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> I'd like to know how the first Swiss knives looked like... Taken from wikipedia: > During the late 1880s, the Swiss Army decided to purchase a new folding p
by lagadu 11y ago
> I'd like to know how the first Swiss knives looked like...
Taken from wikipedia:
> During the late 1880s, the Swiss Army decided to purchase a new folding pocket knife for their soldiers. This knife was to be suitable for use by the army in opening canned food and disassembling the Swiss service rifle, the Schmidt–Rubin, which required a screwdriver for assembly.
In January 1891, the knife received the official designation Modell 1890. The knife had a blade, reamer, can-opener, screwdriver, and grips made out of dark oak wood that was later partly replaced with ebony wood.
Photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Army_knife#/media/File:Wester_%26_Co_2.JPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Army_knife#/media/File:W...