Swiss army knife question

[mg357]

I have a swiss army knife question. What would the victorinox swiss army knife equivalent of the U.S. Army demo knife?

 

[neilrazer]

The previous generation of Victorinox Soldier and/or Wenger Standard Issue have similar blades/tools, but with a better build quality from what I've seen. The Soldier and Standard Issue were made to the same specs for the Swiss Army, but the Wenger has a bail like the US Demo knife. You can still get those versions new, but the current model has plastic and rubber handles and is a bit larger as well. They used to be marked with the year like the US knife, but stopped doing that at some point and I'm not sure when. (some people want their birth year)

I hope that's what you were looking for.
Neil

 

[Harayasu]

I'm not sure if the Wenger SI is still in production, but the current Victorinox Pioneer is similar to the old Victorinox Soldier. There are a few differences, like the keyring and the emblem.

The old Soldier did have a bail, but it was removed after 1986, if I'm correct. Both the Soldier and Pioneer were army issue. The Soldier was issued to the Swiss army and I know the Soldier and Pioneer wear issued to at least the Dutch army.