How Swiss Army Knives Are Made | The Making Of

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  • Over 45,000 pocket knives are produced each day by Victorinox, Europe's largest knife manufacturer. The iconic Swiss Army knife has been around for nearly 130 years. It was originally created by Karl Elsener in 1891. We visited the flagship store in Geneva, Switzerland to look at some of the company's 400 different knife models.
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    How Swiss Army Knives Are Made | The Making Of
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  • @m.a.packer5450
    @m.a.packer5450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2805

    Swiss army knives feel like such a personal item, it's weird to see so many of them in one place

    • @joaoalmeida7906
      @joaoalmeida7906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      look, an actual human in the comments

    • @velt-ez2jr
      @velt-ez2jr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Oh my god, another person noticing, this is incredible.

    • @acek2016
      @acek2016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      thats actually really accurate, i like this comment.

    • @rebecafowler7281
      @rebecafowler7281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes

    • @splatninja9447
      @splatninja9447 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That's what it was! Damn I had weird feeling the entire time I was watching this and you summed it up perfectly.

  • @jeron9272
    @jeron9272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5004

    God damn those swiss were so confident they were gonna win, they put a f*cking corkscrew on their knives.
    *That is confidence*

    • @stpbasss3773
      @stpbasss3773 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Lmao pop that wine when they win

    • @raywei8472
      @raywei8472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +180

      True warriors saber their champagne

    • @petrusmattias2968
      @petrusmattias2968 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Crockscrew were originally meant to take out bullets. For that reason they made it lol

    • @cuphead8159
      @cuphead8159 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      They won't win anything
      They will sit back and watch

    • @MarcosGarcia-kx4rb
      @MarcosGarcia-kx4rb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Actually not
      The army original model is the one that has kind of a metal pure plating with little marks and that model doesn't have corkscrew, my father has one. That's the model issued to Swiss soldiers on duty

  • @chopin65
    @chopin65 3 ปีที่แล้ว +470

    It was the first pocket knife given to me when I was 9. I still have it, and use it. I am 54.
    They are worth every penny.

    • @storrho
      @storrho 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I just bought myself one after losing the one my mom gave me 15 years ago. Such a shame.

    • @PiscatorLager
      @PiscatorLager ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I bought my first knife with 9, too. 60 Mark. That was a lot of money for me back then, but two dozen years later my Ranger is still going strong.

    • @kendyhey1762
      @kendyhey1762 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too mine was at 9 and I got a junior for chrismas I am still holding on to it

    • @superduperbob
      @superduperbob 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      my grandpa gave me one, its nice. it is the one that has a pair of scissors, two blades, cork popper? and a few other tools

    • @Errcyco
      @Errcyco 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My grandpa had an old red tinkerer he got sometime in the 1960s all the way up until he passed. Not a spec of corrosion and still worked fine. People say the iron-ore from Sweden/Switzerland is a higher quality then elsewhere.. maybe they are right about that.

  • @nickz6964
    @nickz6964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +467

    I enjoyed seeing the workers working conditions, that factory was so clean, people were wearing just normal clothes. It looks like a great company to work for. America needs stuff like this lol

    • @nirfz
      @nirfz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      I remember a documentary a few years back. They are still a family owned business not listed at any stock market. (They don't need to focus on paying dividends and their market rate.)
      Like some other companies in europe, they have apartment houses near the factory that allow for cheaper rents for the employees. And the heating of those houses is done by the waste heat of the factory.
      And when the sales went down after 9/11 and the (then new) security checks, they worked out a temporary contract with another company and assembled hairdryers for some time to not have to fire their workers.

    • @petekdemircioglu
      @petekdemircioglu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nirfz Yes. Its because they are not Germans

    • @MultiFincy
      @MultiFincy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or maybe they made a set to not alarm people

    • @ianneese1814
      @ianneese1814 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i work for kershaw the same applys at my company

    • @notcool2594
      @notcool2594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      America used to. All those jobs got moved overseas

  • @hotelmanagerchannel
    @hotelmanagerchannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10050

    FUN FACT: Actual Swiss knives that the Swiss Army gives you when you join are not red

    • @hotelmanagerchannel
      @hotelmanagerchannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +688

      @scrap06 green

    • @foretell6819
      @foretell6819 4 ปีที่แล้ว +523

      Oracle of Switzerland I have a green one. The smaller ones with the blade, file, and scissors. And I didn’t join the army

    • @izucc4703
      @izucc4703 4 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      I have a black one? What’s the black one for?

