Question about the Wenger SI / Victorinox Soldier

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I am bored at the hospital & am borrowing a friend's laptop & googling stuff.
I understand that Victorinox (V) made the 1st in the 1890's, & Wenger (W) came next.
I also understand that V based their Soldier on the Pioneer.
From what I've read, W was a better made knife.
If this is true, why did they fold (as a company)?
For the people who own both, which do you think is better made?
 
jpvjr71 said:
I am bored at the hospital & am borrowing a friend's laptop & googling stuff.
I understand that Victorinox (V) made the 1st in the 1890's, & Wenger (W) came next.
I also understand that V based their Soldier on the Pioneer.
From what I've read, W was a better made knife.
If this is true, why did they fold (as a company)?
For the people who own both, which do you think is better made?
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they are both excellent companies, Victorinox being the first had a jump out of the gate on Wenger. it is unfortunate that Wenger never caught up, bevcsause in some ways I do think they were better.

I. Wenger used a rolling process for the blade manufacture, much like the rolling process that Buck used for many decades. This system of passing the steel though rollers to align and compact the steel grain, has results that are like forging the blade. I have a very well used Wenger Si, and I think it has better edge holding than the Victornox pioneers I have had. I have a very well used old Wenger Patriot two blade pen knife that holds an edge as well as my old buck 309 companion.

2. Over the years, Wenger was not afraid to try some new and innovative ideas. Like the locking screw driver blade that when push down on will engage a lock while pressure is on it making the screw driver tool not fold up under pressure.

3. As far back as the 1970's, a Wenger SAK could bet had with a locking blade. While I don't feel a lock in really needed, it can under some circumstances be useful.

To this day, a Wenger SI is my regular carry often.
 
jackknife said:
they are both excellent companies, Victorinox being the first had a jump out of the gate on Wenger. it is unfortunate that Wenger never caught up, bevcsause in some ways I do think they were better.

I. Wenger used a rolling process for the blade manufacture, much like the rolling process that Buck used for many decades. This system of passing the steel though rollers to align and compact the steel grain, has results that are like forging the blade. I have a very well used Wenger Si, and I think it has better edge holding than the Victornox pioneers I have had. I have a very well used old Wenger Patriot two blade pen knife that holds an edge as well as my old buck 309 companion.

2. Over the years, Wenger was not afraid to try some new and innovative ideas. Like the locking screw driver blade that when push down on will engage a lock while pressure is on it making the screw driver tool not fold up under pressure.

3. As far back as the 1970's, a Wenger SAK could bet had with a locking blade. While I don't feel a lock in really needed, it can under some circumstances be useful.

To this day, a Wenger SI is my regular carry often.
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I don't like locking blades.
When I was in 3rd grade a college girl I had a huge crush on had her "locked" blade close on her finger.
Not that I knew what it meant at the time, but I told her if we "did it" she'd forget all about her finger.
For some odd reason she gave me an Oscar worthy eye roll & went home.
I saw her again a week later, getting a tan in her bikini, so I don't know what happened to her finger.
 
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