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.

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