    • @izucc4703
      @izucc4703 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      wot

    • @presidentofidiots520
      @presidentofidiots520 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      EG Ranpu I’m terribly sorry

  • @LargoAnimations
    @LargoAnimations 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5209

    One time in 7th grade a day before winter break, I was playing with my older brothers boy scout swiss army knife. I put it in my pocket like a dumb person and forgot it when I went to school. During first period I found it in my pocket, and showed it off to my friends
    Teacher sees, suspended

    • @magnaviousyk3118
      @magnaviousyk3118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +314

      Should've bring guns instead bro.. I thought it's kinda cool over there..

    • @gudadada
      @gudadada 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Yosafat Kushariandi you have special needs

    • @chopper594
      @chopper594 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Unlucky bro

    • @ayesp6188
      @ayesp6188 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I left one in my pocket and just put it in my backpack, never got caught.

    • @davon6704
      @davon6704 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      In the 3rd grade I put a 2 bb guns in my backpack so I could walk to friends house and shoot cans and stuff my mom ended up telling me I couldn't go so I set the backpack down and forgot about the guns i took it to school in the morning not knowing I had a bb guns in my backpack and gave them to my friend so I wouldn't get in as much trouble if they found them

  • @Thomasnmi
    @Thomasnmi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1022

    I wish that Victorinox offered a customization service, where the customer could order the tool combination he or she wanted.
    I would be willing to pay a premium for this service.

    • @dwalingamez
      @dwalingamez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      I think that is possible but very expensive. (maby you have to go to a swiss victorynox store). sorry for any spellingmistakes (I'm from switzerland)

    • @bartsimpson4668
      @bartsimpson4668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@dwalingamez Hopp Schwiz!

    • @narutoflute255
      @narutoflute255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dwalingamez same bro

    • @doodleboi7034
      @doodleboi7034 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Since these are the same and you want to change somethings, it will be hella expensive

    • @DarthFerder
      @DarthFerder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My first one was custom made when I was a kid. I could wish what went in there, though I don’t know the occasion. It might have been a special seasonal thing or Something

  • @mrsticky005
    @mrsticky005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +576

    One of the Swiss Army Knife machines breaks
    “Crap. Maintenance!”
    Maintenance Guy pulls out Swiss Army Knife

  • @hunterhenryk
    @hunterhenryk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1897

    They forgot to add a pocket test. 1:34 is out of control.

    • @HH-kl8ed
      @HH-kl8ed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Not really you put it in horizontally lol

    • @benr.9628
      @benr.9628 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      More of a glove box or jacket pocket knife

    • @lucasvelss
      @lucasvelss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Hunter Henryk That is a bulletproof vest

    • @momsi6341
      @momsi6341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Its like a big smart phone🤗

    • @verdemc
      @verdemc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @l p ikr

  • @aidanotoole5887
    @aidanotoole5887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2820

    2:24 casually puts hand under falling knives

  • @paulmore4118
    @paulmore4118 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I still have my Swiss Army Knife that I bought while in the U.S. Navy in 1957. I will pass it on to my grand son when I’m gone. It’s still like new. Thanks

  • @diosdadosantiago3360
    @diosdadosantiago3360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    I'm just happy and glad there are still products out there whose labels don't say Made in China.

    • @derekobrian4285
      @derekobrian4285 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'll take a Swedish small hunting knife, made of Swedish steel , and a Swiss knife, a blade to the blade, and I will cut off the entire blade of a Swiss knife with a Swedish knife !!! .............. And how it is possible ?!!! Swiss Army knife cost 60 dollars, while identical Chinese knife cost 3.50.- ???!!!!! - Three dollars , fifty cents (Canadian ) - Absolutely the same quality !!!

    • @lost_pictures
      @lost_pictures 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@derekobrian4285 doubt

    • @sy7692
      @sy7692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@derekobrian4285 nah

    • @adeadkid
      @adeadkid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@derekobrian4285 i don't think so

    • @valyydzn.6782
      @valyydzn.6782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@derekobrian4285 This is evidence that some people don’t deserve nice things (you)

  • @zotezproductions352
    @zotezproductions352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +961

    I wonder how many times they have gotten cut?

    • @Soff1859
      @Soff1859 4 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      When i was in the swiss army and we needed to use the knife for the first time, the sergeant told us: "be careful it is really really sharp! In my basic training 4 recruits in our platoon cut themselves within the first 5 minutes"... Nonetheless, within minutes 3 guys cut themselves again

    • @yeah-xd5qi
      @yeah-xd5qi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Carson Nelder Yeah, That’s litterely what knifes are..

    • @MrPanos2000
      @MrPanos2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cn2673 I mean I do sharpen them every few days...

