This was neat to see. That corkscrew doesn't look too promising, but I like the broad blade and the rivets look cool! Thanks for the look at this one, my friend.
I have one of these, corkscrew was twisted around to where the pointy tip was hanging out off the handle. Blade is carbon though and is thinly ground which is a positive. The awl doesn't look dissimilar to the one on my Victorinox Pioneer X
I picked up one of those Colonials for $3 at a local fleamarket billboarded with Benjamin Moore paints on the scale. Can’t remember if I have exposed rivets and the cheap corkscrew or not. I’m going to have to dig it out and check. Mine was completely dull as well. As for Wenger, I prefer those over Victorinox. Better spring system for the scissors.
The knives featured 420 steel. That’s one of the later models. The cork screw is pretty flimsy indeed. This one had the illustrious name of “Utility Knife”. I think it went for about $8. Probably the best in the group was the Mountain Guide. I have a playlist on the entire series. The later knives with the hidden rivets have 440 steel and some even have a Philips! The other knife is the Royal Crest knives. I’ve got a series on these knock offs as well. The Imperial Centuries were a much later knives.
I just got the later model colonial without the bail or brass rivits on it , it's got black sides and says Motorcraft on it . I paid $5.00 for it and it was brand new in plastic in a plain blue box . Barely any edge on the blade . Doesn't matter it's going in the Colonial Knife Collection Desk Drawer . I saw one other just like it online priced at $35.00 but it was wornout pretty good . I like the one I got .
That knife with the exposed back tools and the hump on the scissors is an old Japanese design being now made cheaply in China. The "royal crest" logo mimics one that Aitor, a former Spanish knife company (which famously manufactured knives for the German Army alongside Victorinox and others), used on their "red series". But those were quality pocket knives in Swiss style made in Spain, not dollar store stuff. The knife with the star in the shield symbol is also quite interesting as it IS a Victorinox "from a certain point of view". It is part of the Century series by Schrade that was manufactured for them by Adler Messer in Leegebruch in the former DDR (East Germany). Now before the German reunification Adler was known as GML and during the 80s Victorinox discreetly supplied them with stamped parts that were then locally assembled and sold under east German brand names such as "Foron". It is unclear if at some point they started stamping their own parts or they just had a huge Victorinox parts inventory, whatever the case those Adler "80s Victorinox style" knives remained available up to the mid 2010s but by that point the brand and remaining parts had been acquired by Mikov and the knives were being assembled by them in that Czech republic with NOS parts.
This is very good information regarding the Schrade Century series pocket knives. I am planning on releasing a video covering their history and you definitely have helped with a little more information for the video. Is there any other information you would like to provide?
MacGyver did use Wenger, but Victorinox did not create Wenger. Wenger was its own separate company in entity and it wasn’t until the late 1990s that Wenger began to go bankrupt, after that it was the early 2000s and Victorinox eventually ended up buying Wenger. Later they eventually Inc. the designs Wenger had made into their own’s Knives. I am sorry but you’re mistaken in your history.
@@markcoffman494 I stopped at the victorianox panel at an out doors show and they had the knife there and that's where I bought it at. The man that was there said that the company made it when I asked why the symbols were different. He never mentioned they were separat companies.
@@andrewfuoss5117 I actually have quite a few videos covering the history and development of some of the Victorinox and Wenger Knives take a look at my videos and just type in Victorinox or Wenger and then put my name in there and you’ll find them
I also own the the colonial swissmaster. That one I bought at k mart before I bought the wenger. I still have both. Last month I bought the victorianox mini tinker. And I love it.im happy you gave me the right history about the wenger knife. I guess the guy I bought it from just wanted to make a sale.
Colonial or spartan? That's a tough one ! Had a couple used them they are s*** I mean who the heck sells a knife without an edge on the blade ? Or maybe they were a head of the times with knife law's as they are ? Interesting video , made me run for my spartan?
The Wenger is a real Swiss Army knife not a knock off. There are two companies the Swiss Army contracted with one was Victorinox and the other was Wenger. Both brands were made in Switzerland! Wenger used the Swiss cross in a rounded square logo while Victorinox used the Swiss cross in a shield logo. Wenger's tag line was "The Genuine Swiss Army Knife" and Victorinox's tag line is "The Original Swiss Army Knife" in 2005 both companies Merged under Victorinox AG also SwissGear is a subsidiary of Wenger and it's Parent Co. Victorinox AG.
Oh for goodness sake I'm still getting the real ones,and now I've to look for clones.i give in. Lol🤪🤣🤣
This was neat to see. That corkscrew doesn't look too promising, but I like the broad blade and the rivets look cool! Thanks for the look at this one, my friend.
