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Damascus Pioneer X 2016

By Marsax | 23. April, 2016 - 19:59 |30. June, 2025 Alox 93mm, Damascus, Limited Edition

Im April 2016 hat Victorinox ein neues Damast Messer auf den Markt gebracht. Es ist ein Alox Pioneer X. Das ist das neue Alox Modell Pioneer mit Schere auf das viele Alox Fans schon seit langem gewartet haben. Die Alox Schalen des Damast Messers sind in einem dezenten Grau gehalten. Die Auflage beträgt 5000 Stück und jedes Messer ist auf der Rückseite auf dem Gravurfeld nummeriert.

Das letzte Foto zeigt einen Farbvergleich zwischen verschiedenen Alox Grautönen.

In April 2016 Victorinox released a new Damascus knife. It’s the new Alox model Pioneer X with scissors. Many Alox enthusiasts are very happy that this model was finally released. The Damascus knife has gray scales and each knife is numbered. 5000 pieces were produced. A color comparison is shown on the last picture.

Damascus Spartan 2014

By Marsax | 25. November, 2014 - 19:26 |30. June, 2025 91mm, Damascus, Limited Edition

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In November 2014 Victorinox launched a new collector’s knife. It’s this year’s Damascus edition and it’s a Spartan.

The main blade is made of Damascus steel (Damasteel). The handle is made of yew. The wood’s grain gives each knife a unique look.

This edition is limited to 5000 pieces. Each knife is serial numbered on the liner behind the corkskrew.

Damascus Explorer 2013

By Marsax | 26. December, 2013 - 14:48 |30. June, 2025 91mm, Damascus, Limited Edition

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In December 2013 Victorinox launched a new collector’s knife. To honor the memory of Mr. Carl Elsener senior, who died this summer, Victorinox choosed for the this year’s Damascus edition the Explorer model.

The main blade is made of Damascus steel (Damasteel). The handle is made of oak wood and Mr. Elsener Sr.’s signature is laser engraved on the front scale. The oak wood’s grain, gives each knife a unique look.

This edition is limited to 7000 pieces. Each knife is serial numbered on the liner behind the corkskrew.

On some knives (I saw only a few and heard from other collectors) the edges of the wood scales are a bit rough. If the knife is used as an every day user, the edges should be sanded a bit to make the handle smooth. But if this knife is intended as a shelf queen, who cares.