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ca Offline BCNZ

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Victorinox Trooper?
on: May 12, 2016, 04:27:27 AM
Picked this up the other day.  If my research is correct it's a Victorinox Trooper.







It's in pretty good shape - just a couple of small rust looking spots on the blade and cap lifter, and a small white dot on the scale (both visible in the photos).  The blade cuts well and seems to have never been sharpened.  Tools have really good 'snap'.

I can't find any info on how old it might be.  Anyone know?

Cheers!

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Re: Victorinox Trooper?
Reply #1 on: May 12, 2016, 07:27:11 AM
It was discontinued around '03 IIRC.

I just remembered buying some back in '83 so they go back at least that far.
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Re: Victorinox Trooper?
Reply #2 on: May 12, 2016, 08:16:23 AM
You are correct, it is a Trooper (basically a German Army Knife without the Bundesadler).

It has a victorinox tang stamp with small V, as far as I know that means it is 1986 or before.

So great catch  :cheers:
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Re: Victorinox Trooper?
Reply #3 on: May 13, 2016, 12:57:07 AM
As early as 1978....note the round area for the emblem on the Trooper illustration. I wonder if the early production scales were actually like that.
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Re: Victorinox Trooper?
Reply #4 on: May 13, 2016, 05:10:43 AM
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Re: Victorinox Trooper?
Reply #5 on: May 13, 2016, 04:16:17 PM
The Trooper is probably my favorite model they're produced. It performs like a much larger knife, and works great for outdoors work with the integrated saw/bottle opener. The corkscrew has come in handy when a traditional wine opener goes missing....

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Re: Victorinox Trooper?
Reply #6 on: May 14, 2016, 03:52:29 AM
Thanks for the info everyone.   :cheers:

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