hello,
its the new 2011 alox soldier, not more and not less. in the history of the alox soldier there where changes on the design of the scales many times done and this is the case this time too. logo etc do change and the only true spec that makes it the alox soldier is the tools in that sak, they did never change, only got over the years manufactured in an finer to detail attention. since i collect swiss military issued sak, spl the alox ones, i can tell you what any other serious collector can, its like i described here. so for 2011, there is an change to the new alox scales and swissbianco is currently the only source for this special swiss army knife. soon more colors will follow. many people also like the smoother feel of the soldier instead of the pioneer, with the poking split ring.
blade show 2011, atlanta usa:
we had an great time at the blade show 2011 and in the sak style we did bring many new models in olive green and blue, the alox firesteel, bushcrafter, lumberjack, rambler, minichamp, the 111mm damascus sak, the wenger titanium and evo wood and an gigant wenger sak and of course ouer +B tactical knives and tools, special guest was mr elsener and his wife from switzerland, his dad got elected for the cutlery hall of fame and we did film this historic moment, its on my youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/swissbiancohere some impressions:
+B booth
assembling an damascus 111 sak
damon eggert and bill boemanns, thanks alot!
swiss army brand friends
4sevens flashlights where busy too
warren glover - bubba knives
warrens with eggerling damascus and nice unique handle material
frank tybush of gatco-timberline holds the swiss key tool
john and bob anthon of gatco-timberline
paul granger of pale horse knives
tom stratton custom filework - we use that on ouer spl sak.
gunny did finally make it over there too, was about damn time!
