In late autumn 2013 Victorinox produced 100 sets of two bicolor Alox knives. The set consists of a Solo and a Pioneer. Both models have the same scale colors. A blue frontscale and an orange backscale. These are the colors of a bird called “Kingfisher”.
A little blue Kingfisher and the name “Kingfisher” is printed on the engraving panel of each knife. Each knife is serial numbered on the backside of the blade.
In October 2010 Victorinox released a new Alox model. The Wilderness. It was the first time this model was build. It has a large blade, a woodsaw and a small pruning blade.
It comes in two scale colors. 100 pieces with black scales and 50 pieces with orange scales. Both editions feature black-coating on all tools.
In January 2012 two additional editions of the Wilderness were released. This time without the black-coating. One edition with gold and the other with lila scales. Each knife is serial numbered 50/nn.
A lime-green Wilderness without serial number was released in 2014 for a Chinese knife forum. This edition consisted of 80 pieces.
A new Alox special run made by Victorinox in October 2013. It’s a First Mate in dark blue. Each knife is individually numbered on the main blade’s backside.
This special run comes in two color variants.
50 pieces have a silver emblem while the other 50 pieces have a black emblem.
Color comparison:
The blue color used for these First Mates are very similar to the blue used on the oldsytle First Mate from 2011 and the Harvester from 2012. But even between the two new models you can see a little difference in the blue shade. See last picture.
A new special run from Victorinox. It’s a Pioneer 2223 also called Sea Pioneer. This run consists of 50 pieces with gray scales and red shield and 50 pieces with gray scales with orange shield. This is the first Alox with an orange shield, except the Alox with orange scales.
Each knife is numbered on the main blade: 2013 nn/50.
A small lanyard in red respectively in orange is attached to the key ring of each knife.
The gray shade is a bit brighter than the gray from Harvester with black emblem.
A new Alox model. It’s an Electrician DUO in orange. This tool combination is unique and it’s the first time Victorinox released this model. Basically it’s an Electrician but instaed of the awl this model carries a pruning blade. This model is the littel brother of the Electrician DUO plus released in 2011. It has a ring with an attached lanyard. Each knife is individually numbered on the electrician’s blade.
This special run comes in two color variants.
50 pieces have a red shield, a red arrow on the backside and a red lanyard attached to the ring.
The other 50 pieces have a black logo, a black arrow on the backside and a black lanyard attached to the ring.
Color comparison:
The orange color used for this Electrician DUO is a bit different from the orange used for other Alox. It’s similar to the shade of the orange Wilderness with black tools from 2010. It’s darker than the Electrician with red shield from 2012, but lighter than the Electrician’s Mate or the Electrician DUO plus. See last pictures.
