A Toolbox in Your Pocket: The History of the Swiss Army Knife
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Victorinox Swiss Army Knives Info, www.pizzini.at/info_sak_engl.htm
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You missed Tire Tread Gauge when listing the tools. For shame Simon, for shame...
@@Torgy420 I was coming to the comments to say exactly the same lol. I think we need Simon to repeat the list again.
TIRE GUAGE!!!!!!!! you forgot the guage......
Simon! set the tool list to music and it won’t be so tiring to say or listen to.
Are you really bald or that's just for effect?
I am a huge fan of the company Victorinox. Aside from making the best knives, they are a great company. After 9/11 when the sales went down, they didn't lay off there staff but look for placement in other companies for them. When sales of the knives went up again, they simply got their trained and highly motivated staff back.
That's legit badass
@@goreobsessed2308 Agreed! My dad worked for an engine manufacturer from 1929 until 1971, who during the Great Depression arranged to keep its workers by cutting back their hours, rather than letting any go. No Social Security then, of course, so even the oldest stayed on. Mom took County/State/Gov't Welfare to fill in, but they'd always had a garden, which helped. She learned to squeeze each Nickel until the buffalo bellowed for mercy, but always thought highly of Dad's employers.
Best knifes lol. Lol 😂 😂 you fr? 😂😂
They ain’t rubbish I’ll say that but far from the best.
That’s pretty amazing, pretty sad when a company does something good and it’s so highly praised because of how rare it is, but that’s pretty great they did that.
That's really awesome.
I want more stories like this in the world.
Back in the early 80’s I talked with a Swiss contractor who came to install his companies equipment for the US government. I asked if they really did use these knives. He smiled and pulled out his “officers model”. He pointed out that he was required to be in the reserves for many years to come. A great knife! A great video!
My grandpa was given a champion model in the 80s too he worked for Pacific bell it had their logo on it. Only a few thousand were ever made.
wanted one so bad as a kid in the 80s...finally one year for my birthday I got one...carved up many a stick
@@michaelfrazia4569 Did your knife get dull?
Sonic Cookie all knives of any quality need sharpening. a well-sharpened cheap knife is better than a badly sharpened expensive one. victorinox uses pretty good steel by stainless standards, but it's on the soft side for woodworking, meaning that it is faster to sharpen but also faster to dull.
@@soniccookie655 All of them get dull so quickly. I've even snapped one which should not have happened. Then the hinge off an other one.
I prefer them for the tools like a Phillips head and all that. Heck the tool for threading can be used as a great punching weapon like a brass knuckle.
The knife though IMO is weak, thin, and dulls quickly.
It depends on the model. but a longer Swiss army knife with a thick long blade that tapers down would be amazing! It doesn't need to have 373830 tools.
I'm amazed that Simon was able to consistently mispronounce both manufacturers' names all the way through the whole episode ... even as the names were spelled out all over the place. Well-done!
Simon listing every tool in the giant swiss army knife for two minutes straight is the funniest thing I've ever witnessed
This is exactly what Danny needs to make his escape from the basement.
Shhh, it's not safe here, Simon will see.
we need to send Danny a "cake"
#FreeDannyBoySalter
I wonder if we can send him one in a block of wood. He'd just need to dismantle the rickety typewriter he types with, by candle light, to cut the wood apart and get the knife to cut his way out with the spoon. Wrap the block of wood in a Rita Hayworth poster and he can used the poster to cover the hole in the wall.
@@reggiep75 ahhhhhh yea, its all coming together now
Today I Found Out: MacGuyver's first name was Angus.
They didn't reveal it until late in the seried. I remember watching that episode as it aired. I was a big fan of the show, and they made a huge deal about it. Richard Dean Anderson was on Regis and Kathie Lee that morning, and Regis jokingly asked if the name would be Regis. Anderson said no, but it was five letters and ended in "s." I still didn't guess it.
@@footofjuniper8212 was the very last episode. Also find out he has a son in it too. Mac was the man back in the day!
@@joeisabella6811 that's right, I remember now. Seems like they were setting up the possibility of a sequel series with the son. Didn't they attempt some feeble reboot a couple of years ago?
