The Victorinox Swiss Army Knife
In 1891 the Swiss Army first received the soldier's knife from Karl Elsner and on June 12, 1897 the Swiss Officer's and the Sports knives were patented. Karl's company was originally the only supplier of Swiss Army Knives to the Swiss Army. In 1908 his company had to share the supply contract with Wenger. The companies eventually reached an agreement that allowed Victorinox to advertise the Original Swiss Army Knife. Wenger was allowed to advertise the Genuine Swiss Army Knife.
Karl Elsner started using the cross and shield to identify his knives in 1909. The cross and shield is still used to identify a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife to this date. This same year his mother died and he decided to name his company "Victoria" after his mother. In 1921 stainless steel was invented and the company started using stainless steel to make the Swiss Army Knife. Stainless steel was also called "inox" (the French term for stainless steel is acier inoxydable). "Victoria" and "inox" were combined to create the company name Victorinox.
After world war II American PX shops started selling the "Swiss Officer's Knife" in large quantities to American soldiers. The soldiers started calling it the Swiss Army Knife for short and the name has stuck.
In 2002 Victorinox took over the other Swiss Army Knife maker, Wenger. Victorinox has said they intend to keep both brands of Swiss Army Knives intact. The Swiss Army Knife by Victorinox is a standard piece of equipment for NASA Astronauts and the Swiss Army Knife has been taken on treks to Mt. Everest and the Antarctic. Currently Victorinox has five lines of products. In addition to their Swiss Army Knife line they have Household & Professional knives, Watches, Clothing and Luggage.
As you can see the Swiss Army Knife by Victorinox has a long history and is depended on by many people under the harshest conditions. Victorinox as a company has a long history of quality and that quality can still be seen in their products today. To see a large selection of Swiss Army Knives please visit www.swissarmyknifemall.com
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Kirk McCormick is the director of North American Enterprises, Inc an internet marketing company with offices in Nevada and Oregon. He has extensive experience in Law Enforcement and has been a hunter for years. For additional information please visit http://www.swissarmyknifemall.com
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