    • @MrPanos2000
      @MrPanos2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@cn2673 Remnant from my cook days lol. More people should if you ask me. Anyway friend I will tell you something about edges. In theory a knife can have a sharper edge than a sword, since most swords are subject to much different harmonic vibrations and as such are tempered to lower hardness, usually around 47-55 HRC so as to retain flexibilty. Knives can be harder since they are subject to different harmonics and thus can afford more hardness. Many D2 steel knives are in the 58-60 HRC range if not above and stainless steel knives, by far the most common in kitchens are around as hard too. So in theory such knives have potential for higher sharpness than many swords due to higher hardness. So long

    • @MrPanos2000
      @MrPanos2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cn2673 and if you dont regularly sharpen something that you use often then it simply wont be sharp, unless you dont use it and keep it stored away of course

  • @jiajitang
    @jiajitang 4 ปีที่แล้ว +773

    This is what it looks like when Business Insider is doing How It's Made's job

  • @Alex462047
    @Alex462047 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    I've had a Victorinox Hunter knife with me now for the best part of 15 years. It has served with me in three countries as an utterly indispensible aid in my work as a long distance driver. After all this time, with no additional sharpening or setting, the scissors are still sharp enough to cut my fingernails with. I am so impressed with this knife that has been through so much that I routinely purchase similar models for my friends. Even my wife has one! I hear that Victorinox will refurbish old knives in their factory, an option I may take as my knife starts to appear more worn out.

    • @catey62
      @catey62 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I've had my basic Victorinox pocket knife ( 2 blades, flat head/philips screwdriver, bottle opener/ can opener and leather punch) for over 30 years and it still works as well as it was when it was new.

    • @Alex462047
      @Alex462047 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@catey62 If looked after, they'll last a lifetime. Mine has been shorted out on automotive wiring, knives used to cut pretty much anything you can imagine, screwdrivers used to crack screws that were torqued down, scissors used to cut electric wires, trim insulation and cut plastic load bindings bindings. It is a truckers best mate in a pinch, has performed work well beyond it's diminuitive size. And mine is still going, even if a little worse for wear. So I absolutely believe what you say. Good on you, mate!

    • @catey62
      @catey62 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Alex462047 Thank you :-)

    • @6900pilot
      @6900pilot ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes they do. I sent my hiker back for restoration it was beat to hell and back, if your willing to wait a couple of months at least, (could take longer if outside europe) it will come back as good as new with new replacement blades etc if worn out for very small money. Would highly recommend 👌

    • @MSkachenite
      @MSkachenite 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am women and I have 6 Victorinox knives.
      Both my sisters and my nephew got Victorinox knives for they birthdays. The socond nephew also is waiting for her gift- knive.
      It is not difference- are you man or woman- we all need to open packages, to cut bread and sausage in picnic or to cut our fingernails.

  • @kaoko111
    @kaoko111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    Victorinox does amazing knives. Back in the day i went to school to become a chef. As part of the started pack for entering the school we needed to Buy our own knives, i bought a small begginers 5 piece Victorinox pack... And never went back almost a decade later i still use Victorinox knives almost daily.

    • @oxide9679
      @oxide9679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You poor soul. Cutting, slicing and chopping must be quite difficult using trash knives. Victorinox can’t make a blade to save their lives. It’s damn junk metal. I broke my Victorinox blade in two just trying to cut triple thick duct tape.
      I have a $40 set of butcher knives and a $5 hardware store pocket knife that work better than anything Victorinox could regurgitate.
      All edges maintained by an $18 set of 1000/6000 whetstones to the point of slicing loose leaf paper cleanly.

    • @RC-yn7wv
      @RC-yn7wv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@oxide9679 I have a Vic Santoku knife I use every single day and have for 10 years. Your argument is invalid.

    • @Slithermotion
      @Slithermotion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@oxide9679 Happens if you cheap out and buy the chinese knockoff.

    • @SteveReynold
      @SteveReynold 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@oxide9679 as if you’re a real chef to use your cooking .knives to cut ducting tape

    • @catey62
      @catey62 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@oxide9679 Well as I've already mentioned in a previous comment, I've had my Victorinox basic pocketknife for over 30 years now and its still as good as the day I bought it. I wouldnt own anything else. I dont know where you got your's but it sure doesnt sound like a genuine one.

  • @SKZEY
    @SKZEY 4 ปีที่แล้ว +477

    I live in Switzerland and Im watching an american Video about how swiss army knives are made...

  • @elizabethcoen
    @elizabethcoen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I got the Camper 2 model of Swiss Army Knife as a Christmas present from my dad and got a carry pouch for it a couple of weeks later off of Amazon. That knife has helped me in my urban and outdoor adventures more times than I can count! Whoever said "Diamonds are a girl's best friend" never owned a Swiss Army Knife.

  • @drewlovelyhell4892
    @drewlovelyhell4892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    My father bought me a Victorinox knife thirty years ago, and I still use it.

