No. 305

history

Victorinox developed model no. 305 at the same time as model no. 304 around 1900. Many pocket knife lines from Victorinox came in two sizes. This was the case with the officers' knives (91 mm and 84 mm) and also with the so-called soldier's knives (100 mm and 91 mm). Initially equipped with identical tools, the two lines often developed differently. Model No.305 was matched by model No.201 in the 100mm pocket knife line.

The model no. 305 was originally called no. 204Z (cf. catalog 1901). Between 1922 and 1932 the corkscrew was replaced with a smaller knife blade, however the model number remained the same, hence these two configurations are also treated under the same section, although technically they are 2 different pocket knife models. From about 1930, the pocket knife was only offered with red fiber scales.

Model no. 305 could still be ordered until 1964. In the 1969 catalogue, the stainless steel model was already sold out, while the carbon steel model was available while supplies lasted.

functional parts

Model No.305 had a large cutting blade, a small cutting blade (or corkscrew), a screwdriver, and a can opener.

material thickness

Big cutting blade: 2.4 – 2.6 mm; Corkscrew: 1.8 – 2.0 mm (small cutting blade: 1.8 mm); Screwdriver: 2.0 – 2.4mm; Can opener: 2.0 – 2.2 mm

construction

Model no. 305 is a 2-layer pocket knife. The top layer is made up of the screwdriver and the can opener, the bottom layer is made up of the large cutting blade and the corkscrew or the small cutting blade. The head rivet made of nickel silver, together with the 2 jaws, fixes the screwdriver and the large cutting blade; the foot rivet the can opener and the corkscrew/small cutting blade and a liner. The center rivet is used to fix the two scale parts and the back springs.

scale material

Fiber in particular was used as the scale material. At times, the model was also available with scales in horn and staghorn.

Liners/spacers/rivets

When carbon steel was used, the sinkers and rivets were steel; in the case of tools made of stainless steel, the liners and rivets are made of brass, with the head rivet and the jaws always being made of nickel silver and the intermediate layer made of brass. At the very beginning there were also models with steel jaws/liners.

Trade names: cadet knife, mechanic's knife

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