Victorinox : Legendary and very usefull kit tool

If you ever see this one tool ?
I’m sure you saw or heard about the furore this tool.

Victorinox

History

Victorinox is a tools manufacturer head quartered in the town of Ibach, in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland

The company was founded in 1884. Since 1891 the company has delivered knives to the Swiss army. In 1921, with the introduction of “inox” (the French term for stainless steel is acier inoxydable) into their products, the brand and name of the company became the present “Victorinox” (”Victoria”+”Inox”).

On 26 April 2005 Victorinox acquired Wenger, the other official supplier of the Swiss Army .

In 1891, Karl Elsener, then owner of a company that made surgical equipment, discovered to his dismay that the pocket multi tool supplied to the Swiss army were in fact made in Solingen (Germany). In that age of nationalism, Elsener set out to manufacture the tools in Switzerland itself.

Elsener began working on what became the predecessor to the modern Swiss Army knife. This multiple function tool was sold to the Swiss army, but Elsener was not satisfied with its first incarnation. Karl Elsener used the cross and shield to identify his knives, the symbol still used today on Victorinox-branded versions. When his mother died in 1909, Elsener decided to name his company “Victoria” in her memory.

The “SAK” gained international fame when U.S. Army Soldiers returning from Europe after service in World War II brought back red multi-tool they had taken from German prisoners of war. German army officers were not issued these items from the Wehrmacht but bought these Swiss-multiple function tool privately along with the silver cross on red background.

Victorinox and Wenger

Elsener, through his company Victorinox, managed to corner the market until 1893, when the second industrial cutler of Switzerland, Paul Boechat & Cie, headquartered in Delémont in the French-speaking region of Jura, started selling a similar product.

This company was later acquired by its then General Manager, Theodore Wenger, and renamed the Wenger Company. By mutual agreement, Wenger advertises as the Genuine “SAK” and Victorinox uses the slogan the Original “SAK”.

However, on April 26, 2005, Victorinox acquired Wenger, thus once again becoming the sole supplier to the Swiss Army. In 2006, Wenger produced a multi tool with 85 devices and 110 functions to commemorate Wenger’s 100th anniversary in the Swiss Army multi function tool business.

This Multitool increasingly popular for commond people in the era Mac Gyver television serial.
Mac Gyver ?

Ehhmm ,  I think we all know who he is.
An employee at the Phoenix Foundation, which often involved dangerous adventure and start a knowledge of chemistry and physics and practical with victorinox multi tool he  always can save him self and even the lives of others.

I am the person who is always prepared to face all possibilities. So do not blame me if you have 2 types of tools such as this. Swiss army knife that smaller is always faithful escort wherever I go because of the small size so easy to carry or put in the pants pocket.

My Wenger

The most part I use is  can opener and screwdriver.
We will never know when we will need, because the knife is a multi-function can be owned by anyone as long as the goal for the good.

Even in the most types of equipment than the standard required, such as knife, screwdriver, saw, pliers, ruler, magnifying glass, and even provide a toothpick? Weird …

Are you interested to have it ….
In addition to ourselves, this type of tool is also very good if used for prizes. As a multi-function I think you love that person (usually men) are like this gift knife. Like me for example …
Want to buy? Just click on my picture in this post…

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