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Mother folding knives
In the historical center of Buffalo Bill in the US state of Wyoming presented a unique weapon, which was called the "mother of Swiss army knives." It has more than hundreds of different devices, up to the 22nd revolver caliber and fork.
In the "mother of knives" are two of the blade, several types of scissors, corkscrew, two saws, a hook fastening buttons, knife, cutter cigar, fountain pen, mechanical pencil, a mirror, razor, fork, table knife and more. All these devices are hidden in the handle of tortoise shell.
It may seem strange, but in this multi-function knife, in contrast to its modern counterparts, there is a bottle opener. The fact that the bottle caps, as we know it today, was invented only in 1892.
And the exhibit was produced in Germany in 1880 by Holler & Co specifically for one of the New York stores. He appeared 11 years earlier than a Swiss army knife. "Mother knives" has impressive size - almost 9 inches in width and 22 centimeters in length. These knives are designed for exhibitions, to impress the knife craftsmen and traders knives, and not to carry a knife in his pocket. They were so complicated in execution, that they could create only leading manufacturers, which employ the most talented craftsmen, reports The Daily Mail.
Swiss Army knife, which was no longer just an uncomfortable curiosity trinket and real multifunction device invented by Karl Elzener. He owned the company for the production of surgical equipment. The idea came to him after he learned that the knives to the Swiss army supply manufacturers from Germany.
The need for additional devices to equip the knife was dictated by the realities of war - in 1889 the Swiss army adopted a rifle Schmidt-Rubin, which is required for disassembly screwdriver. In addition to the first knife blade directly and screwdrivers were opener for canned food and awl. Soon knife was purchased by the Swiss military. At this Elzener not stop and continued to improve his invention, and soon patented it. Today the army of Switzerland annually receives 50,000 multifunctional army knives. They are designed for use in a soldier's life, not in combat.
In the "mother of knives" are two of the blade, several types of scissors, corkscrew, two saws, a hook fastening buttons, knife, cutter cigar, fountain pen, mechanical pencil, a mirror, razor, fork, table knife and more. All these devices are hidden in the handle of tortoise shell.
It may seem strange, but in this multi-function knife, in contrast to its modern counterparts, there is a bottle opener. The fact that the bottle caps, as we know it today, was invented only in 1892.
And the exhibit was produced in Germany in 1880 by Holler & Co specifically for one of the New York stores. He appeared 11 years earlier than a Swiss army knife. "Mother knives" has impressive size - almost 9 inches in width and 22 centimeters in length. These knives are designed for exhibitions, to impress the knife craftsmen and traders knives, and not to carry a knife in his pocket. They were so complicated in execution, that they could create only leading manufacturers, which employ the most talented craftsmen, reports The Daily Mail.
Swiss Army knife, which was no longer just an uncomfortable curiosity trinket and real multifunction device invented by Karl Elzener. He owned the company for the production of surgical equipment. The idea came to him after he learned that the knives to the Swiss army supply manufacturers from Germany.
The need for additional devices to equip the knife was dictated by the realities of war - in 1889 the Swiss army adopted a rifle Schmidt-Rubin, which is required for disassembly screwdriver. In addition to the first knife blade directly and screwdrivers were opener for canned food and awl. Soon knife was purchased by the Swiss military. At this Elzener not stop and continued to improve his invention, and soon patented it. Today the army of Switzerland annually receives 50,000 multifunctional army knives. They are designed for use in a soldier's life, not in combat.
