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It is surprising that a collaboration between Swiss manufacturer Wenger and Buck Knives gave us a model range they termed- SwissBuck . It was Buck Knives who approached both Victorinox and Wenger looking for a mutually beneficial partnership that would give a Swiss manufacturer increased access to the North American market and Buck Knives increased exposure both in the US and Europe. Wenger expressed most interest and a range of ten, quickly extended to twelve, SwissBuck models were introduced in 1991/2 with a further four added in 1994. The model history is a little complicated with one being discontinued and four models undergoing name changes. There were seventeen SwissBuck models in total. All were a striking variation on the norm that featured (mostly) black scales with the very great majority also having clip-point blades, the favored blade shape in the US. The scales on SwissBuck knives differed in design from standard…