I mainly collect 74mm and 91mm SAKs, but somehow I now own more 93mm alox SAKs than I thought I would. I have bought and sold/traded several more in the past (including a 2010 Damascus Pioneer, colored Classics, Farmers and Cadets, and of course a million Dutch Army Knives), and there is a mint old …
I recently found this red old cross Pioneer in a hardware store near where I live. The blade is stamped 97; probably an overstock blade from a 1997 Soldier. This knife had probably been in that store’s display for years.
Here are some more Dutch Army Knives. These were issued in 1983 and 1985. Check out the bails on these! Also, note that the opener tools are not polished, unlike the current alox models (Pioneer, Farmer, etc.).
Here is another Victorinox KL91 Dutch Army Knife. It’s in very good condition: it is 20 years old but I don’t think it was actually used! Listed on EDC Source Sold! ;)
This is an alox Victorinox Soldier. This one was issued in 1979 (it has 79 stamped on the tang). There is a Waffen Kontrol (WK) stamp on the front scale and the knife has a hollow bottom rivet for a shackle/bail or a lanyard. You can read all about the different Soldier variants on SAKWiki …
More Dutch Army knives, made by Victorinox and Amefa! And one Victorinox Solder (bottom right). This is a 1998 soldier with the Waffen Kontrol stamp on the front scale, and a hollow rivet.
Here are a couple of Dutch Army Knives. The brown one is made by Amefa (the Apeldoornse MEssenFAbriek or knife factory of Apeldoorn). It’s in pretty bad shape, but hey, it’s 41 years old :) The brass liners look good though. Real nail breaker this one. The KL 83 one is made by Victorinox. It …
This is a Soldier, made by Elsener (which was renamed Victorinox AG later on). The 1891 model of the soldier’s knife was 100mm in length and had wooden handles. The redesigned model 1951 was slightly smaller (93mm) and had brown fiber scales. The one in the picture has fiber scales but measures 100mm. Also, there …