    • @businesscrabi649
      @businesscrabi649 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thats what i call true love :3

    • @iwillwatchyourbacknooneels7850
      @iwillwatchyourbacknooneels7850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Switzerland... known for quality products that outlast the existance of this planet, this is why i love that i was born here

    • @joe_chill1060
      @joe_chill1060 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Swiss make it the best

    • @MrGuto
      @MrGuto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here. Got mine from my dad 40 years ago. Used it extensively in college. Still my go to tool today.

    • @drewlovelyhell4892
      @drewlovelyhell4892 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrGuto I need to get mine resharpened. The blades are totally blunt! I mainly use the screwdrivers and tweezers now.

  • @Pikog777
    @Pikog777 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The Swiss Army Knife is *the best* knife in existence. Everybody knows what it is, and it is insanely useful. It will always be the best.

  • @name5798
    @name5798 4 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    I'm not focusing on how cool it is to make these knives, I'm focusing on how f*ckin cool it is that they added a frickin usb storage and laser pointer!

    • @alanrogs3990
      @alanrogs3990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      But I think that's dumb. I find the appeal is the basicness of the knife, not any type of modernization.

    • @pvip9986
      @pvip9986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@alanrogs3990 Well, they're not only well-known for their appeal but also their functions, which they are adding more of because being able to adapt to as many tasks as possible is what made them successful in the first place.

    • @chemieju6305
      @chemieju6305 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@pvip9986 i'd even argue its not about fitting as many tools as possible but rather fitting the tools you need the most. Someone carrying this in their pocket working in an office might need these options, someone carrying it just casually might find more use in some screwdrivers. Someone venturing into the wild might want a larger knife, and someone who often needs pliers may go for a leatherman instead.
      Its a very personal decision.

    • @mr.2minutes161
      @mr.2minutes161 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@chemieju6305 yeah, i mostly use pliers, knife and scissors. maybe file or screwdriver once in awhile but other tool kinda useless to me, like i'll never touch cork opener.

  • @ThePenguinHere
    @ThePenguinHere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    It’s actually amazing how they produce so many knives I have Swiss Army knife myself and the quality is just amazing truly a work of art from Switzerland

  • @MrGyges
    @MrGyges ปีที่แล้ว +11

    A tool of substantial utility. A girl friend bought me a Swiss Army Knife when I was in my early twenties. I carried it all my working life, till a day after my retirement when I lost it.

    • @philippa.8309
      @philippa.8309 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Maybe someone found it and is using it now until they retire.

    • @waynefernandes9455
      @waynefernandes9455 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It retired too :)

  • @williamjhunter5714
    @williamjhunter5714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Best tool ever made, I have had one nearly 40 years since being stationed in Germany. It's always in reach and used daily for a number of tasks. I even carved longbows from Yew tree with my Swisschamp and that bow is now in a Scottish Castle.

  • @bungwater1052
    @bungwater1052 4 ปีที่แล้ว +524

    Next up: how the people who make Swiss army knifes are made

    • @boffle539
      @boffle539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      “and it’s porn, of course it’s porn!”

    • @bungwater1052
      @bungwater1052 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Da komrade

    • @noah_m
      @noah_m 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I would like your comment, but it’s on 69 likes, it’s my duty to leave it on 69

    • @armandogonzalez6822
      @armandogonzalez6822 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      🍆🍑

    • @CalebMcFadden
      @CalebMcFadden 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wrong website buddy

  • @rickyporter6450
    @rickyporter6450 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    These little red knives are awesome. Can't imagine the world without them. Thanks Switzerland, great quality, great knives.

  • @hanikazuha
    @hanikazuha ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Took my mom 20 years of dreaming to own one. When she heard her friend was going to visit Switzerland for vacation she asked her to buy the knife for her. She proudly showed me the knife after she came back from work. It is beautiful

    • @anarcho262
      @anarcho262 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Does she live in the middle ages or why didn't she ordered one from the internet ?

    • @hanikazuha
      @hanikazuha 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@anarcho262 shipping cost too expensive and our Customs are too complicated. They probably don't ship to my country, too, so...

  • @nicogirotto8435
    @nicogirotto8435 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Totally recommend this video. I watched this about 6 times!

  • @nickgehr6916
    @nickgehr6916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1211

    It's a knife with *identity crisis*

    • @Wasif05
      @Wasif05 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Of course it is

    • @hgff69
      @hgff69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Currently there more fake Chinese and Vietnamese Victorinox knives out there than Swiss ones.

    • @wutmagna7222
      @wutmagna7222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Ironically, by the process of the knife's identity crisis, it made itself an identity irreplaceable to become perhaps the most iconic piece of steel that fits in your pocket.

