The maker of the Swiss Army Knife is working on a new version of the classic multi-tool, which won’t have a blade.
“We are in the early stages of developing pocket tools without blades,” a spokesperson for Swiss firm Victorinox told CNN in a statement Tuesday, adding that they will compliment the existing range of multi-tools rather than replacing them.
I reckon that would be for the English market where the thought of a pocket knife with a small drop point blade gives those Brits the vapors.
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Eh, Victorinox is trying to break into the European and Asian markets. I don’t see the big deal.
ReplyDeleteThey’ve been selling the blade-free TSA-compliant Jetsetter for years. My only bitch about the Jetsetter is the lack of nail file.
But it identifies as a real knife.
ReplyDeleteAre they gonna rename it….
ReplyDeleteas a “French Army Knife”….????
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Please, please, please don't tell me they've done away with that ever-handy corkscrew! And those tiny scissors! I've MacGyvered my way out of many a scrape with my trusty Swiss Army spork.
ReplyDeleteI've had Victorinox pocket knives in the past but now I have a Leatherman, more expensive but much better quality. Here in the UK the Leatherman is actually illegal as it has a locking blade.
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F the UK
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They are targeting the glbtwxyz market.
ReplyDeleteSoon to be introduced in rainbow print.