02-08-2018, 12:04 PM
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Re: Swiss Army Knives
Originally Posted by Silver Tabby
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Did the Swiss ever really use these - or is it just a marketing ploy?They look really useful anyway - maybe I should have one.
Would it be classed as an 'offensive weapon' by our police?
It's no marketing ploy.
The originals were called a soldier knife and later known as the Swiss Army Knife. They were indeed standard issue to the army, and still are (although the design is now different from the original).
The company that make them are Victorinox. One of the founding members was a lady called Victoria. The knives used stainless steel (also known as inox) - hence Victorinox.
It's legal to carry a knife providing that, the cutting edge of the blade does not exceed 3" and it cannot be locked in the open position.
Original 1891 SAK
Current issue SAK
02-08-2018, 12:14 PM
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Re: Swiss Army Knives
Originally Posted by Ffosse
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Do you have one?I've had mine around 8 years and it looks brand new but I use it often. It's so handy for opening parcels, cutting off price tickets etc.
I just have a basic red one without the scissors. It has a blade, bottle opener/tin opener, corkscrew, tweezers and a toothpick which is still intact. It's amazing how long they last. I know someone with a Leatherman but, to me, they're ugly.
I also have a Victorinox multitool which my last wife gave me also a long time ago but frankly I have hardly used it however I always carry it in my bag when I travel. It seems better made than the Leatherman supplied by my last employer.
(Sorry the colour is a bit odd but it was taken by the light of my monitor which is in night mode)
02-08-2018, 12:29 PM
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Re: Swiss Army Knives
I couldn't find my old knife, it is probably in the back of a drawer somewhere but this is the one I carry with me now.It has all the usual appliances including the device for getting boy scouts out of horses hooves as well as a pen, toothpick and tweezers (I doubt the pen still works after all these years.)
When I bought my first one in London the bloke that sold it to me said, "...don't test the blade with your thumb" which, of course, I did as soon as I got home and promptly cut my thumb - the cutting edges when new are like razor blades
02-08-2018, 12:42 PM
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Re: Swiss Army Knives
These are a handy thing to have as well. The ceramic part is set for the correct factory cutting edge that they leave the factory with.https://www.euro-knife.com/victorino...rpener-4.3323/
02-08-2018, 01:03 PM
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Re: Swiss Army Knives
Originally Posted by Omah
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I bought this Victorinox Sharpener for my Chef's Knives:
I have since used it for all my knives, including SAK, with excellent results .....
I always find it's better to keep the edge on all mine "topped up" using a leather strop, rather than allow them to go blunt and then re-sharpen.
02-08-2018, 07:19 PM
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Re: Swiss Army Knives
Originally Posted by fender
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Hi,It's no marketing ploy.
The originals were called a soldier knife and later known as the Swiss Army Knife. They were indeed standard issue to the army, and still are (although the design is now different from the original).
The company that make them are Victorinox. One of the founding members was a lady called Victoria. The knives used stainless steel (also known as inox) - hence Victorinox.
It's legal to carry a knife providing that, the cutting edge of the blade does not exceed 3" and it cannot be locked in the open position.
Original 1891 SAK
Current issue SAK
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