Chinese Clone on ebay by Reputable Victorinox Dealer

ICanFixThat · **on:** June 16, 2013, 02:46:59 AM

Was this Vic 91mm clone by "Swiss Tech" discussed yet?

I don't usually buy this stuff, but I need a couple around to show people. Usually they are so bad you really risk injury trying to use them, and they will usually fail so fast they will be in the trash before you know it. This one is really trying to clone a Victorinox knife in terms of construction. It even duplicates the ruby translucent scales. Many of the tools are very close to the Victorinox design, they would easily fool many unsuspecting consumers.

I'm also very surprised that a reputable Victorinox dealer would be selling these Chinese copies, rather than just reporting them to Vic or just plain staying away from them as they may not be breaking any laws or infringing on any current pattents with this one.

I think there was a Cybertool copy by this same group because the Toothpick and Tweezers look like something we've discussed before.

The seller is being up-front that it is not a real SAK, but I still can't believe they would want to seel such an item.

GigaHz · **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2013, 04:05:17 AM

Same as this POS.

PTRSAK · **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2013, 05:50:25 AM

wow, those things are so obviously reverse engineered from a Vic' it's not funny.

enki_ck · **Reply #3 on:** June 16, 2013, 12:26:06 PM

I handled one of those a while back in a local shop. They were so badly made I wanted to throw them in the trash right in the shop. But I'm afraid they'd bill me for it then.

nervium · **Reply #4 on:** June 19, 2013, 12:26:17 AM

many clones are hanging around, swisschamp, rescue tool etc. on victorinox. i find a leatherman crunch clone, very good copy, i decided to buy a genuine one and bought it after using the clone.

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,45636.0.html