Wenger Professional

Chako · **on:** September 26, 2010, 02:50:16 AM

Just got this knife in yesterday. This one is a looker.

Gogoas · **Reply #1 on:** September 26, 2010, 04:27:06 AM

definitely looks sweet

MultiMat · **Reply #2 on:** September 26, 2010, 04:32:29 AM

Man that does look good

AHB · **Reply #3 on:** September 26, 2010, 12:49:08 PM

Does it taste as good as it looks..?

Don't tell us you didn't try..

Chako · **Reply #4 on:** September 26, 2010, 01:09:25 PM

I only licked it once...I swear!

Gareth · **Reply #5 on:** September 26, 2010, 01:18:44 PM

Benner has (had?) a couple of these at one of the meet-ups last year. I seem to remember that they were roughly equivalent to the Vic Pioneer range i.e. using the bigger tools found on the 93mm Soldier. Very nice anyway Dan.

Jack Russell · **Reply #6 on:** September 26, 2010, 01:24:47 PM

Nice, anyone know of any other variations of knife?
I have this One.

stressmaster5000 · **Reply #7 on:** September 26, 2010, 02:43:52 PM

I remember seeing an entire brochure with a dozen or more varieties on it over on SOSAK. I don't remember where or who posted it.

Here it is!

duder · **Reply #8 on:** September 26, 2010, 03:32:14 PM

That`s a foto of a printout I took a longer time ago. I also have the original pdf-data on an older computer (I`m not sure if it still works).
There has also been an older Professional-series (from the 60s) with some other variations (1-3 layers). These knives looked like the ones in the fotos but they had no outer metal-liners under the scales; they were very light but probably not as solid as the newer ones. Beside the tools in the brochure there has also been knives with a marlinspike. But these marlinspikes look somehow cheap compared to the nicely-shaped ones of the 93mm Victorinox alox knives.

duder · **Reply #9 on:** September 26, 2010, 05:14:30 PM

Here is an example for an old Profi knife from 1966. As you can see the old ones in the 60s and 70s had just plastic scales. I`m not sure when Wenger changed to the more solid scales.

victor7000 · **Reply #10 on:** September 26, 2010, 06:03:46 PM

Quote from: duder on September 26, 2010, 05:14:30 PM

Here is an example for an old Profi knife from 1966. As you can see the old ones in the 60s and 70s had just plastic scales. I`m not sure when Wenger changed to the more solid scales.

I've the same model with the just plastic scales with the Yearstamp 80. It seems the old and new scale models were sold at the same time. At least for some years....

duder · **Reply #11 on:** September 26, 2010, 06:16:43 PM

Maybe, or 1980/1981 was the time when they changed the design. I think a knife with a 81-stamp was the oldest one with the new design I`ve seen so far. And your 80-stamp knife is so far the youngest one with the old design I`ve heard of.

victor7000 · **Reply #12 on:** September 27, 2010, 12:06:43 AM

Quote from: duder on September 26, 2010, 06:16:43 PM

Maybe, or 1980/1981 was the time when they changed the design. I think a knife with a 81-stamp was the oldest one with the new design I`ve seen so far. And your 80-stamp knife is so far the youngest one with the old design I`ve heard of.

Good combined, but.... I've a new design with 79 stamp. ;-)

Benner · **Reply #13 on:** September 27, 2010, 12:17:30 AM

Quote from: Gareth on September 26, 2010, 01:18:44 PM

Benner has (had?) a couple of these at one of the meet-ups last year. I seem to remember that they were roughly equivalent to the Vic Pioneer range i.e. using the bigger tools found on the 93mm Soldier. Very nice anyway Dan.

Yup, I have one with a saw and a pruner blade. Think I wrote a review/ article once?

Benner · **Reply #14 on:** September 27, 2010, 12:20:03 AM

And here it is if anyone is interested http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,7984.0.html

nuphoria · **Reply #15 on:** September 27, 2010, 12:25:36 AM

They are a nice shape

duder · **Reply #16 on:** September 27, 2010, 12:46:39 AM

Quote

Good combined, but.... I've a new design with 79 stamp.

You are right, they must have used both scale types for a while.

Aloxfan · **Reply #17 on:** September 27, 2010, 05:12:59 AM

I love the lines of this design. Might have to search out a Pro for myself!

Aloxfan · **Reply #18 on:** September 27, 2010, 05:40:07 AM

I remembered seeing one of these on ebay recently and was able to dig it up in the completed auctions. People are willing to pay a pretty penny for one in good shape:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-WENGER-Swiss-Army-Knife-PROFESSIONAL-81-NIB-/170538229033

Freudian Frog · **Reply #19 on:** September 27, 2010, 07:19:54 AM

Gosh those are pretty!

Jack Russell · **Reply #20 on:** September 27, 2010, 06:02:35 PM

Talking of dated blades mine is a late one 95 BTW. perhaps they did not produce them every year ? perhaps they waited till they had a backlog of several years dates before it was worthwhile doing a production run? This might explain the confusion. Just a thought

Turnstone · **Reply #21 on:** September 28, 2010, 11:37:39 AM

They look really beautiful

papercut · **Reply #22 on:** April 04, 2013, 08:56:49 AM

A bit of necro, but...

Did Wenger ever do an SIish alox model with some of the extra tools in the Professional Line. A "Harvester" with a hollow rivet would be cherry.

Does Wenger do any special releases like Vic has been doing with alox for the last bit? It would seem that Wenger can only do the plain no shield alox these days which suggests one mold is worn out (or they are buying the blanks from Vic), but it would be cool to see some interesting models come out as a swan song for Wenger.

Cheers

ColoSwiss · **Reply #23 on:** April 04, 2013, 09:09:25 AM

Wenger has done a few commemorative versions of the SI, but I've never seen any blade variations. Maybe an interesting project for one of the modders.

papercut · **Reply #24 on:** April 04, 2013, 09:17:32 AM

Colo,

Do you know if anyone on the boards has the ear of Wenger? I have an idea (which might be kinda silly). A red alox Handwerker for the MTO folks would be amazing! See if a run could be produced before the business model changes, if it isn't too late!

ColoSwiss · **Reply #25 on:** April 04, 2013, 11:44:00 PM

Quote from: papercut on April 04, 2013, 09:17:32 AM

Colo,

Do you know if anyone on the boards has the ear of Wenger? I have an idea (which might be kinda silly). A red alox Handwerker for the MTO folks would be amazing! See if a run could be produced before the business model changes, if it isn't too late!

You might talk to Def. I've made suggestions to both companies and never even got a 'Thank you for your interest' letter.