| Swiss Knives Express offers a free knife if you | | | | knife, so it seemed normal to me. I'm actually |
| send in a Swiss Army knife story that gets | | | | expanding my collection - I have one Victorinox |
| published or used on their website. Here are some | | | | and one Wenger so far. |
| of the interesting stories and uses that people | | | | As a mom of two boys, for the last several |
| have for Swiss Army knives. | | | | months I have had my original SAK in my pocket: |
| Story 1 - R. Reyes from Keller, TX | | | | lanyard attached, and clipped to my belt loop. I've |
| I was raised in a non-knife family. The only knives | | | | used it so much! Dad has cancer and is on |
| in the house were kitchen knives and they were | | | | oxygen now, so when we're out for an |
| incredibly dull. Both of my parents were raised the | | | | appointment and he needs a new tank, I use it to |
| same way. Neither one had a knife phobia, but | | | | cut the tape that covers the holes on the neck |
| they were wary of knives. So, when I was 13, I | | | | of the tank. That happens several times a week. |
| went to the local Target. I then bought a | | | | I also have found it very useful around the house |
| Victorinox Spartan knife and loved it. My dad, on | | | | - opening packages, letters, CDs, anything taped |
| the other hand, didn't. After a long discussion, my | | | | closed... the list goes on. My oldest son often says |
| mother convinced my dad to let me keep it. By | | | | to me "Mom! Just get out your knife and CUT it!" |
| the next year, every one of my family members | | | | I think the last time that happened was last |
| had a Swiss knife or multitool of some sort. I | | | | weekend when out shopping for new shoes for |
| now have five Victorinox knives that are in | | | | the kids. He wanted to wear his new ones out of |
| rotation for my every day carrying. My dad | | | | the store. So, I got my Swiss Army knife out of |
| thanked me for buying him one the next week | | | | my pocket, wondered if security would appear, |
| after he used it to disassemble a chair at his | | | | and cut the plastic that held the shoes together, |
| office. I love SAK's and always will. | | | | and we checked out with the old shoes in the |
| Story 2 - M. Ceranski from Phoenix, AZ | | | | boxes. No one ever said a word. |
| When I was about 10, my dad gave me a Swiss | | | | Story 3 - Chris from somewhere in the USA |
| Army knife - well, it was a knock off, but I didn't | | | | I was born in 1983. Once I was old enough to |
| know that! It's red and has a bunch of functions. | | | | understand things, I started watching MacGyver |
| I've always had it with me, but never really used | | | | and fell in love with not only the show but the |
| it, unless we went camping. Then there was the | | | | knives that he used. The Swiss Army knife has |
| phase I went through when I thought I could | | | | become something I wanted for years and finally |
| whittle a kachina doll! My dad had me practice | | | | got one on my 12th birthday. I chose it myself, a |
| skinning the outside of a branch to get to the | | | | Red SwissChamp. I treasured that knife and used |
| wood inside - just in case I ever needed to know! | | | | it constantly. |
| He and my grandfather always carried a pocket | | | | |