Limited Edition Victorinox 2004 Climber

[Sabahl]

I've just dug out from storage my old Vic Climber and started wondering if it's actually collectible.  It's a limited edition which was produced to commemorate the joint anniversaries of Victorinox (120 years) and the now defunct model engineering firm Buck and Ryan (180 years).  Pics attached.

I can find absolutely no references to this knife anywhere on the net, including in Viictorinox's own listings sheets.  Are this sort of tie-in too common to note or has this knife just been forgotten over time?

[Smashie]

Wow, Buck and Ryan, now there was a shop I used to enjoy going to

[shibafu]

Wow, Buck and Ryan, now there was a shop I used to enjoy going to

Yes me too!  I was gutted when the one near me closed.  And delighted when I found they still had a shop in a surprisingly up-market part of London.  And then sad again when I looked it up just now and found that one's gone too.

On the basis of these first two replies, I'd say yes it is a collectible

Promotional and commemorative knives are very common.  Many, many companies have had them made and many still do.  Collectibility of these is very much in the eye of the beholder I think: whether the company or occasion is interesting to the individual collector.  But the tie-in with Victorinox's own anniversary certainly makes this one especially interesting.  Ones with metal inlays, like yours, are often considered higher quality and more desirable than ones with printed graphics.