Swiss Knife

Description

The Swiss knife is a pocketknife or multi-tool manufactured by Victorinox (and up to 2005 also by Wenger SA). The term “Swiss knife” was coined by American soldiers after World War II due to the difficulty they had in pronouncing “Offiziersmesser”. The Swiss knife generally has a main spear point blade, as well as various tools, such as screwdrivers, a can opener, and many others. These attachments are stowed inside the handle of the knife through a pivot point mechanism. The handle is usually in its stereotypical red color.

There are various models of the Swiss Knife with different tool combinations. Though Victorinox doesn’t provide custom knives, they have produced many variations to suit individual users.

Main tools:

Large blade, imprinted on the blade shank of Victorinox models with “VICTORINOX SWISS MADE” to verify the knife’s authenticity.
Small blade
Nail file/nail cleaner
Nail file / nail cleaner / metal file / metal saw
Wood saw
Fish scaler/hook disgorger/ruler in cm and inches
Scissors
Electrician’s blade/wire scraper
Pruning blade
Pharmaceutical spatula (cuticle pusher)
Cyber Tool (bit driver)
Pliers / wire cutter / wire crimper
LED light
USB stick
Magnifying lens
Phillips screwdriver
Hoof cleaner
Shackle opener/marlinspike
Can opener / 3 mm slotted screwdriver
Cap opener / 6 mm slotted screwdriver / wire stripper
Combination tool containing cap opener / can opener / 5 mm slotted screwdriver / wire stripper

Smaller tools:

Keyring
Reamer
Multipurpose hook
2mm slotted screwdriver
Chisel
Corkscrew or Phillips driver
Mini screwdriver (designed to fit within the corkscrew)

Scale tools:

Tweezers
Toothpick
Pressurized ballpoint pen (with a retractable version on smaller models, and can be used to set DIP switches)
Stainless pin
Digital clock / alarm / timer / altimeter /thermometer / barometer