Thinking about Christmas Gift? Swiss Army Knife Will Be Your Best Choice
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
With its renowned durability, large assortment of tools and quality made components; the Swiss Army knife is the world’s premier pocket knife. The Swiss Army was originally supplied with the ‘Soldier’s Knife’. Since 1897, however, Victorinox and Wenger have supplied the Swiss Army with their famous knives. To this day they still supply the Swiss Army with about 60,000 of these knives yearly. As well as the Swiss armed forces using the Swiss Army knife, it gained massive popularity amongst adventurers, hikers, campers and even as a staple of many conventional households.
The origin of the very first Swiss Army knife can be traced back to Karl Elsener. Elsener was a patriarch who was Horrified to find the knives issued to the Swiss Army were manufactured in neighbouring
The Swiss Army knife is produced in a variety of different sized models with unique attachments. The most common instruments are blades, tooth-picks, tweezers, bottle openers, scissors and screwdrivers. However, with the innovation of more advanced technology several new models have been released with high-tech features including USB flash drives, digital clocks, MP3 players and laser pointers.