November 21, 2009
Find a Swiss Army Knife to Suit Your Needs
Long famous for its durability, large range of different instruments, and quality components, the Swiss Army knife has been supplied to the Swiss Army in its current form for over 110 years. Victorinox and Wenger has perfected the manufacturing of these quality attachments by integrating the most modern production techniques with conventional craftsmanship. To this day they still issue the Swiss Army with 50,000 of these knives per annum. As well as the Swiss Army using the Swiss Army knife, it achieved massive popularity amongst adventurers, hikers, campers and even as a staple of many traditional homes.
The origin of the first Swiss Army knife can be traced back to Karl Elsener. Elsener was a stout patriarch who was Dismayed to discover the knives supplied to the Swiss Army were created in
The Swiss Army knife is made in a number of models, sizes and colours. Common tools found on most of the knives include 2 blades, toothpick, pair of tweezers, corkscrew, bottle open, pair of scissors and nail file. Some more advanced models also feature both a Phillips-head and flat-head screwdriver, ballpoint pen, can opener, saw, magnifying glass, wrench, scaler and pair of pliers. The latest models, termed ‘Victorinox Cybertools’ feature a digital clock, music player, laser pointer, altimeter, hex screwdriver and even a USB thumb drive. The knives come in several sizes, with the Standard model being about 9cm long and the smaller models approximately 6cm long. ‘The Giant’, manufactured by Wenger, was the biggest ever made. It was over 22cm long and featured 85 different instruments.