@@footofjuniper8212 I think they did try a reboot if I'm remembering correctly. I always joked with my friends back in the day that they should have done a MacGyver the college years where he just party's the whole time making bongs out of everything 🤣
@@joeisabella6811 I think they did a flashback episode to his childhood where he developed his aversion to guns due to a friend being shot or something. But yeah, a tongue-in-cheek "College MacGyver" would be brilliant. Solving crimes on campus while using his skills for partying and getting test answers early. His nemesis Murdock could be from a rival fraternity.
I've heard Simon has a custom tool on his swiss army knife for starting new channels on CZcams 😁
its true
I have mine Victorinox knife for almost 20 years now and someone has to explain to me, why the scissors on it are so good, I have not found a better nail scissors yet, they all tend to really quickly get some sort of wobble and get unreliable, It is not particularly comfortable to hold or use, but they just cut better than most dedicated scissors I got.
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Comparison between Vic and Leatherman scissors.
@@OutsideTheTargetDemographic Thanks. Yeah I think that even dedicated scissors do not have the pin tension right... It is just weird that the multitool scissors are so good.
@@NetAndyCz I'd say the scissors are my most used tool on any of my SAKs.
The Victorinox scissors were the best mustache trimmer I ever used.
@@geodkyt Agreed.
I've had the same Swiss Army knife for over 30 years. I've had several other multi-tool knives over the years too, they've all broken or fallen apart. That authentic Swiss Army knife though is still as good as the day I got it.
I somehow lost them :( had a small multi plier/knife and loved it.
I have had the same knife on my keychain for 20+years. If Im not wearing it, it means I'm sailing, with a German navy knife in my pocket. It is probably better than a Swiss navy knife.
Same here. Almost gave it to my kid. Almost. 😉
"how seriously can you take an army with a wine opener on their knife? MANY OF YOU MEN HAVE NEVER OPENED CHARDONNAY UNDER FIRE"- Robin Williams
And it shows! :D
It’s pretty funny that they considered a pencil sharpener when there’s a knife blade right there that would easily sharpen any pencil
Easy, but the graphite can make a mess on the blade.
Not enough tools on one knife, I need more. I demand more!
@Zytho There's one called the Giant Knife that boasts 87 different tools.
@@NUFIGHTER lmao yup and it's like a brick 🤣
What? No dog whistle?
@@FeedScrn What? No Partridge In a Pear Tree???
@@bryanjk It's also a Guinness World Record Holder from the listing on eBay.
Poor Simon... I'm wondering how he got through reading that long list of tools without an oxygen tank to help him breathe. Simon, you're the best!!
It's quite simple I can explain it, He grew up in a house with several women and learned during the one opportunity when none of them are talking he must say everything he needs to save for the next 30 days because itll probably be longer than that before he gets an opportunity to say anything again.
He omitted 2 though
@ I caught Tire Tread Gauge was missed...what was the other one?
Second best if compared to Felix Immler.
@@bobd2659 mineral crystal magnifier if I recall correctly
I’ve collected Swiss Army Knives for over 30 years. As a long time subscriber of Simon’s many channels, I commend his effort here. Yes, he made some pronunciation mistakes as well as a few others, but all in all the video was well done and it’s good to see something I’m very passionate about presented by one of my favorite CZcamsrs. Cheers Simon.
When moving from "Tiger Cub" to "Cub Scout", ever single boy entering the troop, was given a Victorianox Swiss Army Knife. I still use (what is left of) mine. That was over 30 years ago.
🇨🇭👍
Man, I can't remember how many camping trips that thing saved me on!
Fucking same use mine almost everyday lol
Lol, 'given.' Just like the uniforms, patches, and kerchiefs.
Victorianox? Is that some off-brand ripoff of Victorinox?
Still have mine, and the sail punch is still coated in resin from m'bowl.
You didn’t say Mineral crystal magnifier when listing all the tools on the knife. Egregious lol.
missed tire tread gauge too! 😂
Lol beat me to it!
wondered if anyone else noticed that
@@1683clifton I jumped the gun on my comment cause I noticed it too, right after I pressed send. Haha.
