Quarantine Fun with Swiss Army Knives

n 1897, six years after he first started manufacturing the Soldier's knife, Karl Elsener brought out his Officers' Knife. and the legend was born. It's true! The Swiss Army Knife is not based on an actual knife used by the Swiss Army but a knife Karl Elsener invented for Swiss Army Officers,. The knife was never adopted by the Swiss Army. The model was the ancestor and equivalent of today's Spartan.