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Tool List

The Tools of the Swiss Army Knife


Pictures of some Victorinox Tools Removed from from any knife. This page contains information about Victorinox and Wenger tools - for all frame sizes.

For a Swiss Army Knife, the term 'Tools' refers to the various implements contained within the knife that perform different functions or jobs. Victorinox and Wenger Swiss Army Knives have a lot of tools in common. Each manufacturer also has their own unique tools. These are all described in the sections below.
The available (or once available) assortment of tools listed below are grouped by the designation Layer, or Scale, based on where they are placed in the knife, and by Manufacturer. There is also a note if the tool has some unique property (eg backspring tool or uniqueness to a frame size). In some rare cases a tool might be found in a layer on some knives, but in the scales of others.
Note: Since Victorinox and Wenger SAKS merged in 2014, Victorinox has taken on some of the Wenger tools in the 'Delémont' line. The tools in this page are listed according to their original manufacturer.
The tools are listed alphabetically by their primary name. For example, the Cap Lifter with screwdriver and wire stripper  is listed as Cap Lifter  (the manufacture's name), however in some countries it is often referred to as the Bottle Opener  or just the Large Screwdriver !

Specific information about each tool is on its own individual page, along with information related to any additional tools/functions within the same implement.

Table of Contents

Layer Tools

Common Tools

This section contains the tools that are common to both manufacturers, for the front and back layers. A tool is regarded as a 'common tool' if its function, as opposed to its design, is the same!
These tools fall broadly into two categories: Tools that are very similar between the two manufacturers: such as the main blade, corkscrew, caplifter/screwdriver; and tools where each manufacturer has their own take, or design of that particular tool: such as the scissors or pliers.
Both categories are listed in this section - The individual tool pages describe the differences between the designs.

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Wenger Tools
Wenger Tools

Tools Unique to Victorinox

This section lists the general purpose tools that are unique to Victorinox

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General Purpose Tools Unique to Wenger

This section lists the general purpose tools that are unique to Wenger.

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Wenger 85mm tool to model matrix

Wenger Ranger 130mm tool diagrams and tool to model reference

Specialist Tools Unique to Wenger

Wenger made several very unique and interesting tools that were aimed at specific sports or professions. These tools were in Swiss Army Knives such as the Swissrider series or the Minathor. This section lists those tools.

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Scale Tool Details

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The Delémont Range

In 2005 Victorinox took over Wenger. However they ran the two companies completely independently with separate product lines for several years. In 2012 Victorinox announced that they would cease production of Wenger Swiss Army Knives and from 2014 only Victorinox branded knives were produced. However Victorinox decided to continue manufacturing of some of the former Wenger knives under the Victorinox 'Delémont'  brand. (See the Delémont section of this Wiki for more details).
Most of the tools in the Delémont range stayed the same as the Wenger originals, however the following Wenger tools were replaced by their Victorinox counterparts and the Wenger versions completely retired.

General Tool Information

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SwissCard Tool Details

Visual Tool Guides

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Tool Image Galleries

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External Resources

Created by RedRamage. Last Modification: Monday 20 of August, 2018 20:31:41 CEST by Nick4.
History

Victorinox Models

Delémont Collection

Size Layers Pics
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85mm 1 2 3 4 5 + Image
65mm 1 2 3 Image

Wenger Models

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