Swiss Army Time - WENGER DELÉMONT
...just reflecting on the time I spent refreshing this old Wenger Esquire Swiss Army knife. Yes, that image of the watch face on the handle scale is a reflection of the watch.
The Esquire is a discontinued model that has been somewhat revived - twice - since Victorinox bought out Wenger. It first got larger, with a Victorinox shield and a new name - the Executive 81 - then it was returned to its original size and re-badged with the original Wenger logo shield and re-named the Wenger.
I scored this little one in a group of Swiss Army knives I found on Marketplace. This knife was not only the smallest of the bunch, but also the roughest. The original Wenger cross logo was worn off so badly that only a faint outline remained as evidence that it once was there at all - that is now gone completely. But other than seeing a lot of handle wear and missing the toothpick, the knife was really in pretty nice condition. What looked like rust on the scissors turned out to be merely blood stains.
A goodly amount of hand sanding, buffing, and polishing, followed by a quick sharpening of the blade, and this little beauty was ready for a spot of Tri-Lube to be applied to the pivot points... Done!
All that was left then was to reflect on the enjoyment I had in refreshing this old knife to some of its original state.
Now the adventure begins in finding an old-style Wenger toothpick. Oh boy!
20201222_113823-E14-B-S
Swiss Army Time - WENGER DELÉMONT
...just reflecting on the time I spent refreshing this old Wenger Esquire Swiss Army knife. Yes, that image of the watch face on the handle scale is a reflection of the watch.
The Esquire is a discontinued model that has been somewhat revived - twice - since Victorinox bought out Wenger. It first got larger, with a Victorinox shield and a new name - the Executive 81 - then it was returned to its original size and re-badged with the original Wenger logo shield and re-named the Wenger.
I scored this little one in a group of Swiss Army knives I found on Marketplace. This knife was not only the smallest of the bunch, but also the roughest. The original Wenger cross logo was worn off so badly that only a faint outline remained as evidence that it once was there at all - that is now gone completely. But other than seeing a lot of handle wear and missing the toothpick, the knife was really in pretty nice condition. What looked like rust on the scissors turned out to be merely blood stains.
A goodly amount of hand sanding, buffing, and polishing, followed by a quick sharpening of the blade, and this little beauty was ready for a spot of Tri-Lube to be applied to the pivot points... Done!
All that was left then was to reflect on the enjoyment I had in refreshing this old knife to some of its original state.
Now the adventure begins in finding an old-style Wenger toothpick. Oh boy!
20201222_113823-E14-B-S