The Victorinox Solo is a blade only 108mm red Nylon scaled Swiss Army knife, that was originally named the Adventurer. In commmon with other 108mm models, it has the unusual feature of a hole that passes through both scales to allow for a lanyard or other attachment.

The Solo Plus adds a corkscrew to the blade.

Discontinued models.

Name disambiguation:
There is a 93mm Alox model named the Solo.
The Adventurer is now a 111mm model.

Layer Tools

Solo Plus

• Large Blade

Back Layer Tools

The Solo Plus adds the:

• Corkscrew

Scale Tools

The Solo and other 108mm knives do not have any non-blade tools such as the traditional toothpick and tweezers. This is typical of the military knives, but rare for the civilian knives.

Scales

Red Nylon scales with a Swiss Cross crest.

Variations

In 2008 Roger Remund from the dealership Swiss Bianco (+B), created a variation of the Solo Plus by substituting a clip-point blade for the original drop-point blade. He assembled twenty-eight of these and named them Jung Jager - Young Hunter.

History

The Solo was originally named the Adventurer when introduced as part of the Safari Series.
According to Victorinox catalogues, these models (Solo and Solo Plus) was discontinued between 2008 and 2011.

Physical Specifications

• Length: 108mm
• Width: 11.8mm
• Height: 27mm (max), 20mm (min)
• Weight: Solo:- 50g; Solo Plus:- 52.5g

Identifiers

• 0.8710: Original Adventurer model number

• 53843: US model number for the Solo Plus

Related Models

• Pathfinder - Adds a wood saw with bottle/can-opener (no back-tools)
• Swiss Shark - Adds a serrated blade to the Solo Plus
• Trooper - Green scales, adds the woodsaw with bottle/can opener, corkscrew, awl

Other Victorinox 108mm Models

• Alox Solo - A 93mm knife with a single blade
• Sentinel - A 111mm knife with a single blade

External Resources

• SAAM'S: Victorinox 108mm Series Overview