Do You Own A Swiss Army Knife?
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ray188
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I do - and the big blade has a hole in it. The hole is the result of a lesson the knife taught me - When cutting the line on a lamp in order to install an off/on switch, unplug it first.
That was a lesson my knife taught me in the '60s and I have not forgotten it to this day.
That was a lesson my knife taught me in the '60s and I have not forgotten it to this day.
RadishRose
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Ancient Roman "Swiss Army Knife"
The tool features a knife, a spoon, a three-tined fork, a spike, a spatula, and a small pick. The spike may have been used as an escargot extraction device (snails were a very popular food in ancient Rome), and the pick may have been a toothpick. Archaeologists think the spatula may have helped pull sauce out of narrow-necked bottles.
It was made out of silver sometime between 200 A.D. and 300 A.D. Roman folding knives are not uncommon, but most of them are made out of bronze and have fewer parts. This is the ultra-deluxe version, and so probably belonged to a wealthy person who traveled a lot, like a merchant.
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/4587
The tool features a knife, a spoon, a three-tined fork, a spike, a spatula, and a small pick. The spike may have been used as an escargot extraction device (snails were a very popular food in ancient Rome), and the pick may have been a toothpick. Archaeologists think the spatula may have helped pull sauce out of narrow-necked bottles.
It was made out of silver sometime between 200 A.D. and 300 A.D. Roman folding knives are not uncommon, but most of them are made out of bronze and have fewer parts. This is the ultra-deluxe version, and so probably belonged to a wealthy person who traveled a lot, like a merchant.
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/4587
Smiling Jane
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Swiss Army Carving Knives
I have several Victorinox kitchen knives that I've bought through Amazon. They're great knives for a good price, but none of mine have red handles. Fooey, I like the red handles.
Pappy
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ProsperosDaughter
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I have one the size on a credit card. I would like a big fancy one.
