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Ahh that makes sense, sounds a bit like cwc and mwc with army watches.
I semi-regularly scan various European ebays (the euro search on UK ebay doesn't show you everything) but no luck yet. If you do ever find yourself in that cobbler then I'd be hugely appreciative if you had a quick look for the elusive bantam alox. Let me know if there's anything in Sydenham I should keep an eye out for, there's a cracking Sainsbury's down here.
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I always thought they were technically separate brands. My do-it-all from the army surplus is a Wenger and it's one of the best things I've ever owned. Ever. Guy in the shop had some kind of story about which company is the army supplier which year and so on.
You may be right, though, they are probably both owned by the same heartless corporation.
Think you'll be out of luck if it's discontinued, but maybe have a search around cobbler's shops for older stock. I know at least one cobbler here in Swindon has a million different Victorinox, Inox, Wenger, Opinel, etc. I will have a look next time I'm passing if you like.