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