Swiss Army

A Swiss Army knife (SAK) is a multifunction hand tool. Generally speaking, a Swiss Army knife sports a blade as well as various tools, such as screwdrivers and can openers. These attachments are stowed inside the handle of the knife through a pivot point mechanism. more...

The handle is usually red, and features a white cross, the emblem of Switzerland. The knife model that is actually used in the Swiss Army has an aluminium-plated handle.

The term "Swiss Army knife" is often used synonymously with the term "pocket knife". It is also sometimes used generically to describe a tool, such as a software tool, that is a collection of special-purpose tools.

Features

Various designs and types of Swiss Army knives exist, with different tool combinations for specific tasks. The version supplied to the Swiss Army has a corrugated metal surface with a red emblem, and includes a blade, a reamer, a bottle-opener/screwdriver/wire stripper, and a can-opener/screwdriver (smaller).

The simplest model sold includes only a single blade. The most popular models typically include some combination of the tools included in the official army model, a second blade, tweezers, toothpick, corkscrew, phillips-head screwdriver, nail file, and/or scissors. Other models include a saw, hook, magnifying glass, ballpoint pen, fish scaler which doubles as a 7cm (3 inch) ruler (presumably for measuring the fish), pliers/wire cutters, and/or key chain. Recent technological features include USB flash storage, digital clock, digital altimeter, LED light, laser pointer, and MP3 player.

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