How can I make sure my Swiss Army knife is real?
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How can I make sure my Swiss Army knife is real?
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All real Swiss Army Knives are made in Switzerland. In fact, Victorinox and Wenger are the only ones allowed by the Swiss government to use the term “Swiss Army Knife”.
The main blade will be marked either Victorinox or Wenger, and they will have the Swiss flag on the handle.
Wenger knives will also have the Zurich coat of arms on the other side.
Other blade markers:
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There are only two brands Victorinox and Wenger. Both are respectable and high-quality. Both employ the Swiss cross mark. Only they can use this mark on “Swiss” knife products.
Look for marks on the blade or the handle, or purchase only from reputable stores or official shops selling brand items.
Also, if the piece is relatively new and unmodified, there should be an existing model in a catalog. Unique commemorative pieces find themselves among the eyes of collectors, whom you can also ask if they are genuine.
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I got my swiss army knife from an army surplus store a few years ago. It’s a Victorinox.
I keep it my briefcase, if a building’s security ask if I have any guns or knives, I honestly answer that all I have is on old swiss army knife. No place ask anything else.
It took hours to sharpen, but you could shave with it. But it’s rather long so be careful of your nose.
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How can I make sure my Swiss Army knife is real?
By “real”, I suppose you mean authentic, and/or authorized. For a Swiss Army knife that actually has permission to use the name “Swiss Army” knife, Look for the name Wenger or Victorinox on the main blade. Also look at the shape of the trademark shield. See pics below for details.
traditionally, the handles are red, but that is not necessarily the case
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The only companies authorized to used the “ Swiss Army” trademark on knives are Victorinox and Wenger. If it isn’t made by one of those two companies and is claiming to be a “ Swiss Army Knife” it is a fake. Look at the blade for the maker’s name
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If your knife doesn’t say:
Wester&Co The original company that made the knife was a German Co, not Swiss. and it made them for only a short time. As, a Swiss company got mad and wanted to bring it back to Switzer land. That company was:
Victorinox, The Original Swiss Army knife was founded in 1891 by Karl Elsener. His descendent, Karl IV, is not the CEO of the company as was his father, Karl III and the founders son, Karl II. However, the Karl’s couldn’t keep up with the demand for their knives so another Swiss company was allowed to produce their version of the knife. That company was”
Wegner The Genuine Swiss Army Knife. Notice the difference in how the two companies referred to their knives. Original vs Genuine. Sheesh, Oh well. The Karl’s got even with the Wegner family because in 2005, The Elsener clan bought our the Wegner clan. So, if you were to buy and Original, Authentic Swiss Army Knife, expect to see only the name:
Victorinox Swiss Made on it as well as the words STAINLESS STEEL in upper case on the longest Blade.
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The only two companies making authentic SAKs are Victorinox and Wegner.
Buy them from reputable sources.
I just checked Knifecenter and the Victorniox Hunstman is roughly $36.00 at this time, and this is the model that is most copied in the $5.00–10.00 imitation junk.
You can see the large price difference, but it is worth it.
Years ago I was teaching my 7 year old nephew how to use a SAK and he tried opening a can with the can opener of a Chinese imitation SAK, and the can opener broke off the knife. I knew they were low quality, but not that low. I handed him my Victorniox Huntsman and he had no problem opening the can with it.
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Did you buy it direct from victorinox?
If so, then it’ll definitely be genuine.
If not, the blade should be stamped with victorinox, and it’ll have the victorinox badge on one side
Like this.
Newer SAK look like this…
This is my knife, and you can see the badge and the stamp on the blade.
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Very few “Swiss Army” knives have seen service in the Swiss military. So pretty much none of them are real by that measure. What I think you are interested is are they real Swiss army brands? There are only two companies that are authorized to legally use “Swiss Army” to describe their products, Victorinox and Wenger. One of those two names will be very prominent on the blade tang.
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Ask it some questions about the Swiss Army and cross reference it to Wikipedia. If all checks out it probably has cone directly from the Swiss Army.
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Look for the Victorinox logo (cross in a shield) on the lefthand scale.
Look for ‘Victorinox Switzerland Stainless Rostfei’ on the left hand side of the main blade (on the tang) and ‘Officier Swisse’ with logo (umbrella and cross) on the right hand side of the main blade.
The SAK is a high quality stainless steel knife that looks well made and sounds well made. Open and close it. It “walks and talks” with smoothness and precision. You can open it without breaking fingernails.
Handle a few and get the feel of them, in a shop if you only own one. If you only own one buy another!
Any sign of indifferent manufacturing is a definite no no. The SAK is quality with a capital Q.
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