Company type | Société anonyme |
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Predecessor | Paul Boéchat & Cie Wenger & Co. S.A. |
Founded | 1893 |
Founder | Paul Boéchat |
Defunct | 2005 |
Fate | Merged with Victorinox |
Headquarters | , Switzerland |
Products | Swiss Army knives, cutlery, watches, travel gear |
Number of employees | 150 |
Parent | Victorinox AG |
Subsidiaries | SwissGear |
Website | www |
Wenger was a Swiss cutlery manufacturer that exists today as a brand of once-rival Victorinox, used for knives, watches and licensed products.[1] Founded in 1893, it was best known as one of two companies to manufacture Swiss Army knives. Based in Delémont, Wenger was acquired in 2005 by Victorinox and partially absorbed.[2] Since 2013 Wenger Swiss Army knives have been integrated in the Victorinox collection as the "Delémont collection".