The Classy Classic
Knives Illustrated|July-August 2017

The victorinox limited edition damast Swiss Army Knife is a head turner.

Joshua Swanagon
The Classy Classic

Although the details may be a little fuzzy from the years that separate then and now, I remember my first Swiss Army Knife. I was young and it was the thing that told me that I had arrived. I was now responsible enough to be trusted with my own knife. I remember being intrigued by all the different tools and feeling like I could now fix the world.

Having grown up a little, I now see the Swiss Army Knife for what it really is, one of the most useful tools in my pocket for urban or wilderness use, and I never leave home without mine anymore. My late friend, Ron Hood of Hoods Woods and Survival.com, used to swear by the Swiss Army Knife and even included a discussion on them in his video “Woods Master 4 Making and Using your Outdoor Survival Kit,” because it is one of “the most useful tools you can have on you.” It’s hard to argue with one of the world’s foremost leaders in wilderness survival.

Due to my personal love for and history with Swiss Army Knives it should come as no surprise that I was quite thrilled to be able to be one of the first people in the United States to see, hold, photograph and write-up the 2017 Limited Edition Damast Swiss Army Knife from Victorinox.

Limited Edition

この記事は Knives Illustrated の July-August 2017 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

この記事は Knives Illustrated の July-August 2017 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

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