I have one of these, corkscrew was twisted around to where the pointy tip was hanging out off the handle. Blade is carbon though and is thinly ground which is a positive. The awl doesn't look dissimilar to the one on my Victorinox Pioneer X
I picked up one of those Colonials for $3 at a local fleamarket billboarded with Benjamin Moore paints on the scale. Can’t remember if I have exposed rivets and the cheap corkscrew or not. I’m going to have to dig it out and check. Mine was completely dull as well.
As for Wenger, I prefer those over Victorinox. Better spring system for the scissors.
The knives featured 420 steel. That’s one of the later models. The cork screw is pretty flimsy indeed.
This one had the illustrious name of “Utility Knife”. I think it went for about $8. Probably the best in the group was the Mountain Guide.
I have a playlist on the entire series. The later knives with the hidden rivets have 440 steel and some even have a Philips!
The other knife is the Royal Crest knives. I’ve got a series on these knock offs as well.
The Imperial Centuries were a much later knives.
I just got the later model colonial without the bail or brass rivits on it , it's got black sides and says Motorcraft on it . I paid $5.00 for it and it was brand new in plastic in a plain blue box . Barely any edge on the blade . Doesn't matter it's going in the Colonial Knife Collection Desk Drawer . I saw one other just like it online priced at $35.00 but it was wornout pretty good . I like the one I got .
Victorinox often imitated NEVER surpassed. 🦉
So true
That knife with the exposed back tools and the hump on the scissors is an old Japanese design being now made cheaply in China. The "royal crest" logo mimics one that Aitor, a former Spanish knife company (which famously manufactured knives for the German Army alongside Victorinox and others), used on their "red series". But those were quality pocket knives in Swiss style made in Spain, not dollar store stuff. The knife with the star in the shield symbol is also quite interesting as it IS a Victorinox "from a certain point of view". It is part of the Century series by Schrade that was manufactured for them by Adler Messer in Leegebruch in the former DDR (East Germany). Now before the German reunification Adler was known as GML and during the 80s Victorinox discreetly supplied them with stamped parts that were then locally assembled and sold under east German brand names such as "Foron". It is unclear if at some point they started stamping their own parts or they just had a huge Victorinox parts inventory, whatever the case those Adler "80s Victorinox style" knives remained available up to the mid 2010s but by that point the brand and remaining parts had been acquired by Mikov and the knives were being assembled by them in that Czech republic with NOS parts.
This is very good information regarding the Schrade Century series pocket knives. I am planning on releasing a video covering their history and you definitely have helped with a little more information for the video. Is there any other information you would like to provide?
Wenger was made by the victorianox company. I had the traveler model. Even Macgyver used it in a few episode's
MacGyver did use Wenger, but Victorinox did not create Wenger. Wenger was its own separate company in entity and it wasn’t until the late 1990s that Wenger began to go bankrupt, after that it was the early 2000s and Victorinox eventually ended up buying Wenger. Later they eventually Inc. the designs Wenger had made into their own’s Knives. I am sorry but you’re mistaken in your history.
@@markcoffman494 I stopped at the victorianox panel at an out doors show and they had the knife there and that's where I bought it at. The man that was there said that the company made it when I asked why the symbols were different. He never mentioned they were separat companies.
@@andrewfuoss5117 I actually have quite a few videos covering the history and development of some of the Victorinox and Wenger Knives take a look at my videos and just type in Victorinox or Wenger and then put my name in there and you’ll find them
I also own the the colonial swissmaster. That one I bought at k mart before I bought the wenger. I still have both. Last month I bought the victorianox mini tinker. And I love it.im happy you gave me the right history about the wenger knife. I guess the guy I bought it from just wanted to make a sale.
I do wish that SAK would have that bail instead of the ring .
I kind of like the the look of the rivets
Colonial or spartan? That's a tough one ! Had a couple used them they are s*** I mean who the heck sells a knife without an edge on the blade ? Or maybe they were a head of the times with knife law's as they are ?
Interesting video , made me run for my spartan?
The Wenger is a real Swiss Army knife not a knock off. There are two companies the Swiss Army contracted with one was Victorinox and the other was Wenger. Both brands were made in Switzerland! Wenger used the Swiss cross in a rounded square logo while Victorinox used the Swiss cross in a shield logo. Wenger's tag line was "The Genuine Swiss Army Knife" and Victorinox's tag line is "The Original Swiss Army Knife" in 2005 both companies Merged under Victorinox AG also SwissGear is a subsidiary of Wenger and it's Parent Co. Victorinox AG.
Did you see my air quote when I said “Swiss army style knife”????
I like the fake swiss knifes, to bad they almost always disapoint