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The Swiss Army Knife was not the first multi-use pocket knife. In 1851, in Moby-Dick (chapter 107), Herman Melville mentions the "Sheffield contrivances, assuming the exterior – though a little swelled – of a common pocket knife; but containing, not only blades of various sizes, but also screwdrivers, cork-screws, tweezers, bradawls, pens, rulers, nail files and countersinkers."
Victorinox "Huntsman" Swiss Army knife with knife chain and belt clip. The Swiss Army knife is the best-known product by Victorinox. Originally the sole supplier, Victorinox has shared the contract with Wenger since 1908. A compromise between the two companies gave Victorinox the right to advertise as the Original Swiss Army Knife, while Wenger ...
Mowag Piranha IB 6×6 replacement: Likely Mowag Eagle V 6×6: Armoured ambulance Switzerland: Unknown Early 2030s Replacement of the Sanitätspanzer [212] Mowag Eagle I and II replacement: Likely Mowag Eagle V 4×4 or Piranha IV 6×6: Reconnaissance vehicle Switzerland: Unknown 2033 Replacement of the Aufklärungsfahrzeug 93 / 97 [213]
The maker of the Swiss Army Knife is working on a new version of the classic multi-tool, which won’t have a blade. “We are in the early stages of developing pocket tools without blades,” a ...
Karl Elsener completed an apprenticeship as a knife maker in Zug. After some journeyman years he opened a factory in Ibach, Switzerland [2] in 1884 for the manufacture of knives and surgical instruments. [3] He started production of the Swiss army knife in Switzerland in 1891 and developed his knife manufacturing company into what has become ...
A Wenger Swiss Army knife. Wenger was a Swiss cutlery manufacturer that exists today as a brand of once-rival Victorinox, used for knives, watches and licensed products. [1] Founded in 1893, it was best known as one of two companies to manufacture Swiss Army knives. Based in Delémont, Wenger was acquired in 2005 by Victorinox and partially ...
Swiss Army knife; Swiss Militärblachen; T. TAFLIR; Target allocation radar TPS-1E; TAZ 83; TAZ 90 This page was last edited on 15 December 2019, at 01:52 (UTC). ...
The halberd is still the ceremonial weapon of the Swiss Guard in the Vatican. [1] The Swiss armies of the late 14th and 15th centuries, used a variety of different polearms other than halberds and pikes, such as the Lucerne hammer. By the 15th century, the carrying of side arms (baselard, dagger, and degen) had become ubiquitous