    • @rob_olmstead
      @rob_olmstead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "What is my purpose?"
      "Pretending you're Swiss"
      "Oh, my God"

    • @Love-jf7rs
      @Love-jf7rs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There's a Purpose for its existance.
      Yours too.
      I'd get one with a nice Cross + on it ;)

  • @leesengwee4692
    @leesengwee4692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    Title: "How Swiss Army knives are made"
    Me: Jamming loads of mini tools in a mini case?

  • @felixcat9318
    @felixcat9318 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Saturday will mark the 47th year of my carrying a Victorinox Swiss Champ!
    I had upgraded to the latest version to have the additional tools when that became available.
    In almost half a Century, I've lost count of the repairs I've made to peoples things, from a delicate earring to a large campervan, and virtually everything else in between!
    When my friends young daughters were deemed responsible enough, I gave them a Mini Champ each, which they still have more than 23 years later, along with a Huntsman and the Victorinox Multi Tool.
    The girls were well equipped for their Duke of Edinburgh Awards courses.
    Victorinox SAK make fantastic gifts, along with a mini, high output LED light and an ultraloud mini whistle, all of which fit easily onto one's key chain, making them always available.
    Suffice to say, I love the Victorinox SAK range for their high quality practicality and affordability.
    The 29 people I have gifted SAK to have really appreciated them and still carry them daily!

    • @denoise4033
      @denoise4033 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lovely

    • @AJWRAJWR
      @AJWRAJWR ปีที่แล้ว

      Couldn't you just retrieve a proper example of each specific tool from your magic bag of tricks, Felix?

    • @andrewharding4806
      @andrewharding4806 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They need you as an ambassador!

    • @felixcat9318
      @felixcat9318 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@andrewharding4806 I'm just an ordinary person recounting their experience with the thing, nothing more.
      I wouldn't know what to do as an ambassador.

  • @GoofyGoober-us7yp
    @GoofyGoober-us7yp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    First pocket knife I ever got when I was like 8 or 9 was a Swiss Army knife. I had been gifted a Walmart gift card and picked out that knife to buy with it. I then started carrying it around with me after seeing how my grandfather always carried a knife with him. I still have that knife today about a decade later

    • @Vpentrov
      @Vpentrov ปีที่แล้ว

      I bought mine with my bar mitzvah money.

  • @jessehaenen5915
    @jessehaenen5915 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    0:01 mom: always be carefull with sharp objects as knifes!!!
    Me and the boys:

  • @UK-Blue
    @UK-Blue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My mother bought me my first Swiss army knife for my 9th birthday. It's an RSPB edition one. I still have it and there's still no side ways movement to the blade. It's bommer! I will be 49 years old in July.
    Quality!

  • @BigMexican
    @BigMexican 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I need sleep but my brain says, "That video looks interesting."

  • @ironman2326
    @ironman2326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This video singlehandedly restarted my interest in Swiss Army knives and I went out and bought 4 within a few weeks. 😆

  • @chichan9013
    @chichan9013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    Thanks Business Insider, very cool.

    • @AnkitSharma-lr8xx
      @AnkitSharma-lr8xx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And you're hot.

    • @AnkitSharma-lr8xx
      @AnkitSharma-lr8xx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @ugaaa5 Why?

    • @ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe
      @ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yahir not rude, just strange.

    • @mahakshshetty
      @mahakshshetty 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have seen in some other video but I can't remember chi Chan you have comment on a phone video

    • @fbyi2940
      @fbyi2940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@AnkitSharma-lr8xx shitty way to give a compliment 😂😂

  • @boop9284
    @boop9284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    This is basically the "Dad" essential... I have never seen a dad that doesn't have one..

    • @izoi24
      @izoi24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’m pretty sure they give you one when you get a fishing lisence at fleet farm here in WI

    • @JustMe-12345
      @JustMe-12345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No... its a swiss staple...
      My brother and i got one at like 8years old or so, and we would take it on hikes with our school class or just to play.
      Its pretty normal here.

    • @dookie3453
      @dookie3453 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You get one when you finish the dad exam

    • @boop9284
      @boop9284 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dookie3453 yeah lol

    • @vladimir-savage72
      @vladimir-savage72 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My father never had the genuine Swiss Army knife. But he did always have a silver one and I'm sure his was a knock off but he would use it daily along with his other tools for work or fixing things around the house. Hell that fake knife of his even helped him fix his car when it broke down 50 miles away till the nearest town,he made it there through luck and enginuity.

  • @ImGonnaShitYourPants
    @ImGonnaShitYourPants 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I bought a swiss army knife a few days ago as my 6th knife. My first knife I bought with my own money. I'm super happy. I use it pretty much every day. I carry it, along with my switchblade that my dad got me for my 13th birthday every day. 10/10 would recommend to anyone considering buying one.

