More Alox special run overview

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This overview shows different Alox special run released by Victorinox. These special run were ordered by knife enthusiasts, knife forums or knife clubs. (Editions ordered by Swissbianco are not listed.)

Click on a picture to see more info and more pictures of a specific Alox edition.

This list is still under development. If you have info about these knives or if you know other Alox special run which should be listed here, please let me know. Contact me.

Released: 2004 Serial#: no
Model: Soldier Blade etching: yes
Color: Silver Print: yes
Number: ? Customer:
Remarks: VSAKCS club knife 2004
Released: 2005 Serial#: no
Model: Farmer Blade etching: yes
Color: Copper Print: yes
Number: 125 Customer:
Remarks: VSAKCS club knife 2005
Released: 2008 Serial#: no
Model: Electrician Blade etching: yes
Color: Blue Print: yes
Number: 100 Customer:
Remarks: VSAKCS club knife 2008
Released: Dez. 2013 Serial#: nnn/100
Model: Solo Blade etching: no
Color: Blue – Orange Print: yes
Number: 100 Customer:
Remarks: Kingfisher Set
Released: Dez. 2013 Serial#: nnn/100
Model: Pioneer Blade etching: no
Color: Blue – Orange Print: yes
Number: 100 Customer:
Remarks: Kingfisher Set
Rambler light blue, China
Released: ? Serial#: no
Model: Rambler Blade etching: no
Color: light blue Print: no
Number: 130 Customer:
Remarks: Chinese collector forum
Harvester red, China front
Released: ? Serial#: yes
Model: Harvester Blade etching: yes
Color: red Print: no
Number: 100 Customer:
Remarks: Chinese collector forum
Rancher red, China
Released: ? Serial#: no
Model: Rancher Blade etching: no
Color: red Print: no
Number: 300 Customer:
Remarks: Chinese collector forum
Rancher gold, China
Released: ? Serial#: no
Model: Rancher Blade etching: no
Color: gold Print: no
Number: 300 Customer:
Remarks: Chinese collector forum
Harvester orange, China
Released: ? Serial#: no
Model: Harvester Blade etching: no
Color: orange, red shield Print: no
Number: 80 Customer:
Remarks: Chinese collector forum
Solo turquoise green, China
Released: ? Serial#: yes
Model: Solo Blade etching: no
Color: turquoise Print: no
Number: 100 Customer:
Remarks: Chinese collector forum
Released: 2013 Serial#: no
Model: Sea Pioneer Blade etching: yes
Color: blue Print: no
Number: 180 Customer:
Remarks: Chinese collector forum
Released: 2014 Serial#: no
Model: Wilderness Blade etching: no
Color: lime-green Print: no
Number: 80 Customer:
Remarks: Chinese collector forum
Pioneer silver, China
Released: 2015 Serial#: no
Model: Pioneer Blade etching: yes
Color: silver Print: no
Number: 50 Customer:
Remarks: Chinese collector forum, black tools
Farmer petrol blue, China, 2015
Released: 2015 Serial#: no
Model: Farmer Blade etching: no
Color: Petrol blue Print: no
Number: ? Customer:
Remarks: Chinese collector forum
Released: 2012 Serial#: no
Model: Pioneer Blade etching: yes
Color: blue Print: yes
Number: <100 Customer:
Remarks: Russian Gun forum, The End is near (Maya)
Farmer blue, Maya
Released: 2012 Serial#: no
Model: Farmer Blade etching: yes
Color: blue Print: yes
Number: <100 Customer:
Remarks: Russian Gun forum, The End is near (Maya)
Pioneer silver, Russia
Released: 2011 Serial#: no
Model: Pioneer Blade etching: yes
Color: silver Print: yes
Number: <100 Customer:
Remarks: Russian gun forum, No Knife, No Life
Pioneer silver, Russia
Released: 2011 Serial#: no
Model: Farmer Blade etching: yes
Color: silver Print: yes
Number: <100 Customer:
Remarks: Russian gun forum, No Knife, No Life
Released: 2014 Serial#: no
Model: Pioneer Blade etching: yes
Color: silver Print: yes
Number: 100 Customer:
Remarks: 25 Jahre Festungsmuseum Reuenthal, 1989-2014
Released: 2012 Serial#: yes
Model: Pioneer Blade etching: yes
Color: red Print: no
Number: 500 Customer:
Remarks: Swiss Association for the Study of Arms and Armors
Pioneer 2223 red VSAKCS 2015
Released: 2014 Serial#: yes
Model: Sea Pioneer Blade etching: yes
Color: red Print: yes
Number: 90 Customer:
Remarks: VSAKCS club knife 2014
PioneerX spez VSAKCS 2016
Released: 2016 Serial#: yes
Model: Special Pioneer Blade etching: yes
Color: blue Print: yes
Number: 156 Customer:
Remarks: VSAKCS club knife 2016
Harvester X, VSAKCS 2020
Released: 2020 Serial#: yes
Model: Harvester X Blade etching: yes
Color: black Print: yes
Number: 350 Customer:
Remarks: VSAKCS club knife 2020

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Alox series made for China SAK guys

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Between about 2009 and 2015 a Chinese SAK forum ordered a few Alox special run from Victorinox.
There are some info gaps in my list below. So if you have any info about these please let me know. Pictures are from the ones I own.

