Swiss army knives in general contain blades and tools designed primarily for survival in a harsh environment. Over the years, however, many functions have been added to the SAK for other purposes.

How Survivalists Use a Swiss Army Knife™ Whether you find yourself in an emergency situation or struggling to open a can of beans, you’ll be happy you’re carrying one. By Rebecca Strassberg ...

How valuable is a Swiss Army knife? Well, the Navy SEALs, perhaps the military's most elite fighting force, puts the knife at the top of its wish list for survival kits to be issued to its members ...

And yes, the Swiss Army does use Swiss Army knives: 50,000 a year are issued to new recruits. But even this sure thing is vulnerable, since the Swiss voted in 2003 to cut their military forces in ...

More than 130 years after Karl Elsener started crafting pocket knives, Victorinox produces nearly a hundred varieties of the original “Soldier Knife.” Like that first one did, a great number of them ...

A century and a quarter after a master cutler set out to supply Swiss soldiers with a survival tool, the iconic Swiss Army knife still adjusts gun sights, cuts cheese and opens cans.

A good pocket knife is functional art, a blend of design, history, and utility that gives me satisfaction when I hold a good one in the hand.A Knife for Every OccasionI have pocket knives for ...

At the far side of the X-ray machine the woman was holding up a pair of nail scissors. "But they're gold!" she said, with some distress. The security official at Gatwick Airport outside London was ...