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Comment by J.J. Smith III on August 9, 2016 at 13:52

Great redeeming design for the Victorinox can opener. The screwdriver IS most handy. I've even used mine for larger phillipsheads.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on August 9, 2016 at 13:45

JJ, I agree the Wenger scissors are more robust. I'm in a quandary over the can opener because I find the Vic screwdriver so dang handy.

Comment by J.J. Smith III on August 9, 2016 at 12:39

I like the lever springs that Wenger put on their knives.
The use of a traditional style can opener is a plus also. The Victorinox can opener takes some practice.

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on August 9, 2016 at 5:56

Ron,

Thanks for the feedback. I got it years ago .. late 80's / early 90's .. new .. from a salesman that was trying to land a contract with the company I was working for at the time.

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Note: I was chief engineer & had a display of knives in my office & indeed had influence over who would be awarded the contract ..&.. he was blatantly trying to influence the decision by "gifting" me this knife.

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The slip-joint pliers & the scissors are wonderfully functional ..&.. I make that statement based on actual use !!! I've modified the can opener to have a longer cutting edge. It is also quite functional .. based on actual use. The modification is noticeable if one blows the pic up.

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The screwdrivers certainly do their job too .. I just wished they locked in their open positions. The awl .. I have used to pierce everything from leather to aluminum & can report that it functions as intended.

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The blade steel I have found to be slightly on the soft side. This is strictly based on a personal observation of rolling the edge over when attempting to sever a deers hide after skinning & needing to remove the lower leg from the hide. i.e. My brothers & I hunt on the family farm in WI & do the butchering ourselves. We work in teams. One team performs the skinning & quartering while the another will do the deboning & cutting of the meat .. a 3rd team does the packaging for freezing .. while a fourth will do the grinding of the burger material. Some of our wives also actively participate.

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My personal responsibility is the deboning & the sharpening of everyone's knives. Anyway .. the lower leg & bone needs removed from the hide before rolling up the hide for later selling. I did this while taking a break from the above outlined tasks & actually didn't have a knife on me at the time ..so.. grabbed this one out of the glove box of my vehicle & attempted to do just that. I rolled the edge over in this attempt. I ended up going to the house to get an actual hunting knife in order to finish the job.

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That is the only shortcoming I've ever noted in the knife. And, I've used it extensively since late 80's ~ early 90's.

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Again .. Thank You .. for identifying the actual model.

D ale 

Comment by Ron Cooper on August 9, 2016 at 0:56

D ale,

I believe it looks like a Tradesman?

Link: Wenger Tradesman

Let us know what you think.

Cheers!

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on August 8, 2016 at 19:04

Does anyone know what model this is ?? It's a Wenger product from th late 80's ~ early 90's. Thanks for any info anyone might provide !!! D ale

Featured Comment by dead_left_knife_guy on October 24, 2015 at 10:32

Jan, thanks for the heads up on that judgment against Maxam (B&F System).  That was really interesting -- it was decided by summary judgment, meaning that the counterfeiting was so obvious that no further trial was necessary -- & this one may not have even made it to trial at all.  More unusual, from what I can tell, is that such stiff penalties were brought without even going through the full trial process.  Maxam will almost certainly appeal, & it'll be interesting to hear their argument(s) on appeal.

Comment by Jan Carter on October 23, 2015 at 22:09

Victorinox Awarded $9.8 Million In Trademark Lawsuit

MONROE, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc., in conjunction with its parent corporation Victorinox AG, today announced the company has been awarded approximately $9.8 Million in addition to injunctive relief in its suit against Dallas-based The B & F System, Inc., and its president, John D. Meyer for infringement of Victorinox’s iconic registered trademark for red-handled multi-function pocket knives. Victorinox filed the lawsuit in 2013 when the company became aware The B & F System, Inc. was marketing red handled multi-function pocket knives copying the famous Swiss Army knife marketed and sold by Victorinox in the U.S. for more than 50 years.

Victorinox wins $9.8M award for #SwissArmyKnife trademark infringement

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Ruling in Victorinox’s favor, Federal District Court Senior Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on October 22, 2015 granted Victorinox a total award of $9,808,332.44 including treble damages, interest and counsel fees.

Judge Rakoff also granted Victorinox injunctive relief writing in his decision “the public interest will be served by an injunction that ends the likelihood of consumer confusion.” Under the Court’s Order, The B & F System, Inc. and Mr. Meyer are permanently enjoined from further infringements; required to immediately recall from their distributors and retailers the infringing goods; to deliver for destruction all examples of the infringing goods; distribute copies of Judge Rakoff’s Final Order to all of their suppliers, distributors and customers; and, are bound to take other steps as outlined in the Order (Case #13-cv-04534).

Comment by Catherine Peterson on September 20, 2015 at 3:04

hello . im looking to find one of these. Michel Jordi with 18K gold plated corkscrew. I had one given to me as a gift 20 yrs ago and it was stolen from me 6 yrs ago. I have searched ebay and cant find any available. Any help in sourcing one would be much appreciated. :) ( this photo is from IKC site)

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