No. 238

history

Victorinox produced the No. 238 model between about 1900 and the 1930s. This model had a cartridge puller, which makes it very special as this tool is not found in any other Victorinox pocket knife. The cartridge extractor is used to remove the empty cases from the shotgun after firing cartridges with a diameter of 12 or 16 mm.

The first No.238 models had the cartridge puller mounted on the face of the pocketknife in one layer with the small cutting blade. Later, around the 1920s, the cartridge extractor was mounted on the back between the corkscrew and the awl. It remained a 3-layer pocket knife. A saw was added to the front of the later variant.

The model no. 238 is very rare and was probably only produced in very small numbers.

functional parts

The model No. 238 had a small and a large cutting blade, the can opener and the screwdriver, an awl and a corkscrew on the back as well as the cartridge extractor. In the later variant, a saw was added and the cartridge extractor was mounted on the back. The model no. 238 was optionally available with a bracket.

material thickness

Large cutting blade: 2.8 mm; Screwdriver: 2.5mm; Can opener: 2.5 mm; small cutting blade: 2.0 mm; Awl: 2.5 mm; Corkscrew: 3.2mm; Cartridge extractor: 2.5 mm

construction

Model no. 238 is a 3-layer pocket knife. The upper layer consists of the can opener and the screwdriver as well as an awl on the back. The middle layer consists of the large cutting blade, and the lower layer consists of the small cutting blade and the cartridge extractor and a corkscrew on the back. The cartridge extractor is attached to the head rivet together with the large cutting blade and the screwdriver. The center rivet fixes the awl and corkscrew.

scale material

Victorinox used brown fiber scales for the No.238 model.

Liners/spacers/rivets

The liners and intermediate layer are made of brass, the rivets are made of steel.

Trade names: Jägermesser, Hunting knives