| What is one thing that has seen wars, opened | | | | the stainless steel or inox he used for his knives. The |
| gazillions of canned beans, corned beef, soup, bottled | | | | famous utility knife invaded the golfing greens and is |
| colas, and beer, and is now sitting prettily at the New | | | | now on cyber mode with the latest Cybertool 34. |
| York Museum of Art? Your guess is as good as mine. | | | | Golfers have a use for the one handed divot repair |
| It's the ever faithful Swiss Army knife. The Soldier's | | | | tool, one handed removable ball marker, and groove |
| Valet Forty-four years after the last armed conflict on | | | | cleaner. Computer technicians have uses for the 34 |
| Swiss territory, Karl Elsener designed the first | | | | features of the Cybertool. It includes a bit wrench and |
| prototype of the Swiss Army knife. This creative burst | | | | a set of precision instruments for computers. There's |
| of genius was triggered by his indignation that the | | | | the Victorinox Swiss Memory USBs that boasts of a |
| Swiss Army was issuing German-made pocket knives | | | | 256 and 512 MB memory sticks. These are compatible |
| to their soldiers. His first design had a cutting blade, can | | | | with Windows 98SE/ME/2000/MAC OS X, OS 8.6 |
| opener, a punch, and a screwdriver - the perfect | | | | and higher. These can be used also on a Linux 2.4 and |
| mechanism for soldiers who had no time for an extra | | | | higher. The Swiss Army knife with USBs includes |
| baggage. Five years later, he added a spring | | | | different features like the LED light, scissors, blade, and |
| mechanism that secured two additional cutters on both | | | | retractable ballpoint pen. Not to be outdone, Wenger, |
| sides of the handle. What made him add a corkscrew | | | | another manufacturer, has come up with beautiful |
| is something worth pondering - but it was heaven sent. | | | | Swiss Army knife money clips. What do you know? |
| The soldiers could do a lot of things with one small | | | | This knife that comes with a limited lifetime warranty |
| device - uncork a bottle of wine, whittle wood, mince | | | | has bells and whistles, making it easy to locate from a |
| onions, fix a loose screw, and clean their fingernails. | | | | sea of generic army knives. Great Gift Items No one |
| This invention soon invaded the US Army. Finding it | | | | can resist a Swiss Army knife. It's like a tool shed or |
| hard to say Offiziersmesser the GI Joes called it the | | | | office to go. With its varied features and premium |
| Swiss Army knife, and the name stuck. Today 116 | | | | artisanship, who will say no? If you are thinking of |
| years later, Elsener's invention is as multi-tasking as | | | | functional, then get these while these are on sale. For |
| ever with added features such as the miniature | | | | a personal touch to the gift, have a special note |
| scissors and the hair tweezers. The soldier's valet | | | | inscribed. Just in time for the holidays, right? |
| indeed marched with the times. Is that a Swiss Army | | | | Hot stuff like a Swiss Army knife and men's wallets |
| Knife? Elsener sold his invention under the Victorinox | | | | make cool groomsmen gift ideas. Visit now for more |
| label. Victorinox was coined from the combination of | | | | gift items. |
| Victoria and inox, in honor of his mother Victoria and | | | | |