Swiss Army knives
The Swiss Army knife is the best-known product by Victorinox. Originally the sole supplier, Victorinox shared the military contract with Wenger between 1908 and their acquisition of Wenger in 2005.[9] During the years when the Wenger brand was active, a compromise between the two companies gave Victorinox the right to advertise the "Original Swiss Army Knife", while Wenger laid claim to the title of "Genuine Swiss Army Knife".
Swiss Army knives are widely used outside the army, and civilian sales represent most of the turnover.[10] They are multi-functional tools, and many sizes and functional combinations are produced.
NASA astronauts each have a Victorinox knife at their disposal as standard equipment. Victorinox knives have also been taken to Mount Everest and the Arctic as well.
The "Champion", Victorinox's flagship model, prior to the introduction of the "SwissChamp" in 1986, is displayed in the New York Museum of Modern Art's Permanent Design Collection.[11]
SwissCard
The SwissCard is roughly the size of a business card, typically with a small pair of scissors, a short non-folding knife, a small file with a screwdriver point, a plastic toothpick, tweezers, a slim ballpoint pen, and a straight pin, housed in a hard plastic case of 82 × 54.5 x 4.5 mm in size, with an inch ruler on one side and metric measurements on the other.
Victorinox produces three types of SwissCards, the Classic, the Quattro and the Lite model. All three models differ in the number of functions they provide, ranging from 10 (Classic) to 13 functions (Quattro and Lite).[12]
Cutlery
Victorinox has long produced other kitchen cutlery under their own name and the Forschner brand name.
In 2011 Victorinox stopped using the Forschner name and has since manufactured the same knives only with the Victorinox name.
Professional knives
Victorinox make a range of household and professional (NSF certified) food preparation knives.
They offer chef's knives, bread, carving, filleting, deboning, paring, Santoku and specialized knives such as a cheese knife. Victorinox models are made with molded plastic handles, wooden handles or riveted handles.
Most models have stamped blades, but one series has a forged bolster. They also have no ricasso – the flat section of the blade located at the junction of the blade and the heel.
Most models use stainless steel blades and one type is also available with ceramic blades.[13]
Bayonets
Victorinox also produces the Sturmgewehr 90 bayonet for the Swiss Sturmgewehr 90 assault rifle.[14][15]
The bayonet has an overall length of 310 mm and a muzzle ring diameter of 22 mm. The 177 mm long blade is single-edged and it has no fuller.
The bayonets were manufactured exclusively for the Swiss Army by both Wenger and Victorinox before the two companies merged.
Timepieces
In 1989, Victorinox entered the timepiece business in the United States under the brand name "Swiss Army".[16]
Victorinox has various collections of watches which range from luxury dress watches to rugged diving watches. They feature mechanical and quartz movements. Collections include Infantry, Heritage, Divemaster, Airboss and I.N.O.X. The timepieces are all produced in Switzerland.
In 2014, Victorinox introduced the I.N.O.X. range of watches which it claims are resistant to high levels of shock, including being run over by a tank.[17]
Luggage and clothing
In 2014, Victorinox acquired the TRG Group from Centric Group.
For several years, TRG Group was the Victorinox licensee for the manufacturing of luggage and travel-oriented products. Victorinox integrated TRG Group in the company as the Victorinox Travel Gear division.[18]
In 2017, Victorinox decided to close the apparel division with the purpose of focusing in other core product lines.[19]
Others
Victorinox produced a fashion line up until the late 1990s, but retired from this project in 2017.[20]
In 2012, Victorinox licensed its name to luggage manufacturer TRG Accessories to produce branded travel gear and business accessories.[21] Victorinox acquired TRG Accessories from Centric Group in 2014.
A number of Emissive Energy Corps products have been redesigned and rebranded as Victorinox LED flashlights.
Most are available with a knurled aluminium body, similar to Swiss Army knives. Similarly, SwissTools are Victorinox's multi-tools, i.e. a pair of pliers with other tools folded into the grips.