Gotta admit that was a hell of a list though, I’m surprised Simon didn’t miss more.
The Mineral one is actually there he just wrote it down twice 7:28
But yeah the thread gauge is missing😂 (I think)
Victorianox and Wegner..haha
Today I found out Simon seems to like to troll swiss army knife companies by mispronoucing their names, Victorinox and Wenger
Yeah, maybe, but Americans mispronunce both names epically badly.
@@owenshebbeare2999 Every American I've heard may not pronounce the names like the Swiss would, but we at least pronounce the names according to English pronunciation rules.
@@owenshebbeare2999 That's neither here nor there. Simon just fucked up yet again, and he doesn't care. As long as the money is still coming in at the same rate, he's not going to change.
@@timewave02012 Do "English pronunciation rules" really say that you should either add a vowel that's not even there, or swap two consonants? :D
That foot long knife takes the BoyScout saying “Always be Prepared” to a whole new level.
I'm an avid knife owner. Not a collector, just a buyer of knives I like. I've had many, many knives in my like, but the only ones that were never bad out of the box were swiss army knives. Every single one I've ever had was perfect out of the box.
Honestly, that’s just how Swiss-made tools are. For screwdrivers, I have yet to find anything superior to PB Swiss. Erem cutters and tweezers are second to none.
@@tookitogo US and German tools are usually what I gravitate to, other than some awesome files I can't think of many swiss made tools I have. I think I'm gonna have to make an effort to change that.
@@zachaliles I agree that US and German tools are great, but Swiss are even better (and I hear Swedish ones are in the same league).
@@tookitogo the swedes make some very good yet very inexpensive knives. Mora make some astoundingly cheap but brilliant stuff
The Swiss Champ on my belt was purchased back in the early 80's. I've taken it everywhere, though the number of places I'm allowed to take it to is getting smaller (not by much, but noticeable). It is so handy. 😁
Wenger not Wegner!
Wenger “Genuine Swiss Army Knife”
Victorinox “Original Swiss Army Knife”
Cool to see you here love your videos keep collecting sir.
@@unitedstatesofamerica2417 , thank you for the kind words. Glad you appreciate my channel!
I watch all your videos. I was really excited to see this one pop up as I collect Swiss Army Knives. I carry the Swiss Champ every day. It's very usefull. Earlier this year a tree randomly popped up in my parents front yard dangerously close to the house. They were worried about it damaging the side of the house, so last week I cut it down with just my swiss army knife. My brother then dug the roots out with a shovel. I was quite impressed with it.
First pocket knife I every had was an Old Timer. After I used that up, a swiss army was the go-to. I was 12 when I received that knife from my dad for my birthday. I'm 36, and still have it. It doesn't see as much use as it once did, but it is stowed safely in my family's camping gear, because you never know
So many folks keep thinking in the comments that someone cares what you have
@@salvagemonster3612 the dude made a comment about his first knife, if you dont like it, just scroll along, why are you criticizing him for it? What do you gain?
The actual name of the company is WENGER... not wegner
Thank you. I kept hearing that and Victorianox.
THANK YOU!
I owned both Wenger and Victorinox decades ago. I believe Victorinox bought out Wenger. I have Swiss Army Knives in my pocket, in the stock of a .22 "survival" rifle and first aid kits.
"The" Master of the Victorinox
Swiss Army Knife is Felix Immler, another Swiss genius!
I stand corrected. Wenger still sells knives.
Big Wenger Incorporated
It's well known across all of Simon's channels that he is not perfect at saying things, and doesn't really care as long as he gets the point across and it is understandable enough for the story
WOW. Simon should be the Capcom-applicant quality control interviewer. That was impressive and without an edit. Oh, and I have been an SAK user and advocate since I was a fetus. WELL MET, old man!
Every time I see something interesting in my suggestions, there you are! You are everywhere! And your content is fascinating. Thank you for all your work on all your channels.
Great video. I got my first Victorinox Swiss Army knife when I was 12 years old for Christmas. I’m 40 now and still have the same one. It was cool when I was twelve and its still cool now.
