Erik Thanks, Erik!
No, you don’t see Alox knives like that here very often either. I did recently find a really nice 84mm Alox Voyageur in the same part of the country, though.
I found this Cadet listed on Marketplace on the opposite side of the country for less than the price of a new Spartan. After paying for shipping, it ended up costing a little more, but there were no duties or taxes since it wasn’t an international purchase.
The Kaleidoscope Deluxe Tinker was a dealer-issued limited edition from Swiss Knife Shop, not an official Victorinox factory limited edition. They only etched the blade on 150 of them, but that exclusivity came at a premium. By the time I paid the shipping, handling charges, duty, and taxes, it ended up being a very expensive knife for me.
In the end, I’m just happy it finally arrived. For a while, I thought it had been lost forever.
https://www.swissknifeshop.com/products/victorinox-kaleidoscope-spring-2026-designer-swiss-army-knife