This blue – red Pioneer 2223 was made by Victorinox in August 2013. It’s a special run of 150 pieces. The knife is dedicated to the King Chulalongkorn of Thailand (former Siam) and was ordered by a Thai knife enthusiast and is intended for Thai people.
The Victorinox logo in not silver as usual but pink.
The blade carries an etching with an Elephant and a picture of the King. The phrase between the pictures is the name of the King “Phra Chunlachomklao Chaoyuhua“.
The print on the engraving panel says “Rama V.“, which means 5th Generation.
An engraving on the backside of the blade shows the year 2556, which is in the Buddhist calendar 2013, and a serial number 123/150. (This knife is the 123rd out of a total of 150 pieces.)
The colors blue, red and pink as well as the Elephant are components of the Royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Siam.
This is the 5th knife of a serie of Alox knives which were released in the last three years, all dedicated to the king of Siam/Thailand.
2011 red – blue Sailor
2011 orange Farmer
2012 beige – blue Pioneer
2012 pink – yellow First Mate (Link to post)
2013 blue – red Pioneer 2223
I own only four of them as you can see in the last pictures.
Those are really nice – sure wish some of the would make it to the States.
Hallo, gibt es noch solche Victorinox Thai Messer zu kaufen?
Grüsse Jörg Austria/Europe
Hallo,
Leider nicht.
Grüsse Martin