Could you do one on Leatherman tool company
I second this reques! It's only fair.
Or Gerber, even better than Leatherman.
Leatherman is the only company making multitools that hold up. Victorinox may have an interesting history but the product doesn't justify the attention.
@@owenshebbeare2999 Gerber is not even close to Leatherman lol
Gerber is cheap chinese crap now. Leatherman is American made with an awesome warrantee!!!
I have a Swiss Army Knife addiction and have purchased many of them. I just love the various tools they have come up with. They're useful too, as I have used things like the can opener or scissors when a better tool isn't around.
Swiss Army knives are the best. I’ve had mine for close to 30 years. Lent it to a friend who broke the tip off the knife. Sent it to victorinox. They charged $5 to look at it, then replaced almost everything in the knife for no extra charge. ❤️❤️❤️ that company.
I can't believe Danny had Simon read out all those tools
It is petty revenge.
I hate to break it to you Simon, but you mispronounced the company name every time in this video. There is no A in Victorinox. I winced so many times... 😅
Not to poo poo this channel, but I also heard him say aluminium, which *everyone* knows is wrong.
And is he correct in calling the other company "Vegner" when the "n" comes before the "g" in Wenger?
@@maxwellfujs6124 British English?
Wrong tho
@@macbirt56 No, it is indeed Ven-ger. If it was Veg-ner, the Name would have to be spelled Wegner.
He reads the copy and never bothers to do any research himself. Every episode has something pronounced incorrectly.
I've had a Swiss army knife of some form in my pocket since I was 10 years old, the Huntsman is by far my favourite, and I have recently gotten my better half her first, a tiny Classic SD.
I had one when i was a kid as well!! Most often times i had to hide it though cuz its canada.... and im a kid, and i had a knife, not on display of course, but i believe mine was the hunter it had wood scales with carves on it saying banff national park, it was expensive but i lost it somewhere in 2015 and since then i have resorted to a stanley fatmax and while it gets the job done yesterday i pulled the trigger on a swiss champ mainly because of nostalgia and because i feel its time, when i was a kid i didnt even know that the word cargo pants existed i didnt appreciate the knife i just looked at it like it was just any other tool and i treated it like sheet until i lost it, little did i know the thing still helped me out way even after i mishandled it ( kids do stupid things and i was none the wiser) the fact of the matter is, these swiss army knifes have a history spanning over a century with little to no change in how they look, and they revolutionized not just knives but everyday essentials in a tiny enclosure, every single person who has had one at some point in their lifes know that they arent just carrying a pocket knife... they are carrying a little piece of history with them, and me watching this video has made me realize that i was a piece of sheet to that knife, this video has made me realize what i couldnt as a kid, and not always am i gonna have the luxury of having a swiss army knife there when i need it, and since 2015 that has been the case, the truth is i should have gotten another one the very next day, no instead i was busy studying for a history test, its funny, i can remember the history test but i cant remember the knife huh :,(
I received the model 1961 when I entered the Swiss army in 2005. We always had to carry it on our person, even when wearing the gala uniform.
Later durring my service I received the model of 2008 and I have carried one on my person ever since.
I have a couple dozen pocket knives (mostly Victorinox) but the "Soldatenmesser 08" goes everywhere with me.
"A Swiss Army Knife which hopefully has a Phillips head screwdriver in it."
The Verge, September 13 2018
How we built a $2000 custom gaming PC
Thanks Simon for another great vid. I have the Swiss Champ and its one of the best (being the biggest practical SAK) items to have no matter what your doing.
I'm sure that any day now we'll see a SAK with built in phone and internet :)
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The bigger knives are too bulky.. but the little "officer" knife is fantastic. I've kept one in my back pocket for probably 15 years now.
I got my first Swiss Army Knife when I was 13 in 1969. It was all I wanted for Christmas. I had that knife until I was 30 yrs old and I wore out the front pockets of hundreds of pairs of jeans over the years.
Yes, but as a child all I wanted was the biggest one with a billion gadgets. All my friends had the big cool ones, but I had the shitty basic one. I didn’t even get the toothpick and scissors one!!! They ruined my childhood dammit!!!!