  • @MrGrundle
    @MrGrundle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've had mine for over 40 years! Great knife that still is a part of my everyday activities.

    • @99xs
      @99xs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wowie now that’s what I call quality!

  • @Outnumbered001
    @Outnumbered001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    A pocket knife has always been my most favorite toy as a kid, and my most favorite tool now.

  • @DeutscheBerge
    @DeutscheBerge ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have one swiss knife, and i am fully satisfied with it! It is quality!

    • @kyle3465
      @kyle3465 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey i have a question, right inbetween the corkscrew and the multipurpose hook, what tool is there? The previous owner to mine carved up a few of the tools including this one and im curious to what it originally was. For me its been carved into some sort of bladed hook thing but it feels very roughly done so i think it ysed to be something entirely different

    • @DeutscheBerge
      @DeutscheBerge ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kyle3465 im sorry bro, i dont know. I have a camper one, there is no multipurpose hook on it, but if u send a picture of what you thought, i can see

  • @hay6444
    @hay6444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    4:03 I didn’t know Phyllis works for victorinox

  • @ms.annthrope415
    @ms.annthrope415 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have the Wenger brand swiss army knife and i love my swiss army knife. So useful and high quality tools.

  • @_MintArcade
    @_MintArcade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Who agrees that smartphone is the Swiss Army Knife of this era?

  • @CoyotePark
    @CoyotePark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Been using mine for probably 16 years now.. Went through journeys, army, forests, fixing stuff.. I even used it as a hammer to jam in nails! And it still works Perfectly!!

  • @lornegilsig4250
    @lornegilsig4250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There is nothing like the thrill of opening the box of a new swiss army knife and seeing it there, in all its shiny red beauty.
    The possibilities are endless...

  • @VikingMan44
    @VikingMan44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Love these knives. I've carried one since I was a child. Only owned 2 in my entire life. The last one died from extensive use.

  • @lonelyPorterCH
    @lonelyPorterCH 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    As a swiss I'm proud to say: I also own one of those quality products^^
    1:03 I also have this knife (not orange though), we got one in military as a part of our equipment which we can keep at the end^^

    • @derekobrian4285
      @derekobrian4285 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'll take a Swedish small hunting knife, made of Swedish steel , and a Swiss knife, a blade to the blade, and I will cut off the entire blade of a Swiss knife with a Swedish knife !!! .............. And how it is possible ?!!! Swiss Army knife cost 60 dollars, while identical Chinese knife cost 3.50.- ???!!!!! - Three dollars , fifty cents (Canadian ) - Absolutely the same quality !!! - After one week I returned the Swiss knife to the store.

    • @souhung69
      @souhung69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@derekobrian4285 you probably got a fake one then

    • @reikyfoxxe1847
      @reikyfoxxe1847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@derekobrian4285 Ruike of China makes multi tool knives out of 12c27 stainless steel. Same as mora uses, the LD51 has lots of tools and is only 54-60 dollars.

  • @FirstNameLastName-rq5rp
    @FirstNameLastName-rq5rp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +410

    voice too small, get someone to speak louder/increase the recording audio

    • @ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe
      @ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      First Name Last Name really? I could hear at medium volume on AirPods with no problem.

    • @altamashsarwar2608
      @altamashsarwar2608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@ioncekilledamanwithmyshoe
      Broke: ohh shit here we go again.

    • @altamashsarwar2608
      @altamashsarwar2608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@nitsuzu and I can also listen fine with my 9.99$ headphones

    • @altamashsarwar2608
      @altamashsarwar2608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nitsuzuPeace ✌️ TLDR I am on a budget.

    • @KhyoKytoo
      @KhyoKytoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nitsuzu no but i have the advantage of super radiation levels

  • @davidpinotes1393
    @davidpinotes1393 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    we sure the world needs this many army knives

  • @wilson5377
    @wilson5377 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    First utility tool given to me by my Dad way back in the 80's, this was and still is the Swiss champ!👍

  • @StoneOcean595
    @StoneOcean595 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    0:54 that lady operating the lathe with her hair out

    • @timsummers870
      @timsummers870 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      The comment section appears to be full of job inspectors today.

    • @big-boy9716
      @big-boy9716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      OSHA would not approve

    • @Shvetsario
      @Shvetsario 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gotta look pretty on the job

    • @srs6461
      @srs6461 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@timsummers870 Their just pointing out a safety hazard there are a lot of brutal accidents that happen in factories.

    • @jjpki4654
      @jjpki4654 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@srs6461 Like he said, the comment section really is full of job inspectors today. Who needs professional job inspectors when there are TH-camrs anyway?

