The Swiss Army knife has never seen battle with the Swiss army!

The Swiss army's last pitched battle was the Battle of Gisikon during the Sonderbund War of 1847. (Essentially, an internal civil war.)

The Swiss Army Knife was invented in 1884, about 37 years later. 😁

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who would dare start a fight with an army that had such a weapon. It's the best deterrent ever!

Always ready.

Hey fellow #edc'r not sure I've ever seen another person with a SAK on their Keychain! That's awesome! We're definitely in the minority. My pockets are usually filled with other stuff, so the Keychain makes sense to me. I usually carry 2 other blades, a large and a small slip joint.

I think the US Army uses it in WW2 though right? As far as i know the swiss army recruits still get one upon entry

I don't think so. Us military had an issue knife knife in 1944, m2205, knife, pocket, general purpose. It was domestically made, I believe by Imperial Knife Company.

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