screwdriver tip. If that folded on you while using the SD, it’d be a nasty wound. I suppose you could choke up in the tang, but that would make it even more awkward to use.

stuntzombie · **Reply #18 on:** October 10, 2025, 06:42:37 PM

I dig'em, but then I'm not nearly as picky as most folks on here. The prices in that store shot don't seem all that crazy either. I'm all for the package opener in place of the can opener.

fullbreakfast · **Reply #19 on:** October 10, 2025, 06:51:25 PM

Quote from: tosh on October 10, 2025, 03:57:34 PM

Won’t these be illegal here in the UK?
Pretty certain locking blades are not allowed

Yes, they will be illegal to carry in public without a "good reason". Being a tradesman on the way to or from a job is a good reason, but "I carry a pocket knife in case I need one" isn't.

Personally I think you can apply risk assessment to this. I'm a respectable looking middle-aged white bloke, I live and work in places that are - for want of a better word - "nice", and I don't do anything that would attract the attention of the police. The chances of me being stopped and searched are as close to zero as makes no difference. That said, while I sometimes break the law in this way, I wouldn't carry or produce in public a knife that looked in any way alarming.

nate j · **Reply #20 on:** October 10, 2025, 06:56:46 PM

Quote from: Farmer X on October 10, 2025, 06:31:43 PM

the package opener is something I have zero use for.

Quote from: gustophersmob on October 10, 2025, 06:39:07 PM

The package opener has no appeal to me, especially on a tool that has a blade.

FolderBeholder · **Reply #21 on:** October 10, 2025, 06:57:30 PM

I like the one with scissors and will buy one if it becomes available.

BPRoberts · **Reply #22 on:** October 10, 2025, 07:00:35 PM

Can confirm from a reliable (non-reddit) source that locking Alox is in the pipeline. Did not hear anything about specific models, but I'd guess these are legit. Seems unlikely that someone would go to all the trouble of faking something "almost" real.

fullbreakfast · **Reply #23 on:** October 10, 2025, 07:04:09 PM

Quote from: gustophersmob on October 10, 2025, 06:39:07 PM

I think I’ve opened a can with a SAK maybe twice in over 30 years of knife use, but I use that tool all the time. It’s basically a metal fingernail.

I agree, which is one reason why I don't like the combo tool as a substitute for the opener layer. Just in the last couple of days I have used the tip of it to lever out some button batteries that needed replacing in a toy, and to pry a jam jar lid so as to let air in and make it easy to open.

Quote from: gustophersmob on October 10, 2025, 06:39:07 PM

And I’d be afraid to use the screwdriver tip. If that folded on you while using the SD, it’d be a nasty wound. I suppose you could choke up in the tang, but that would make it even more awkward to use.

You can just hold the body of the knife further down, so if it folded it wouldn't touch your finger?

gustophersmob · **Reply #24 on:** October 10, 2025, 07:04:27 PM

Quote from: BPRoberts on October 10, 2025, 07:00:35 PM

Can confirm from a reliable (non-reddit) source that locking Alox is in the pipeline. Did not hear anything about specific models, but I'd guess these are legit. Seems unlikely that someone would go to all the trouble of faking something "almost" real.

That’s good confirmation. I was pretty convinced they were real anyway. A sit in France and Sweden had them on their webpages (now taken down), plus the picture from the French store. Seems too much for someone to fake.

gustophersmob · **Reply #25 on:** October 10, 2025, 07:09:08 PM

Quote from: fullbreakfast on October 10, 2025, 07:04:09 PM

You can just hold the body of the knife further down, so if it folded it wouldn't touch your finger?

Ah, that’s a good thought. Don’t know why that didn’t occur to me

fullbreakfast · **Reply #26 on:** October 10, 2025, 07:19:55 PM

Quote from: gustophersmob on October 10, 2025, 07:09:08 PM

Ah, that’s a good thought. Don’t know why that didn’t occur to me

Still not a perfect solution, as you have to remember to do that!

I have got one of the Alox knives that has the package opener, and I haven't made my mind up about it yet. So far it seems like I can do the things with it that I'd use the can opener for, which doesn't include opening cans. I'm not sure if it's an improvement, but for my purposes it doesn't seem a lot worse.

I haven't used it much for opening packages, because I always carry a small utility blade which is just better for that.

IMR4198 · **Reply #27 on:** October 10, 2025, 09:11:31 PM

Speaking from my position on the Fellowship of Chronic Tool Droppers, one boo boo and the skeletonized parts would put some tool out of order. They have definitely made the ends of the SAK weaker, more susceptible to damage, not to mention dirt like our plumber friend stated. Likewise I am a non-removable pocket clip hater. Looks cool. Just not for me.
Best wishes. G