@@KelticTim poor guy, I could imagine the deep pain you must be feeling...
Absolutely. That thing on the officer's knife originally designed for picking stones out of horses' hooves is one of the most useful tools ever. Recently I managed to use that (and a pair of scissors, the scissors mostly for leverage after boring holes with the Swiss army thing) to open up a coconut when we didn't have any other remotely appropriate proper tools handy.
I have kept one attached to my car keys for as long as I remember. That way I never leave home without it.
This is the late nite bedtime content I live for. Drifting in and out of consciousness while you explain to me the fundamentals and history of a Swiss Army knives, Sign me up!!
Holy crap.... This is the first episode that has made me know there is a tool, in particular, a jumbo Swiss army tool that I absolutely cannot get by without!
I got Polish Army knife when I was a kid. It was actually a pocket that all folded neatly into a Knife.
Look forward to seeing Simon's new videos every day.......I think I am addicted. I know you already make a ton of content but........could you make more please. And rotting turtle is amazing mine came in yesterday very pleased.
They do have books at libraries. You could read ahead
@@salvagemonster3612 lol I enjoy his content and presentation of said topics. And I do read a lot of historical books and drive my family nuts because I enjoy documentarys as well. I am always looking to learn more doesn't matter if it is of history or theatrical.
That red color is very helpful. I lost my first Swiss master on my family’s farm and my dad found it three years later due to the red color. By that time I had gotten another Swiss master. I carried it everywhere. I got called a MacGuyver a few times but didn’t know the exact reference. I knew of the character but we didn’t get CBS so I never actually watched the show. I have retired my Swiss knife of 20 years as I have been issued 2 Leathermen and a Gerber by the military on my Deployments overseas. I like the thumb release of the Leatherman knife the best. I also had a huge multi tool knife from my uncle from the 1940’s or 50’s that included a full size fork and soup spoon (plus all the usual Swiss army tools). It was unusable as it was huge and the fork tines kept poking and catching on everything.
Cool story. I was also called McGuyver for having one in the '80s. My friends didn't believe I owned a real Swiss Army knife, being I lived in the USA and the S-A knives sold there all had a different look with different mechanisms. I still use mine after 35+ years as I have taken care of the blades and always kept it away from dirt and other people.
Happy to see one of my personal items featured in one of your video's (2008 standardised version). Keep up the entertaining and enjoyable video's! Greetings from Belgium, the gun pointed at the Heart of Great Britain! :D
Today I found out that Simon has 9 other channels, 7 of which are better than tifo. And the other two are equal.
Keep up the rampant CZcams channel production Simon and stay safe. Only 89% of the whole of CZcams left to conquer.
Simon the Swiss army knife of youtube hosts 😆
I only know four of them. Tifo, megaproject business blaze and... make that three :)
@@MmeHyraelle get into side projects, the casual criminalist, toptenz, biographics, geographics and well I’ll let you discover the other on your own.
@@MmeHyraelle video description
I want to see someone actually try to use any of the tools on the giant Swiss army knife
People who buy those knives dont use tools.
Cool! Since my army days, i haven't left the house without a multitool on my belt. Great to know the history of the Swiss Army Knife (even if the type i carry would be marketed as a "Swiss Tool" by Victorinox. And yes, i paused the video to check their shop).
As someone who collects swiss army knives. I loved learning about the history of them.
Wegner? It’s Wenger Simon!
You missed tire tread gauge when you were reading the list
He should do it again, do it live.
And 'Mineral crystal magnifier'
> 5:58
Bloody brilliant bits of kit, I've had as small one for over 36 years, I've never sharpened it, and It's the perfect small tool for packing in a washroom bag.. Scissors, nail file/manicure tool/orange peeler/flat blade screwdriver, small blade, big blade, toothpic,tweezers and having just checked it, it also has a plumb-bob function that I didn't know about..
So, Today I Found Out about something I've had for years.
Really enjoyed this one. Would love to see more of this kind of stuff. The history of Hudson Bay and Zildjian cymbals come to mind.
