The vernacular Swiss Army Knife collection grows.

SAK Swiss Army Knife collection.
No.6 , the large 7 LOX see below.. then there is the small LEATHERMAN Juice S2... and Mary's nice little model with one blade and scissors always in her handbag..

All kept sharp on a very fine Natural ARKANSAS sharpening stone or old shaving strap piece!

Hinges with a little WD40.

The background is the cover of the E.Cornell photo album..

The Swiss Army knife is a multi-tool pocketknife manufactured by Victorinox.[1] The term "Swiss Army knife" was coined by American soldiers after World War II after they had trouble pronouncing the German word "Offiziersmesser", meaning "officer’s knife".[2]

See a selection review here on YouTube youtu.be/ta907Bh97lU?si=1mcI-DqXqEH6L4z3

The Swiss Army knife generally has a drop-point main blade plus other blades and tools such as screwdrivers, a can opener, a saw blade, a pair of scissors, and many others. These are stowed inside the handle of the knife through a pivot point mechanism. The handle is traditionally a red color, with either a Victorinox or Wenger "cross" logo or, for Swiss military issue knives, the coat of arms of Switzerland. Other colors, textures, and shapes have appeared over the years.

Originating in Ibach, Switzerland, the Swiss Army knife was first produced in 1891 when the Karl Elsener company, which later became Victorinox, won the contract to produce the Swiss Army's Modell 1890 knife from the previous German manufacturer. In 1893, the Swiss cutlery company Paul Boéchat & Cie, which later became Wenger SA, received its first contract from the Swiss military to produce model 1890 knives; the two companies split the contract for provision of the knives from 1908 until Victorinox acquired Wenger in 2005. A cultural icon of Switzerland, both the design of the knife and its versatility have worldwide recognition.[3] The term "Swiss Army knife" has acquired usage as a figure of speech indicating extreme utility applicable to more or less any scenario at hand.

from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Army_knife

Tools and components

The Victorinox Swisschamp consists of 8 layers with 33 functions and weighs 185 g.

Wenger Giant

Victorinox Swisschamp XAVT
There are various models of the Swiss Army knife with different tool combinations.

Though Victorinox does not provide custom knives, they have produced many different variations to suit individual users,[11] with the Wenger company producing even more model variations. [12]

Common Main Layer Tools:

Large blade - With 'VICTORINOX SWISS MADE' tang stamp on Victorinox blades (since 2005) to verify the knife's authenticity
Small blade
Nail file / nail cleaner
Scissors
Wood saw
Metal file / metal saw with Nail file / nail cleaner /
Magnifying lens
Phillips screwdriver
Fish scaler / hook disgorger / ruler in cm and inches
Pliers / wire cutter / wire crimper
Can opener / 3 mm slotted screwdriver
Bottle opener / 6 mm slotted screwdriver / wire stripper
Other Main Layer Tools:

LED light
USB flash drive
Hoof cleaner
Shackle opener / marlinspike
Electrician's blade / wire scraper
Pruning blade
Pharmaceutical spatula (cuticle pusher)
Cyber Tool (bit driver)
Combination tool containing cap opener / can opener / 5 mm slotted screwdriver / wire stripper
Back Layer Tools:

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

Rivets and flanged bushings made from brass hold all machined steel parts and other tools, separators and the scales together. The rivets are made by cutting and pointing appropriately sized bars of solid brass.

The separators between the tools have been made from aluminium alloy since 1951. This makes the knives lighter. Previously these separating layers were made of nickel-silver.[18]

The martensitic stainless steel alloy used for the cutting blades is optimized for high toughness and corrosion resistance and has a composition of 15% chromium, 0.60% silicon, 0.52% carbon, 0.50% molybdenum, and 0.45% manganese and is designated X55CrMo14 or DIN 1.4110 according to Victorinox.[19] After a hardening process at 1040 °C and annealing at 160 °C the blades achieve an average hardness of 56 HRC. This steel hardness is suitable for practical use and easy resharpening, but less than achieved in stainless steel alloys used for blades optimized for high wear resistance. According to Victorinox the martensitic stainless steel alloy used for the other parts is X39Cr13 (aka DIN 1.4031, AISI/ASTM 420) and for the springs X20Cr13 (aka DIN 1.4021, but still within AISI/ASTM 420).[20][21]

The steel used for the wood saws, scissors and nail files has a steel hardness of HRC 53, the screwdrivers, tin openers and awls have a hardness of HRC 52, and the corkscrew and springs have a hardness of HRC 49.[20][citation needed]

The metal saws and files, in addition to the special case hardening, are also subjected to a hard chromium plating process so that iron and steel can also be filed and cut.[18][22]

See another video on selecting SAKs

youtu.be/rvi2Wk7Rp7w?si=Oo4JOlFi3S6yMQ-u

See a demo of the SAK Hook or Handel tool..
youtu.be/gIvBSISgRRc?si=irqiT5I3jR0I0Wxt

Why Women Don't Like Multitools (or Swiss Army Knives)
youtu.be/IpBbUNBIx0s?si=a8vh3-JKL6XOX6SE

Where the SAKs travel..
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