Swiss Army knife

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The Swiss Army knife (German: Schweizer Taschenmesser, Sackmesser, Hegel, etc.) is a multi-tooled pocketknife made for the Swiss Army since 1890, with consumer versions made, particularly since 1945. The term "Swiss Army knife" was used by American soldiers after World War II rather than the German word "Offiziersmesser", meaning "Officer's knife". They are commonly made by Victorinox and its subsidiary Wenger. The Swiss Army knife generally has a drop-point main blade plus screwdriver, bottle opener, can opener and awl, while commercial versions include other blades and tools, such as scissors, corkscrew, saw blade, tweezers and toothpick. The blades and tools are folded into the handle of the knife through a pivot point mechanism. The handle is traditionally a brown cellulose fibre with embossed Swiss cross, with later military issue having plastic handles with the coat of arms of Switzerland and consumer versions mainly having red plastic handles but also made in a variety of colours...

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