Do You Own A Swiss Army Knife?

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Karl Elsener (1860 - 1918)
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Karl Elsener (9 October 1860 - 26 December 1918) was a Swiss cutler, inventor and entrepreneur.[1]

Karl Elsener completed an apprenticeship as a knife maker in Zug. After some journeyman years he opened a factory in Ibach, Switzerland[2] in 1884 for the manufacture of knives and surgical instruments.[3] He invented the Swiss army knife in 1891 and developed his knife manufacturing company into what has become Victorinox.[4]

From 1912 to 1918 Elsener was a member of the cantonal parliament of the Canton of Schwyz. He was married three times.

After him his son, Carl Elsener (1886-1950), and his grandson Carl Elsener senior (1922-2013) and his great-grandson Carl Elsener Jr. (born 1958) led the Victorinox company.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Elsener_(inventor)

Carl Elsener (1886-1950)
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Carl Elsener Sr (also known as Charles Elsener) (1922-2013)
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Carl Elsener Jr. (born 1958)
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Ribbon cutting done with.....guess what?🙄
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My favorite go to tool, used it yesterday to cut wires on my tomato cages as I pulled up all the tomato plants from the garden. A real bummer as garden is done for this year...feeling lower than fat pig getting the last bit of meal from the hog trough.
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Llynn said:
No, but I do have a US Navy rigging knifeView attachment 77884
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I agree, very nice knife! Had to look up what the use of the spike was.....

"The marlinspike is the primary tool for everything rope-related. It should be tapered to a fine point, but not quite so sharp as to damage or cut the individual fibers of the line or rope. It is often used to help free up jammed knots in a hurry, particularly if the knot has been repeatedly soaked and strained over the course of time. The other use is for rope-splicing, where the spike will be inserted between strands to loosen things up and create working room for the tucks while completing the splice. "
 
Meanderer said:
I agree, very nice knife! Had to look up what the use of the spike was.....

"The marlinspike is the primary tool for everything rope-related. It should be tapered to a fine point, but not quite so sharp as to damage or cut the individual fibers of the line or rope. It is often used to help free up jammed knots in a hurry, particularly if the knot has been repeatedly soaked and strained over the course of time. The other use is for rope-splicing, where the spike will be inserted between strands to loosen things up and create working room for the tucks while completing the splice. "
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A Navy man all the way!
Were you a Boatswain? Among their other skills, I always admired it when they blew the boatswain pipe. Chow call was the best and I have no idea how they got the lung power for a whistle that long.
I bought a pipe, but never got anywhere with it.
 
Pecos said:
A Navy man all the way!
Were you a Boatswain? Among their other skills, I always admired it when they blew the boatswain pipe. Chow call was the best and I have no idea how they got the lung power for a whistle that long.
I bought a pipe, but never got anywhere with it.
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No, Pecos, I was not in the Navy. The words in quotes are not mine. I had to google how the spike was used. I was not a "whistle blower" either. The knife is the perfect combination of form and function.
 
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