I've been packing a Swiss army knife in my pocket for 30 years
Sounds like you have issues
😁 MacGyver yeah!!!!!
Honestly sometimes I'm looking for a topic on something and then I see you and I smile...I know I'm gonna learn something 😂😂😂
I have had a Victorinox knife for the last 30 years, Got it for the cub scouts in the early 91 from my dad. Though other knives have come and gone in my life, I still got that little red one with my initials carved in the back (my brother had an Identical one) and the scar on the tip on my ring finger from when it was brand new and the spring was really tight.
At 10:20 you say something like "producing 34000 knives a year generating annual sales of 500 million dollars.
That is a whopping $ 14706 per knife.
Looks like you got your figures mixed up.
Im guessing its 34 million not thousand.
@@jaredgarbo3679 Or...about $15 apiece.
Damn it Giles you had one job!
I almost blamed Danny out of habit.
No they make about $34,000 a year making about 500,000,000 knives, dumbies
I’m actually just did the math and it’s actually $147.06 per knife to get 5,000,000 dollars from 34000 knives, so that’s about right.
Thank you for the work you put in on every channel.
I don't leave home with out it, flying, motorcycling, weddings, etc. Great video.
I was surprised when I had a layover at Zurich airport in Switzerland and found that you could buy Victorinox knives inside the security area. I never figured out how that worked as I already had one and no need to buy one. This was in 2007 or 2008.
Simple. Our airport security doesn't consider pocket knives as weapons and I've had them on my person going through security multiple times.
outside the US your allowed up to 6cm knifes
@@aselwyn1 really ?!? lucky !
The "panels" are called "scales" on a knife
This. Unless Victorinox call them something else, on their own products, for somr distinct reason. With how many they've done over the last century +(++), there may be some staple brand leniency to be had.
No those are FISHES!
I had my victorinox kitchen knives for 20 years now and only had the sharpened 2 years ago for the first time, truly wonderful stuff
Aaah, VictoriAnox.... I never knew there was an A in there :p
Seriously though, I used to live about 5 min from that factory (my parents still do) and it's cool to be around something so iconic (the factory in itself is not that eye catching and the shop is small, but I love that it's still around :D tourists are usually more familiar with the shop in Brunnen (about a ten minute bus ride away), where you can have things engraved onto the knife and there's also a little museum.
On another note: I really miss the ones with a USB stick, those were quite cool. My mom still has a few of those, before they got out of stock and never returned again. My most treasured Swiss Army Knife comes in a form of a card was awarded to us from our high school, as it turned 150 years old when we graduated. I still have and use it 15 years later. The victorinox backpacks aren't too bad either.... I feel like a sales person lol
I wonder if this subject was decided on just to get Simon to have to list off all the tools
i've literally never heard of any defects or complaints with a SAK. Anyone EVER heard of any production errors or problems with manufacturing?? these are made flawlessly down to every single blade, no? anyone heard differently?
Only ever had problems with cheap imitations.
my parents recently got me the new SAK shown in the video and my biggest complaint with it is that it is in my opinion quite obviously a knife made for left handed use...
(i am right handed)
while the thumb hole is easily usable with any hand, the liner lock is to the right of the blade which means that its painfully awkward (if not nearly impossible) to release the blade singlehandedly with your right hand.
i dont get why they design a folding knife that is obviously made to be opened with one hand in a way that is not possible to properly close it with the same hand.
and nowhere on the manual, package or website they declare it to be a lefthanded version and as far as ive seen there is NO version of this particular knife that has the linerlock on the opposite side to accomodate righthanded people...
this is a huge oversight considering that the majority of people is righthanded and would use a knife with their strong hand
All knifes have unlimited warranty. You can literally just walk to the production and they will fix, sharpen, and polish it. After this treatment, it is undistinguishable from a new one.
The can opener tool has been ground left handed on almost every multi tool too. During the last 10 years or so. Except the Swiss army knife.
@@ninoninux I did not know that. Everytime I got a Swiss army knife I was so happy I never looked at the packaging.
