Anyone got a swiss army knife

[c-j-g]

Ive had mine 25 years (a swiss champ) it gets used quite a lot and is still perfect spay it with wd 40 once a year and its still like new

[gingejbee]

Yes, bought it two years ago (in Switzerland, of course) - it's been very useful.

[rsvp]

I've had the same one for over thirty years - have it on my key ring - only thing wrong with it is a piece of the red side broke off when I dropped it on concrete.

[c-j-g]

mines a bit to big for a key ring got lots of tools and a thing for gettin boy scouts out of horses hoves

[Rapunzel61]

Yup, got my grandad's - Victorinox, it's got me out of many a jam!

[rsvp]

Ah but you never know when you may need to remove a boy scout from a horse's hoof so best be prepared - or shouldn't the boy scout have been prepared? whatever.....

[Quassia]

Yes I have, bought it to help me at work. I'm too scared to use it though as it's as the blade is rather stiff to open . I'm scared I'll cut my fingers on it!

[nannybooby]

Im sure that a swiss army knife would have a tool for preparing Boy Scouts - couldnt eat whole one myself without butter though

[RATTER15]

I have one, had it for years, I dont know if it is original though, how would you tell an original from a cheap replica?

[theshedman]

Hi, got my Victorinox 30 years ago in Interlaken, Switzerland and apart from a chip out of the big knife it's still in good condition. My fault it's chipped too as I was too lazy to get the screwdriver out and used the knife as one.

[rsvp]

:-) nannybooby

[theshedman]

RATTER15, an original would be made by Victorinox.

[c-j-g]

if you had it for years and its not bent rusty /tarnished chances are its a real one

[RATTER15]

theshedman, Victorinox AG or Wenger SA. make the original apparently.

[c-j-g]

victorinox or wenger

[scotman]

I was given one so don't know which model. Hardly ever gets used and is really too big to carry around. I have lost the little plastic toothpick as well.

[theshedman]

On the Victorinox one the name is written on the main blade near the base.

[c-j-g]

google wenger giant --£500 a bit daft

[sandyRoe]

I have only ever used the corkscrew on mine. Had it about 10 years.

[scotman]

Mine is a Victorinox make and is 5 items wide plus corkscrew , button hook? and reamer? on the back plus tweezers and toothpick on the sides.