  • @SatyaSvarupaDas
    @SatyaSvarupaDas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I've never had a Swiss knife, though as a Boy Scout some 29 years ago, I desired to own one. Albeit, I grew up to be a Chef by profession & my favourite knife brand is Victorinox. I own about half a dozen of em in various sizes for various functions. I'd vouch Victorinox to be a top notch brand.

  • @jamesv.8209
    @jamesv.8209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Right away as a kid I knew
    this MIRACLE TOOL was
    something special.
    The folding scissors
    were 2nd to none!

  • @28tpi
    @28tpi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the best knive companies in the world. I love them.

  • @davidreddington4381
    @davidreddington4381 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    i still have my grandpa´s almost 60 years and rolling.

  • @kieunguyen-yf5hc
    @kieunguyen-yf5hc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Is there anything that Switzerland does bad? McGyver would be proud of this video. Love my Swiss Army knife.

  • @tecnotrog1
    @tecnotrog1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You had me at Swiss Army Knife!!! been carring one for years. I own about 30 and have given as gifts at least that many more, and my current one 'the Spartan with black scales' has been with me Daily for the last 3 years.🦉

  • @floatingpeaks4584
    @floatingpeaks4584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have one from 20 years ago and it works like I just bought it. Quality is exceptional.

  • @walmortruppel6594
    @walmortruppel6594 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Very cool to see that package being sent to Brasil 🇧🇷 👍

  • @lampshademelo8443
    @lampshademelo8443 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    The person who voiced this sounds like the Asian reporter from family guy

    • @ea8529
      @ea8529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Trisha's side hustle

    • @shadowscorpions
      @shadowscorpions 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trisha takanawa (I think) lol

  • @s3kemo
    @s3kemo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    still got my swiss army knife my dad gave me 30 years ago. still awesome.

    • @entertainme7523
      @entertainme7523 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Which model

    • @s3kemo
      @s3kemo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@entertainme7523 Rambler

  • @ZachThe_Ripper
    @ZachThe_Ripper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've had mine for years now. Still use it every day 👌🏼

  • @Ryangraceffa13
    @Ryangraceffa13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I got my first one this month, very exciting!

  • @omalka06
    @omalka06 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    The Swiss army was so sure about them winning they added a cork opener

    • @ADCFproductions
      @ADCFproductions 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Winning what exactly?

    • @cynthiaayers7696
      @cynthiaayers7696 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How do you open a cork.? Or do corks even need opening.?

  • @matthewcaughey8898
    @matthewcaughey8898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Having owned several of these in my life I had largely forgotten about them and decided I needed to add one back into my gear options. Was trying to find the right one and for 39 bucks complete with its own pouch I found a huntsman. Really it’s about as big as a knife for everyday should be. It’s got the right features for most things you’ll want to have on hand, and it fits with everyday life. I’m not a huge fan of the red scales cause I wanted camouflage but it saved me 10 bucks so I can deal with it. I honestly think knives like the Swiss champ are pushing the envelope for practical purposes but since folks will buy them. I’m probably going to buy the large sized Hercules next for a fishing trip I’m taking as I will take the huntsman but I want something a bit beefier on hand too

  • @ironman2326
    @ironman2326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just got my Mountaineer in the mail a few days ago. I love it! It's already come in handy a few times.

  • @gladwinjoseph171
    @gladwinjoseph171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have one at my house since 2005 still works perfectly 💜💯

  • @nameless3919
    @nameless3919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Swiss army knives are great, but Victorinox also produces normal knives like steakknives, kitchenknives ect. The army knive is a perfect example of "good in all areas, but in none perfect". Of course a knife you can use for 100 different things is not as good, as a knive only made for cutting meat. That's why they also produce normal knives and i love them. Every knive i havr in my kitchen is from Victorinox. Some of the best chefs in the world use victorinox knives. If they don't cut anymore well, you can send them in for service and they will grind them for you. There are even little cheap kitchen knives for 15-20 dollars and i use some of them since 10 years. They still cut. Awesome brand

  • @rajatjims
    @rajatjims 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    These are for generations....I am still using it for last 15 years and have few of them. They are really handy and long lasting

  • @TomCruiseOnCocaine
    @TomCruiseOnCocaine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I bought one 20 years ago and it is still sharp.

  • @Jake-xe2eq
    @Jake-xe2eq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Had a Swiss Army knife since I was 9 - never been without one and never want to

    • @cynthiaayers7696
      @cynthiaayers7696 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So you must be 10 years old now.😅

  • @roadtripperbrooxy
    @roadtripperbrooxy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    2:23 I thought the guy was gonna get stabbed

    • @jjpki4654
      @jjpki4654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So sensitive of you

  • @catey62
    @catey62 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've had mine for over 30 years now and its still as good as the day I bought it. the original and the best when it comes to pocket knives.