You forgot to mention that the knives made for the specifically for Swiss Army issue have the army crest on them, not the manufacturer's logo. It's a more plan shield with the same cross so a lot of people miss the detail, but it's there.
All the advancement by the military are phenomenal, the tin can, the can opener, the Swiss Army Knife. Without them, we would still be living in rural communities with wooden or bone tools, like some sort of armageddon D and D scenario.
Never even mentioned the Swiss Navy Knife! The only one with zero blades or tools.
But it floats
😒
They actually do make a Naval knife.
My favorite is the Manager. Small but tremendously useful. Standard blade, small scissors, bottle opener, wire stripper, Phillips screwdriver, nail file, flat screwdriver, flashlight and ballpoint pen
I think Simon deserves some kind of award for listing everything in that massive promotional knife. 🥇 🏅
I hope they sponsored you in some way because damn that made me want to buy a pocket knife
You dont have a pocket knife?
@@dee5298 Right?! I feel naked without one. David should go and buy one immediately!
@@flightmaster178 Doesn't even have to be anything fancy. I carried a three blade buck folder for years and now carry a Kershaw and a leatherman that's about as old as I am. I use them multiple times a day. The leatherman in particular is real useful when I dont want to go looking for a screw driver to swap a hdd or pliers to strip a wire. I have made shims and quick wooden parts to get something working with a pocket knife, usually because getting to my scroll saw was more work than using the knife. I dont think I could function efficiently.
@@dee5298 I carried a leatherman for over 20 years. Once I got a leatherman I never had interest in swiss army knives anymore, they are much better
@@shannondove9029 Swis army knives are great for an emergency or very lite work. The steel just doesn't hold up. Neither sharpen well but that's fine since I have a separate folder for cutting. I have used the file on my leatherman to get a chip out of an axe but the one on swiss army doesn't work well on my fingernails. Having actually usable pliers and wire cutters is probably what wins it for leatherman. Somehow they survived cutting barbes wire in a hurry. A big hurry because I was trying to line up a shot on a coyote. Mine really should have fallen apart by now.
Crikey, I have never heard someone say "reamer" so many times in my life :D
Get reamed … 🤐
Wait til tax time.
And I always assumed it was just an awl. I don't think it was strong or sharp enough to actually ream any kind of metal.
@@macbirt56 a reamer is totally different to an awl. Awl makes hole…….. reamer clears it.
Big fan of Victorinox. I fondly remember my father giving me my first Swiss Army knife as a kid. I carry one to this day, along with other blades. I even have a very handsome Victorinox wrist watch.
And I can vouch for those tiny little scissors featured in some of their knives. They are no joke. Cleanest and sharpest cutting scissors I've ever seen. I've literally performed surgery on myself with them.
Great video, and answered many questions for me.
My Swiss Army Knife helped fix my relationship with my Parents. So many uses.
@Leroy Brown 👀
And now a reminder of their competition: Leatherman.
Personally prefer a Leatherman cause it has pliers.
Leatherman, it’s just better.
That's comparing apples to oranges, as both tools were designed for different intensities of work. Using an SAK where a Leatherman is needed would be inefficient, and using a Leatherman where an SAK is needed would be overkill.
SAK=light general utilities
Leatherman=light to medium work
@@danielthompson6207 Yeah, that's why I carry both... In addition to a folding clip knife... I don't know why my brother thinks that I have knife fetish... I just like useful tools. :-D
@@helenbunnehmummeh5154 Leatherman fangirl spotted! Apart from the fact that they are ridiculously overpriced outside the US (a Charge TTi will set you back around $300 in UK/Europe) they are rust magnets. A Victorinox can be left outside in wet weather for decades and won't have a spot of rust.
Like ..., if only for Simon's breathless recitation of the entire function set of the mega-SA knife. Go, my man
The Victorinox Swiss Champ I bought for my 16th birthday in 1986 has been in my pocket nearly every day since, and has saved my bacon many times.
I've been carrying my Swiss Army Knife daily since 1981--when not prohibited. When I have to leave it behind, it's as if I am missing an appendage.
I feel that pain. I hate being forced to part with my tools. "You can't bring that in here" b...but....I might need it....I might need to help someone....
