They were introduced around 1990 and were manufactured at least until the end of 2007, when they were phased out, being replaced by the Wenger 130mm Rangers, known at that time as the New Rangers.
This family of large models introduced some new tools to the Swiss Army Knife such as the folding scissors/shears, as well as a robust liner-locking mechanism for the main blade, with a sliding switch in the scales. The series also surprisingly featured a large clip-point blade on each model, rather than the traditional drop-point blade, usually found on Swiss Army Knives. The Rangers did not have toothpicks or tweezers.
Three models in this series were rebranded and sold in the US under license by Buck Knives as SwissBucks.
Descriptive Model Names
- Century / Serrated Century - See Ranger 01
- Century with wood saw - See Ranger 10
- Everest - See Ranger 04
- Field Dresser - See Ranger 08
- Mountain Ranger - See Ranger 13
- Mountaineer / Serrated Mountaineer - See Ranger 06
- Swiss-Star Oboe Knife
- Timberline - See Ranger 03
Ranger Models by Layer
Single-Layer
Two-Layer
- Ranger 10 - Century with wood saw
- Ranger 11 - Main blade; openers; corkscrew
- Ranger 16, 17 - See Swiss-Star Oboe knife
- Ranger 38-36, 38-38
Three-Layer
- Ranger {1}05 - {Serrated} Main blade; saw; corkscrew
- Ranger {1}06 / Mountaineer - {Serrated} Main blade; saw; Phillips
- Ranger 09 / Sabla 09 - Saw; gutting blade
- Ranger 13 / Mountain Ranger - Folding scissors; corkscrew
- Ranger 15 - Opener-layer; gutting blade
Four-Layer
- Ranger {1}04 / Everest - {Serrated} Main blade; slip-joint pliers
- Ranger 14 - Folding scissors; woodsaw
- Ranger {1}07 / Sabla {1}07 - {Serrated} Main blade; gutting blade; saw; openers; awl; corkscrew
- Ranger 08 / Sabla 08 / Field Dresser - Main blade, gutting blade, saw, openers, awl, Phillips.