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  Victorinox Climber Swiss Army Knife

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  Red Black White Translucent Sapphire Translucent Ruby

  The Victorinox Climber Swiss Army Knife incorporates a feature-set for the active outdoors person. Its 14 functions, ranging from the indispensable large blade to the party-saving corkscrew, are all of the strength and quality synonymous with the Victorinox Swiss Army name. This Swiss-made multi-tool will equip you to for any climb - be it a mountain peak or a corporate ladder.

  Engraving: Up to 10 characters can be engraved on the shield side of the Climber, up to 18 characters can be engraved on the back, in addition to 10 on both sides of the main blade.

  Swiss Army Climber Features:

  • Large Blade
  • Small Blade
  • Corkscrew
  • Can Opener with Small Screwdriver (also for Phillips Screws)
  • Bottle Opener with Large Screwdriver and Wire Stripper
  • Multi-purpose Hook (Parcel Carrier)
  • Reamer
  • Key Ring
  • Tweezers
  • Toothpick
  • Scissors

  
  Length (Closed): 3.58 inches
  Weight: 2.9 ounces

  Boxed • Swiss-made • Lifetime Warranty

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  Swiss Army Knives - A Collectors' Companion Book

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  Victorinox - Swiss Army Knives by Derek Jackson
  
  A fascinating, colorfully illustrated celebration of one of the great icons of Swiss culture: in France it's the Couteau Swiss, in Germany the Schweizer Messer, and to the English speaking world it's the Victorinox Swiss Army Knife - used by military programs the world over, given away as gifts to guests by the White House (Lyndon Johnson did it first), and even taken as part of the equipment on the Space Shuttle.
  
  Charles Elsener, the fourth son of a hat maker, decided not to enter the family business but to become a cutler. After serving his apprenticeship in south Germany, he opened his own business near Schwyz in Switzerland. Soon after, in 1891, he formed the Swiss Cutlery Guild with the main aim of producing soldiers' knives for the Swiss Army, which had to date been bought from German sources. By the end of the year the first batch had been delivered and Elsener's plan proved a success - the first knife, known by name rather than type number - the Soldier's knife - had a blade, awl, can opener, and screwdriver.
  
  Then the development started: as well as the simple Soldier's knife he quickly developed the Student Knife, the Cadet Knife and Farmer's Knife. Because the Soldier's knife was heavy, Elsener developed the lighter Officer's knife, with an added second blade and a corkscrew.
  
  Today, Victorinox is the biggest cutlery producer in Europe, producing 34,000 Officer's knives in 100 different styles daily, along with 43,000 of 300 different styles of pocket knife, and the same number of kitchen knives. The biggest of the Swiss Army Knives, the Swiss Champ, has 31 different features, including a magnifying glass, but still only weighs 6.5 ounces.
  
  Unprecedented access to Victorinox's archives allow this book to cover in detail:
  
  

  • The company history
  • The product history
  • Comprehensive model identification for collectors
  • Hundreds of collectible examples illustrated
  • Stories and anecdotes from military and other owners

  
  Revised printing: 2009
  192 pages

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