Victorinox Swiss Army 24181 Stainless Steel

Victorinox was founded by Karl Elsner in 1884. That year he opened his own cutlery business in Ibach-Schwyz, Switzerland. Before opening his business Karl had expended time in Paris and in Tuttlingen, Germany doing his apprenticeship. At Karl’s cutlery shop the grinding and polishing machines were powered by a waterwheel which was powered by the Tobelbach brook.

In 1891 the Swiss Army original 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 in the first place the only provider of Swiss Army Knives to the Swiss Army. In 1908 his company had to portion the supply contract with Wenger. The companies in the long run reached an agreement that permitted Victorinox to advertize the Original Swiss Army Knife. Wenger was permitted to publicize the Genuine Swiss Army Knife.

Karl Elsner started using the cross and shield to tell apart his knives in 1909. The cross and shield is still employed to tell apart a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife to this date. This same year his mother passed away and he decisive to name his company “Victoria” after his mother. In 1921 stainless steel was devised 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 construct the company name Victorinox.

After world war II American PX shops started syndication the “Swiss Officer’s Knife” in huge 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 ordinary piece of instrumentation 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 may see the Swiss Army Knife by Victorinox has a long history and is depended on by a great deal of humans under the harshest conditions. Victorinox as a company has a long history of quality and that quality may still be seen in their productions today. To see a huge selection of Swiss Army Knives please visit www.swissarmyknifemall.com