History

The slide-lock models, introduced in the mid-80s, were the first 111mm Victorinox Swiss Army Knives, and the first to feature a locking blade. The liner-lock models following in the mid-90s.

In 2017 Victorinox completely revised their 111mm product line, and ceased production of the slide-lock models. Some slide-lock models were retired, some converted to liner-lock ('Y' in table below), with these models* in reality being a renaming of an existing liner-lock model** to the slide-lock name. The Rucksack was replaced by the Forester - an existing 'equivalent' liner-lock model - See tables below and individual pages for details.

The tables and links below show the models that were originally slide-locking, although all non-retired models are now available as liner-lock models, also others were converted to be liner-locking, but were later (2023/4) retired.

Models

• The Fireman was available with black Nylon scales, (usually slide-lock models had red scales) and was converted to be a liner-lock model in the early 2000s, well before the big conversion to liner-lock in 2017
• The Outdoor Tool (OT) - is a retired, 2017, liner-locking model featuring a very similar toolset to the Outrider - See table and Note 2 below

Tool to Model Table

NB:

• All models contain the toothpick, tweezers and key-ring
• All models contain the reamer except the single-layer Alpineer and Cowboy
• The long and short inline Phillips are always paired in the same layer with the scissors and pliers respectively. Also see note 4 below

Hover over the two letter model code to check the model name, or click to visit the page. Currently available models in bold - All now liner-locking.

Key:  SD:-Screwdriver;  WS:-Wire Stripper;  L:-Large;  S:-Small;  HC:-Hoof Cleaner;  SO:-Shackle-opener with Marlin Spike;  BC:-Belt Cutter/Gutting Blade(L);  CP:-Clip-Point Blade

Tool Layers:	1		2			3				4					5		6	10
Tools:    /   Model (Code):	AP	CB	CH	AV	PK	EQ	HT	RS  FR	HM	FM	OR OT	SK	AT	CP	TM	HC	WC	WX
Main Blades - Both Locking
Plain-edge	Y	Y	-	Y	Y1	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	Y2	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Serrated-edge	-	-	Y	-	Y1	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Openers and Main Back-layer Tools
Corkscrew	Y	-	Y	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	-3	Y	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	Y	Y	Y
Phillips screwdriver	-	Y	-	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-
Cap-lifter with SD-L and WS	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Can-opener with SD-S	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	Y	Y	Y	Y2	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Combo Tool: Openers/SD/WS	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y
Other Main Layer Tools
Wood saw	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	Y	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Pliers with WS and crimper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Phillips SD in-line/short	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Scissors	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y
Phillips SD in-line/long 4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y2	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y
Metal saw and file	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	Y
HC / SO / BC / CP	-	-	-	-	-	HC	-	-	SO	BC	-	SO	-	-	-	-	-	All5
Cheese Slicer / Small Gutting Blade	-	-	CS	-	-	-	GB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Back Tools
Mini screwdriver	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-2	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y
Fine screwdriver	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y5

Notes:

1. The slide-lock Picnicker was available with a serrated or plain-edged blade. The liner-lock version is only plain-edged.
2. The liner-locking Outdoor Tool replaces the Outrider's regular blade with an OHO blade; exchanges the can-opener for a 93mm awl; loses the in-line Phillips; and adds a mini-screwdriver.
3. The Helmsman (also known as the Mariner), was initially available with a corkscrew rather than a Phillips screwdriver.
4. Early versions of the Outrider, Hercules and WorkChamp did not have the long Phillips screwdriver in the scissors layer.
5. See the Workchamp XL page for configuration changes to the liner-lock version of the XL.

Related Pages

• Liner Lock Model Comparison
• Victorinox 111mm Models List

Family Poster

.... of the discontinued 111mm slide-lock models
Most were retired in 2017 at the withdrawal of slide-lock models by Victorinox. However some were retired prior to that - eg. Fireman, Cowboy, Atlas, Carpenter?
However - Please Note: Several were converted to be liner-lock models. See tables above