Year Model Color Quantity Numbered Remarks
? Rambler light blue 130 no no engraving
? Harvester red 100 yes blade etching
? Rancher red 300 no no engraving
? Rancher gold 300 no no engraving
? Harvester orange, red shield 80 no no engraving
? Solo turquoise 100 yes no engraving
2013 Sea Pioneer blue 180 no blade etching
2014 Wilderness lime-green 80 no no engraving
2015 Pioneer silver 50 no blade etching
2015 Farmer petrol blue ? no no engraving

The red Harvester is numbered. But it seems the engraver was drunk. The number on my knife is 001/072 but it is supposed to be 072/100.

The orange Harvester has a different shade of orange. It’s darker than the Naranja orange and the standard orange from Solo.

  • Wilderness green China
  • Wilderness green China back
  • Wilderness green China tang
  • Wilderness green China logo
  • Wilderness green China vs green Rancher 2012
  • Green color comparison Wilderness in the middle
  • Sea Pioneer blue China
  • Sea Pioneer blue China back
  • Sea Pioneer blue China blade
  • Sea Pioneer blue China logo
  • Blue color comparison
  • Rancher red, China front
  • Rancher rot, China back
  • Rancher gold, China front
  • Rancher gold, China back
  • Harvester red, China front
  • Harvester red, China back
  • Harvester red, China, blade
  • Harvester red, China, number
  • Harvester red and Sea Pioneer China
  • Harvester orange, China
  • Harvester orange, China, back
  • Naranja orange - China orange - standard orange
  • Farmer petrol blue, China, 2015
  • Farmer petrol blue, China, 2015
  • Color comparison blue - petrol blue - Long Rancher 2011
  • Color comparison blue - petrol blue - Long Rancher 2011
  • Solo turquoise green, China
  • Solo turquoise green, China
  • Solo China numbered
  • Comparison Solo vs. Long Rancher 2011
  • Comparison Wilderness - Solo - Farmer

Pioneer 25 Jahre Festungsmuseum Reuenthal

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Im Jahre 2014, zum 25 jährigen Jubiläum, hat das Festungsmuseum Reuenthal ein Alox Pioneer heraus gegeben. Das Messer ist ein Victorinox standard Model  Pioneer in silber mit rotem Schild. Die Klinge trägt die Aufschrift “25 Jahre Festungsmuseum Reuenthal” als Ätzung. Das rückseitige Gravurfeld trägt ein Bild eines Festungs Artillerie Kragenspiegels und die Schrift FMR 1989 – 2014. Es wurden 100 Stück dieses Messers hergestellt.

In 2014 the “Fortress Museum Reuenthal” ordered 100 pieces of the standard silver Pioneer from Victorinox. It commemorates it’s 25th anniversary with an blade etching and a picture on the engraving panel.

  • Festungsmuseum Reuenthal, Pioneer 2014
  • Festungsmuseum Reuenthal, Pioneer 2014
  • Festungsmuseum Reuenthal, Pioneer 2014
  • Festungsmuseum Reuenthal, Pioneer 2014

Green G10 Soldier modification

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For this modification I used a 111 mm Soldier from 2014. I exchanged the original green-black scales with olive-green G10 with a Coarse Texture. The G10 used is pretty coarse and the grip is very good. It’s also a bit thicker than the nylon scales. As a result the handle is about 3.5 mm thicker than the original Soldier’s handle.

The green G10 is very close to the black G10 used for the conversion kit for the 111 mm Soldier I showed in an earlier post. On the last pictures you can see it.

  • Green G10 Soldier mod open front
  • Green G10 Soldier mod open back
  • Green G10 Soldier mod top
  • Green G10 Soldier mod side
  • Green G10 Soldier mod ring
  • Green G10 Soldier mod front
  • Green G10 Soldier mod back
  • Green G10 Soldier mod tang
  • Green G10 Soldier mod scales
  • Green G10 Soldier mod scales back
  • Green G10 Soldier mod scales front
  • Green G10 Soldier mod scales comparison
  • Green G10 Soldier mod with Soldier
  • Green G10 Soldier mod comparison
  • Green G10 Soldier mod thickness
  • Green G10 Soldier mod black

Damascus Spartan 2014

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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 2014 Spartan box
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan open blad
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan front handle
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan back handle
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan open front
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan open back
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan blade
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan blade back
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan tang
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan tang back
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan logo
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan number
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan ring
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan side
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan and Explorer 2013
  • Damascus 2014 Spartan and Explorer 2013 blades
  • Damascus knives 2010 - 2014
  • Damascus knives 2010 - 2014 blades