Wenger Vs Victorinox Swiss Army Knives ?
Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at
12:00 am
Which Ones Have Better quality? Ext
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The two brands are effectively identical. Purchase the Wenger or Victorinox pocket knife that accomplishes the essential tasks that you encounter. I like the Victorinox Climber, although many similar models are fine for outdoor tasks.
Victorinox and Wegner are sister companies. Both supply army knives to the Swiss Army, in a 50/50 agreement with the Swiss government. Victorinox is actually the older of the two divisions and therefore claims the "Original Swiss Army Knife" tag line, while the Wegner division claims the "Genuine Swiss Army Knife" tag line. Both companies are required to meet the same specifications for the knives supplied to the Swiss Army.
On April 26, 2005 Victorinox acquired Wenger, becoming once again the sole supplier of knives to the Swiss Armed Forces. Victorinox has stated that it intends to keep both consumer brands intact.[citation needed]
In 2007, the Swiss Government made a request for new updated soldier knives for the Swiss military for distribution in late 2008; however, due to size of the order, international trade law dictated that it had to open the request for bids from companies around the world, not just the native Victorinox and Wenger.
The evaluation phase of the new soldier knife began in February 2008, when Armasuisse issued an invitation to tender. A total of seven suppliers from Switzerland and other countries were invited to participate in the evaluation process. Functional models submitted by suppliers underwent practical testing by military personnel in July 2008, while laboratory tests were used to assess compliance with technical requirements. A cost-benefit analysis was conducted and the model with the best price/performance ratio was awarded the contract. The order for 75,000 soldier knives plus cases was worth SFr 1.38 million. This equates to a purchase price of SFr 18.40 (€12.12, GB£17.99 in October 2009) per knife plus case.
Victorinox won the contest with a knife based on the One-Hand Germany Army Knife as issued by the German Bundeswehr since 2003 and released in the civilian model lineup as the One-Hand Trailmaster/Trekker model and started mass production of the new Soldatenmesser 08 (Soldier Knife 08) for the Swiss Armed Forces in December 2008.