wenger or victorinox??

The only milspec Swiss Army knives made by Victorinox and Wenger are, as mentioned, the aluminium handled ones (slightly thicker blade material and sturdier).
I would usually prefer Victorinox because of better fit&finish, but Wenger produces the ingenious series of small-sized (a little smaller than the Standard Victorinox) SAK with locking main blade. I like the larger sized Victorinox with locking blades (Rucksack model etc) most as a working SAK, but I prefer smaller SAK (and other brands of larger working folders).
I love those Wenger knives, and paranoid security personnel ususally don´t recognize them as locking folders, it´s "just a SAK".

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I prefer the Victorinox SAK to the Wenger. The Wenger I had was decent enough, but it did not hold a candle to my Vic Tinker or the others I have owned. The main blade of the Wenger would always rub up on the nail file when opening, and gave it a good scuff. That was pretty annoying.
As far as Victorinox being innovative, there's really only so much they can do. One nice thing is that Victorinox will accept new ideas from customers via the website, and add or remove tools accordingly.
I recently saw a Vic with a digital altimeter in the handle, if that's not innovative....
 
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So does the blade on the standard style, red plastic handled Wenger knives lock? I've often wondered about this.

JK
 
On the Victorinox history site posted above you can find some information not only about the history of Victorinox but also a list of their innovations. Actually on the Soldier model made by both Vic and Wenger the can opener design (the best IMO in pocketknives/multitools) is a patented Victorinox design. That is why you do not see it frequently on imitation SAKs! Even though I like more Victorinox I do not consider Wenger products POS.
Rick1955, actually Victorinox knives have stronger backsprings than the Wenger ones, and however Vic's scissors are maybe a bit weaker but they cut more precisely. Even so I would pick up any time a good Wenger model, my Victorinox preference being not exclusive, just a tendency.
 
My wife and I try to take a vacation to Switzerland at least once a year. She just got back. (I couldn't go this time because of this bad back.
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) However, last year I bought some wonderful "Camo" handled Vic's. You can usually purchase both "brands", but more stores carry Vic's than Wengers. I think that speaks well of the Victorinox brand.
She brought me home a Victorinox with handles made of the same green marble that's on the floor of the Lucerne train station. Pretty neat! A little piece of Switzerland that can ride in my pocket.

Will
 
I have owned both Victorinox and Wenger SAK's, both are good knives but IMO Victorinox is a little better quality, I carry two of them everyday and I put them through their paces and they hold up very well to whatever I throw at them.

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Chris
 
I have a vic that I got for 9bucks. I like my leatherman the most but for 9 bucks this one is pretty neat, has tweezers and a magnifying glass that could come in handy. My friend has a weg. The models are not comparable but I did notice that my logo was inlayed and his is painted on.
 


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I love those Wenger knives, and paranoid security
personnel ususally
don´t recognize them as locking folders, it´s "just a SAK".


So does the blade on the standard style, red plastic handled Wenger
knives lock? I've often wondered about this.

JK
 
I own both Vitorinox and Wenger. In fact I have the Swiss Army issue model of both and they are nearly identical. They are my favorites of all the SAK.

But on the other models - far and away - Wenger appears to be much better. The Victorinox at least from my experience are no where near as strong. The Wengers may not be as asthetically pleasing but they seem to hold up better.

Just an opinion of course. But then again, I am a Chevy man too!

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by littleknife:
On the Victorinox history site posted above you can find some information not only about the history of Victorinox but also a list of their innovations. Actually on the Soldier model made by both Vic and Wenger the can opener design (the best IMO in pocketknives/multitools) is a patented Victorinox design. That is why you do not see it frequently on imitation SAKs! Even though I like more Victorinox I do not consider Wenger products POS.
Rick1955, actually Victorinox knives have stronger backsprings than the Wenger ones, and however Vic's scissors are maybe a bit weaker but they cut more precisely. Even so I would pick up any time a good Wenger model, my Victorinox preference being not exclusive, just a tendency.</font>
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Although as I mentioned earlier I am a Victorinox man, I do own about 5 Wengers.

One of the Wengers is a standard-sized Wenger (slightly smaller than the standard V-nox)that has a locking main blade. It's well-made, but the lock has an unlocking lever that sticks out a bit too far IMO. I could see it wearing on the pocket.

As to the scissors, I like the V-nox better. The Wengers may have a slightly stronger spring system on the scissors, but V-nox scissors cut better. The Wenger scissors move up and down too much during use and don't do fine cutting well at all.

Another aspect I love about V-nox is the strength of their spring systems. All the blades/tools snap open and shut sharply on all my V-nox models, and that includes oven the smallest Classic penknife. On some Wengers, esp. the comparable small dress models, often the blades (or some) do not have "walk and talk."

I would also mention the current V-nox SAKs all have a more rounded keyring attachment that is a part of the backspring. On earlier models (and still on the Pioneer), the attachment was a part of the aluminum liners and very sharp & pocket-wearing. The Wengers' keyring attachment sticks out way too far, IMO.
Jim
 
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