The Sentinel and Sentinel Plus are Victorinox 111mm liner-lock models introduced in 2008. They feature only a single large blade and come, as standard, with black scratch resistant nylon scales. Although the Sentinels only contain a single blade, they come in several different variations.

The Sentinel Plus featured a plain-edged (straight) blade and added a Phillips screwdriver to the back side.
The Sentinel Plus is retired as of 2017.

Blades

Sentinel Clip

Black-Oxide Sentinel

Black-Oxide Sentinel

Sentinel 125 Years

Different Sentinel variations

Emperor Kangxi of China Variation

• Large blade - Locking and in various configurations - See Variations

Back Layer Tools

Blade only, however the Sentinel Plus had a:

• Phillips Screwdriver

And one variation of the Sentinel had a:

• Corkscrew - See Variations and History

Non-Blade Tools

• Toothpick
• Tweezers
• Keyring
• Pocket-Clip - Only on some models, see Variations

Scales

Standard black synthetic scales

History

First introduced in 2008. A pocket-clip version was introduced in 2009.
In 2017 the Plus model was retired, and corkscrew model was renamed to be an Alpineer.

Variations

1. Available with a straight plain-edged blade.
2. The one-handed-opening version was also introduced in 2008 and is available with either a plain-edge or the combo-serrated blade.
3. The Sentinel Clip model introduced in 2009 featured a one-hand opening blade, in serrated and non serrated options, and a pocket clip on the reverse scale.
4. The Black-Oxide Sentinel Clip (0.8416.M3) was first introduced in the special limited edition Victorinox Military Collector's Set 2010. This All Black/Blackout version features black-oxide coated blade, liners, spring, keyring, and clip with black Nylon scales. The blade is one-hand opening with a plain-edge and a standard v-grind. Knives that were produced as part of the collection are numbered. A limited number of knives produced for sale in Europe outside of the collection are not numbered.
5. The Black-Oxide Sentinel (0.8413.MILI) one-handed (OH) limited run: the "Black série" with black-oxide coated serrated blade, liners, spring, keyring but NO clip; it comes with a soft khaki imitation leather pouch which can be fitted horizontally ou vertically.
6. In 2009 a special edition Sentinel was released by the US dealer SMKW, along with the 125 Jubilee Series series. It contained an OH plain blade etched with the Jubilee logo 125 Years Your Companion for Life and featutred a pocket-clip on the reverse scale.
7. In 2011 the Sentinel was released with the new red dual-density scales. This configuration also featured a corkscrew on the back, but was, somewhat confusingly, still known as a Sentinel, which had always been a blade only model - This configuration is now (2017) known as an Alpineer. (Errata in 2011 catalogs: Some versions of the catalogs show a picture of this model (red scales), but the description states that the scales are black Nylon
8. In 2021, the Chinese collector team customized 150 knives. The blade was etched with a portrait of Emperor Kangxi, the year of his birth and death, and his poems. This was the first customization depicting traditional Chinese culture - See image below/right.
9. An unusual variant has been located in some markets which is a Sentinel, but with an added woodsaw. This model was available in North America and was known as the Walkabout. It was rumoured to be a prototype, or possibly a custom for a specific dealer.

Physical Specifications

• Length: 111mm
• Width: 12.25mm
• Weight: 72g (77.5g with pocket-clip, non-'Plus')

Identifiers

Product codes in bold are currently (2019) available; Numbers in brackets are US model numbers

• 0.8413.3: Regular Sentinel, plain-edge (54892)
• 0.8413.M3: One-handed (OH), non-serrated (54895)
• 0.8413.MILI: Black-Oxide, OH, limited run with black-oxide coated serrated blade, liners, spring, keyring but NO clip
• 0.8416.M3: OH, non-serrated, with pocket clip (54885)
  • ‘All Black’ version, available in 2010: black-oxide coated blade, liners, spring, keyring, and clip
• 0.8416.MW3: OH, serrated, with pocket clip (54886)
• 0.8321.MWC: Sentinel with corkscrew: OH partially serrated blade; red dual-density scales
  • Known as an Alpineer from 2017
• 0.8416.M3: OH, non-serrated, with pocket clip —Emperor Kangxi of Chinese traditional customization in 2021

US Model Numbers:

• 54882: Regular plain-edge, pocket-clip
• 54890: One-handed, serrated
• 54894: Sentinel Plus: Plain-edge, adds a Phillips screwdriver to the back side
• 55885: Sentinel 125 Years: Limited edition with one-handed plain blade and pocket clip

Related Models

• Centurion - A two-layer liner lock model, adds opener layer, with reamer and Phillips on the back
• Solo - A 108mm single blade knife
• Alox Solo - A 93mm single blade knife
• Alpineer - Single blade with slide-lock, and corkscrew
• Cowboy - Single blade with slide-lock, and Phillips
• Parachute Knife - Replaces main blade with OHO serrated emergency blade, adds Phillips on the back

Victorinox 111mm liner-lock model comparison