  • @gemsandlasers269
    @gemsandlasers269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I live in Switzerland and always have a basic swiss army knife in my rucksack for preparing lunch in the mountains. Just slicing some bread and meat. Always perfect tool.

    • @naitomea14
      @naitomea14 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So klischeehaft aber genial xD

  • @phunnyfill
    @phunnyfill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    “Swiss Army Knife - Jack of all trades, master of none”

    • @nils-ph3zs
      @nils-ph3zs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      there is no multitool that is master at anything

  • @remigiuszdarmach4233
    @remigiuszdarmach4233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh God. I love those knives!

  • @itsmeracoon7907
    @itsmeracoon7907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Listening to this with headphones was an experience

  • @name5949
    @name5949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Everyone knows that little red Swiss knife and the legend will live on thank you Switzerland

  • @isaacj2914
    @isaacj2914 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's cutting edge production

  • @fieldrat9046
    @fieldrat9046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The perfect knife for fighting a picnic.

  • @metacob
    @metacob ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got my first swiss army knife as a preteen, now I'm 38 and I'm looking at it right now. It was looking pretty rough in the recent... decade... because some of the plastic had broken off, the blades were dull and it was really difficult to move the tools at all. And of course the spring in the scissors had long broken off. Turns out all of this was easy to fix at home. I ordered replacement parts on ebay for cheap, sharpened the blades, cleaned it, then oiled it. It's probably 25 years old now and it looks as good as new.

    • @Vpentrov
      @Vpentrov ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can get it refurbished in Switzerland.

  • @fpsman442
    @fpsman442 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I recently bought Victorinox Swiss army knife, loved it!

  • @gbaker9295
    @gbaker9295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The knock-offs feel different. Cheap, substandard materials

  • @user-kj3qw4dt2s
    @user-kj3qw4dt2s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I be paying more attention to these youtube info videos than my school notes at times...

  • @conorkeogh623
    @conorkeogh623 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still have my grandfather’s knife absolutely brilliant tool

  • @utt5556
    @utt5556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    MIND BLOWING

  • @kirkhammer9612
    @kirkhammer9612 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2:23
    that guy has got balls to move basically anything while its literally raining knifes on his hand

  • @henokhboanerges3252
    @henokhboanerges3252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The swiss army knife would be a great setting for a fight scene in an action movie

  • @winniduesseldorf
    @winniduesseldorf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I own the Victorinox Champ and I can not count the many occatsions it helped me.
    Amazing perfect Swiss engeneering !

  • @rockd8946
    @rockd8946 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When you think about all the newer knives made now with the EDC craze.. Swiss Army still rocks and rolls. I have several… over the years… many miles on a few in many different travels … I’m fascinated with their almost perfect mfg in over 400 models… great video

  • @fckihate69jokes
    @fckihate69jokes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "A swiss army knife that hopefully has a Philips head screwdriver in it"
    I'll let the people figure out where this came from xD

    • @michaelcao53
      @michaelcao53 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Verge PC

    • @Digster108
      @Digster108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      came here looking for this comment hahaha

    • @CombatHD3
      @CombatHD3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Digster108 SAME LMAO

    • @CombatHD3
      @CombatHD3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      stefan nigtienne

    • @Atlas-yh6vg
      @Atlas-yh6vg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Verge's crappy PC building tutorial.

  • @prarthanalokesh7705
    @prarthanalokesh7705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My father bought this tool when he went to swiss it is a very fantastic tool

  • @Markuspt.2
    @Markuspt.2 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I got my knife in Switzerland when i visited Luzerne and went to a knife shop owner by a family that has been there for generations, it was really nice as i got to pick a knife that met my everyday needs at work and for practicality for other stuff, got my name engraved and they sent me on my way with a fun little memory i tell my coworkers and friend, best little small investment as i use it to this day

  • @geebhai9581
    @geebhai9581 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ohhh I Love that KiT . I Have One in my Pocket everytime for like Years . and its Really Helpful in daily Life use .
    Thank You Swiss knives .

  • @brajenkalita4540
    @brajenkalita4540 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In 2017 I bought one Swiss knife and the quality is really premium like its price 😀

  • @fmarine9532
    @fmarine9532 4 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    When an employee get's hurt by a knife...
    Keine Schwäche zeigen!

  • @eduardogarcia1259
    @eduardogarcia1259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had a uncle thats gifted me a army Swiss knife on my 8th birthday I still have it till this day I've used it and it has never let me down

  • @SaadNabil
    @SaadNabil 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Perfect for lifesaving!