I love Swiss Army Knives.
I got my Swiss Army knife in 1990. In 2010 I sent it in for repair work and it came back with a toothpick and tweezers.
My father was a radio/radar engineer for several different airlines over the years. He always kept a small metal box labelled "707 Repair Kit" in his work overalls (the Boeing 707 being one of the last planes he worked on). Inside the box was a Swiss Army Knife and a Parker Fountain pen. He'd often grumble that he spent more time doing paperwork with the pen than airplane repairs with the Swiss Army Knife. Sadly, the box vanished sometime before he died - so I didn't get to inherit it...which I greatly regret.
says brand names a hundred times over but never pronounced it right XD
6:28 - How many takes did you do before nailing this part, Simon?
And for us to just watch it in 1.75x speed for comedic effect 😀
He did miss two items, the mineral crystal magnifier & Tire tread gauge 😋 Not faulting him though, that was a ton of words to rattle down.
Thanks for this. Really a must-have tool for everyone, even if it's just a small one on a keyring.
I’ve had a small Swiss Army knife on my keys for at least 20 years. I feel naked if I don’t have it on me. I currently use the Manager, because having that ballpoint pen has come in handy countless times.
When I was about 4-5 my great grampy had a bag of basically junk and one of the things I found was a swiss army knife. My moms didnt want me to have it but my pops told me to take it and I used it for a lot of things until I was about 11 or so. Many years of throwing it into trees and chairs really wore her out and broke the sides off :(
It's real easy to find replacement scales. I'd recommend getting plus scales to add the pen.
@@seanblaha6484 Man I lost that thing like 6 year ago or something sadly thank you tho
Dangit Simon- I need to know if that "small ruler" is imperial or metric!! (And I'm just joking, I know it's both- no need to comment/ respond)
Well if it ain't made in the USA what you figure? LMAO
@@frogger2011ify I wasn't really asking. But, if there is a ruler in another pocket-sized knife that they do sell, I am curious- would both systems be etched on opposite sides or only metric?
On my SAK, which was purchased in the Victorinox store in Paris, France almost 30 years ago, has two scales - on one side, an imperial scale - inches, marked in 1/8th inches from zero to two and 7/8th inches...on the other side, centimeters - marked in 5mm intervals up to 7cm.
@@SteveBakerIsHere Thanks for letting me know
Both! That info is on the screen.
My first knife that was given to me around age 5 or 6 was a Swiss Army Classic SD in black. That knife was more than just a knife but arguably my first step towards becoming a responsible person and in one way or another helped shaped the person that I am today at age 28.
About the use of it in the Swiss military:
Besides the tableware set every solider gets (in swiss-german called the „Gamelle“) there is only a fork and a spoon included.
For cutting meat the idea is that you use your swiss army knive and not a separate knive
"victorianox" >_>
Victorinox. There’s no “a”.
@@PrivateEyeYiYi - That's what the OG is pointing out, Simon keep mispronouncing it.
amazing, Simon managed to consistently mispronounce both manufacturing company names troughout the whole video ;-)
It's part of Simon's charm :D
Peace Love & Groovies everyone 😎.
Simon, @ 8:10 in , you missed the “Tire tread gauge”. 🤔
Surprised I caught it…. the “Cherry gar see ya” 😎 from the dispensary must have helped 🧐
😅😂🤣.
As always, bravo zulu on the video. Informative and interesting….. P L & G’s 😎
Neat video! you always find great topics thanks man
So many boomers in the comments
They're a boomers best friend.
So many babies in the comments.
Thank boomers for that too
@@sumtingwong2808 fact. That is how sex works
Calling someone a Swiss Army Knife is an insult. It means they suck at everything. Every part of the S.A.K. is terrible-- the scissors barely cut paper. The blade is flimsy. The corkscrew is often too small to open a wine bottle. It's something better in theory than in practice.
I did find that video interesting Simon, thank you.
In my youth I spent some time in the Boundary Waters. This knife and army surplus machete were all we took, all we needed. These and filet knife.
very impressed by your breathing technique rattling all these functions down 👍