Do You Own A Swiss Army Knife?

[Veronica]

I have several Swiss Army Knives and a bunch of pocketknives and other knives.
Also a big Gerber and a small Gerber. I carry the small Gerber in my purse.

 

[hearlady]

Yes and I have a small utility knife from The Ipswich Clam Company.

 

[Meanderer]

Yes and I have a small utility knife from The Ipswich Clam Company.

"Ipswich Clam Box - Worth The Wait For Fried Clams!"

 

[hearlady]

"Ipswich Clam Box - Worth The Wait For Fried Clams!"

Yes! A childhood staple. It wasn't so fancy then, though.

 

[Meanderer]

Stone Age Swiss Army Knife

 

[bowmore]

I have the Explorer model and a Leatherman. I take them on all my travels.

 

[spookycat2]

I have quite a few pocket knives, but never did get a Swiss Army Knife.
I look at them occasionally but I have trouble finding one with the utensils I want in one knife.

 

[Meanderer]

 

[Meanderer]

 

[Meanderer]

 

[smiley]

had one for years but hardly ever use it - I just have never learned Swiss and all the instructions are in a foreign language!!!

 

[smiley]

amazingly true i actually had cause to use my knife today - needed to flip a metal cap of a non-alcoholic beer bottle and was to busy to search in the kitchen and then I remembered the knife - true true??

 

[Trade]

I have a fairly simple one that I keep in a kitchen drawer. It's the only can opener, bottle opener, and corkscrew that I have. These days most cans are pull tops, bottles are twist off and I rarely drink wine so it doesn't get a lot of use but it's there if I need it.

 

[smiley]

.............then I found yes it was a screwtop cap?? - didn't need the knife at all!

 

[Tom52]

I wonder who made Thomas Jefferson's multi function knife shown below. Since the Swiss Army knife was invented in 1891 and since Thomas Jefferson died in 1826 I have to assume The Swiss Army multi function type knife was copied from someone else's idea. I guess I could research it but too lazy.

 

[Pinky]

This is what my brother gave me:

 

[smiley]

only three devices on there?

 

[Meanderer]

I wonder who made Thomas Jefferson's multi function knife shown below. Since the Swiss Army knife was invented in 1891 and since Thomas Jefferson died in 1826 I have to assume The Swiss Army multi function type knife was copied from someone else's idea. I guess I could research it but too lazy.

"Posted on July 29, 2021
"Thanks to Robin who shared this link in the comments of Not Your Father’s Multitool."

"Thomas Jefferson’s multitool
Apparently, Thomas Jefferson owned a multitool, purchased between 1767 and 1819."
"The most likely origin for the multitool was Sheffield cutlery as it is very similar to an illustration in one of the manufacturers pattern books from 1816. All of which places such a gizmo in reach of the characters of Dragon Keeper’s Cotillion!"
"Sometimes you find absolute gold at the bottom of the research rabbit hole!
You can find more information here: Pocketknife"