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For the Swiss Army, outdoor people as well as those living a simple life, the Swiss Army knife is definitely an unavoidable tool for all types of people. A single model hosts six or more small tools in it. Made possible by the pivot mechanism, the Swiss Army knife is like having six different necessary tools that fit into your pocket.

The Swiss Army Knife is produced uniquely by VICTORINOX and Wenger. They are generally red in colour and each carries the logo of the country of Switzerland. Each day over 34,000 knives are shipped by the company.

1800s was the time of Industrial Revolution and Switzerland wasn't doing well financially. People were going overseas to search for greener pastures. So with the purpose of providing employment opportunities to the Swiss citizens, Carl Elsener developed the Swiss Army knife in 1891, and made it "Swiss original" in July 1897.

Victorinox was named after Carl Elsener's mother, Victoria. In due course, he was employed as a supplier of knives to the Swiss Army which at that time, the product was known as "the soldier's knife". It was the US Army that coined the layman term "Swiss Army knife" because its Swiss term was hard for them to utter. At present, Victorinox is run by the Elseners and have more than 900 workers.

Swiss Army knives are still a necessary tool for the army. It is also a must have for NASA astronauts and has reached outer space. It has been to Mount Everest, to the Arctic, and to the most virgin forests, as it is used by explorers. It is one of the most unavoidable tools in one's survival kit because of its multi-functionality.

The tool measures only 9 cm x 2 cm, but its' components seem endless. The standard knife comprises: tweezers, toothpick, cork screw, Phillips-head screwdriver, nail file, scissors, saw, file, magnifying glass, ball point pen, fish scalier, hex wrench, pliers, and a key chain.

Today, Swiss Army knives can contain technological devices including flash drives, digital clocks, laser pointers, and MP3 players but are generally more expensive than usual models.

VICTORINOX manufactures several different models of their famous Swiss Army knife. There seems to be a tool for every purpose. There are scouting models, fishing models, huntsman knives, executive models and even garden models. Each model contains a range of tools specialized to these individual needs.

The Swiss Army knife is featured and displayed in Museum of Modern Art and Munich's State Museum of Applied Art and has gained the world's acknowledgement due to its design and utilitarian feature.