Since 1998 Victorinox has released a climber serie called Kantonsmesser. Nearly each year one or two climber models with wooden scales were produced. Each year the knife is dedicated to one of the 26 Swiss Canton. The wooden scales carry different geometric patterns. The blade is laser cutted with a fancy pattern and the Canton’s crest is etched on it. It’s a limited serie of only 100 pieces and each knife is numbered. The knife comes in a nice wooden box.
This year the knife is dedicated to the Swiss Canton of Vaud. It’s a Canton in the french speaking part of Switzerland.
This year they changed a few details on the blades cutting and etching.
The laser cutting of the rounded lines is a tiny bit wider, while the cutting of the cross and “arrow” parts are a tiny bit narrower. This results in a more balanced overall look.
The picture below shows a comparison between a blade of an earlier edition (top) and the new edition (bottom).
On the backside of the blade this year the same cantons’ crest as on the front side is etched. The earlier editions have the Victorinox Logo etched on the backside as showed in the second picture below.
