No. 137

history

Victorinox developed model no. 137 in the early 1950s, together with other models with the Phillips screwdriver on the back of the pocket knife. It appears in an English language brochure from Victorinox around 1954 under the "Boy Scout" knives. It is not listed in the German-language brochure. This may indicate that this model was designed specifically for the American market.

Model No. 137 was only available with a bracket/key ring, never with a toothpick/tweezers. For a time it belonged to the Elinox line of Victorinox. A version was made for the National Ski Patrol.

functional parts

In addition to a small and a large cutting blade, the can opener and the screwdriver, the awl and the Phillips screwdriver, the model no. 137 had a saw. The model had the bracket/key ring as standard. The model never came with the toothpick/tweezers option.

material thickness

Big cutting blade: 2.7 mm; small cutting blade: 1.7 mm; Screwdriver. 2.0mm; Can opener: 2.0 mm; saw: 1.8 mm; Phillips screwdriver: 2.8mm; Awl. 2.0mm

construction

Model no. 137 is a 3-layer pocket knife. Between the upper layer (screwdriver and can opener and awl on the back) and the lower layer (small and large cutting blade and Phillips screwdriver on the back) there is a saw which is fixed with the foot rivet together with the small cutting blade and screwdriver. Phillips screwdriver and awl move around the center rivet.

scale material

Victorinox used Cellidor red as the scale material for model no. 137.

Liners/spacers/rivets

The intermediate layer is made of nickel silver, the liners are made of aluminium.

Trade name: Hiker