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Davy’s Gray Alox

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In May 2014 Victorinox produced a few Alox models in a blue-gray color. These knives were ordered by a US dealer (*) and he named the color Davy’s gray. The color is similar to the gunmetal blue from a cadet made a few years ago.

  • Pioneer Davys gray
  • Pioneer Davys gray back
  • Farmer Davys gray
  • Harvester Davys gray
  • Micro Farmer Davys gray
  • Micro Farmer Davys gray back
  • Davys gray logo
  • Davys gray Pioneer tang stamp
  • Davys gray backside Pioneer
  • Davys gray backside Micro Farmer
  • Davys gray Farmer and Micro Farmer

On the pictures below you can compare Davy’s gray with two other gray colors. The first two images show a gunmetal blue Cadet and Davy’s gray Micro Farmer. The next two images show the specialrun Pioneer 2223 from 2013 and Davy’s gray Soldier (Pioneer).

  • Comparison gunmetal blue Davys gray
  • Comparison gunmetal blue Davys gray det
  • Comparison gray Sea Pioneer 2013 Davys gray
  • Comparison gray Sea Pioneer 2013 Davys gray det

(*) He doesn’t want his name published on my website.

Kingfisher Alox set

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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.

  • 1_Kingfisher Set
  • 3_Kingfisher Set back
  • 10_Kingfisher Solo open
  • 11_Kingfisher Solo front
  • 12_Kingfisher Solo back closed
  • 13_Kingfisher Solo back open
  • 14_Kingfisher Solo print
  • 16_Kingfisher Solo number
  • 17_Kingfisher Solo back
  • 20_Kingfisher Pioneer
  • 21_Kingfisher Pioneer back open
  • 22_Kingfisher Pioneer print
  • 23_Kingfisher Pioneer tang
  • 24_Kingfisher Pioneer number
  • 25_Kingfisher Pioneer liner
  • 26_Kingfisher Pioneer back

Pioneer 2223 gray

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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.

 

Gray comparison with Harvester

 

 

 

PEACE bicolor Pioneer

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A Pioneer in light green and light yellow with pink logo is a new special run made by Victorinox in August 2013.

This bicolor Pioneer comes in two variants. 50 pieces with an etching on the main blade and 50 pieces without etching. The etching shows peace symbols and the word PEACE. Each knife is numbered individually.

Color comparison:

The light green is similar to the “Apocalypse” green used by Swissbianco a few months ago. The light yellow used on the backside scale is similar to the front scale of the Electrician Solo from 2011. See last picture below.

 

Left - Apocalypse green -- Pioneer front and back -- right - Electrician Solo

 

Pioneer 2223 Thailand

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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.

  • 1_Pioneer2223 Thai front open
  • 2_Pioneer2223 Thai back open
  • 12_Pioneer2223 Thai side

The Victorinox logo in not silver as usual but pink.

6_Pioneer2223 Thai logo

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“.

8_Pioneer2223 Thai blade

The print on the engraving panel says “Rama V.“, which means 5th Generation.

4_Pioneer2223 Thai back

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.)

11_Pioneer2223 Thai number

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.

  • 15_Sailor-Siam
  • 16_Farmer-Siam
  • FirstMate Thai front open
  • 1_Pioneer2223 Thai front open
  • FirstMate Thai group