Yesterday and Today - "The Amazing Swiss Army Knife"

These knives have been around for quiteArmy Knife".
sometime. They have seen the battlefields as wellYet they have kept up with the times and
as the corporate streets. Over the years thetoday's standards. For more than 100 years, they
company has launched many different variationshave equipped the Swiss Army with pocket
of this classic Army knife. This amazing littleknives. Suitability for military use, safety, quality
pocket knife is perhaps one of the most soughtand a good price-performance ratio are all
after and cherished pocket knives available.standard requirements for these pocket knives.
Various models of these amazing knives exist,This tradition has continued with a new, special
with different tool combination's for specific tasks.model. The requirements of the pocket knife
The Original Army Knife is a worldwide icon forhave increased, however preconditions that the
function and durability. The Guinness Book ofnew pocket knife effortlessly fulfills. Only the best
Records recognizes this style of knife with 314stainless steel is used for the production of the
blades as the record holder. These little pocketblade, the wood saw, the can opener with
knives are also very popular in the Boy Scout's ofscrewdriver 3mm, cap lifter with screwdriver
America. They are brought along for many7mm lockable and wire stripper, the Philips
camping trips and their uses are numerous.screwdriver and the reamer and punch tool.In
I can still remember when I was a little boyaddition, the cutting blade has been given a
receiving my first Swiss Army Knife. I rememberserrated edge and can be opened with one hand.
the rounded tip on the knife blade but still theThe blade and the screwdriver are locked after
blade being very sharp. This little red pocket knifebeing opened.And the technology also doesn't stop
which also included a combination tool (a bottleat the grip shells. A two-component plastic gives
opener, can opener, and screwdriver), key ring,the Soldier's Knife a better grip than all its
tweezers and toothpick. This trusted pocket knifepredecessors, and lends the tool that extra
made me realize I was old enough to be trustedsomething. And, of course, the new Soldier's Knife
with my own knife. The little pocket knife is stillis also low maintenance.
available and ironically is called "My First Swiss