Found this and had to share!

SpaceFrog · **on:** June 17, 2018, 01:02:09 AM

I'm sure everyone has seen this but I can't help myself.

Syem · **Reply #1 on:** June 17, 2018, 01:29:08 AM

Haha! Maybe they get bored of doing nothing... And we have very good wines around our parts so might as well...

Anyways, I stumbled upon this yesterday...

It explains some things rather well about the Swiss army.

cody6268 · **Reply #2 on:** June 17, 2018, 02:43:33 AM

I've always wondered why the GAK was the only official issue knife to have one, and an explanation was given to me that it was traditional for German hunting knives to have a corkscrew, as taking a drink was a means of celebrating a sucessful kill. I'm guessing that whoever designed the GAK (based their design off of traditional German folding hunting knives, which usually had a blade, saw, and corkscrew, and often a gutting blade.

Mechanickal · **Reply #3 on:** June 17, 2018, 10:57:53 AM

I was just going to add that NO Swiss Army Knife was ever made with a corkscrew.
Only the officer knives, which were never officialy adapted by the Swiss army.

So even though the pic is meant for fun, there is no truth behind it, only ignorance

Ron Who · **Reply #4 on:** June 17, 2018, 11:13:17 AM

Mythbuster!

Phillips drivers only came after 1935, until then officer´s knives had a corkscrew. Cody is right about the corkscrew´s origin; the Phillips on modern soldier´s knives is intended for rifle maintenance.

Don Pablo · **Reply #5 on:** June 17, 2018, 11:29:40 AM

Quote from: Mechanickal on June 17, 2018, 10:57:53 AM

I was just going to add that NO Swiss Army Knife was ever made with a corkscrew.
Only the officer knives, which were never officialy adapted by the Swiss army.

So even though the pic is meant for fun, there is no truth behind it, only ignorance

To clarify, the definition of Swiss Army Knife that Mechy is using here is “a knife based multitool that was issued to the Swiss army “.

So that means the Soldier 1908, its predecessor, and its successor, the Solder 1951, and the Solder 1961, and the Soldier 2008, all count as Swiss Army Knives, nothing else.

Mechanickal · **Reply #6 on:** June 17, 2018, 11:32:20 AM

Thanks for the outline Pabs!

Don Pablo · **Reply #7 on:** June 17, 2018, 11:35:06 AM

I missed the names of some of the soldier SAKs.

What came before and after the Soldier 1908, and between the Soldier 1951 and Soldier 1961?

Mechanickal · **Reply #8 on:** June 17, 2018, 12:46:48 PM

Quote from: Don Pablo on June 17, 2018, 11:35:06 AM

I missed the names of some of the soldier SAKs.
What came before and after the Soldier 1908, and between the Soldier 1951 and Soldier 1961?

Before 1908? The Soldier... it only got adopted as standard in 1908.
From 51 until 61 there was the mod.51 which was a smaller, lighter 93mm platform of the mod.1908.

SpaceFrog · **Reply #9 on:** June 17, 2018, 10:02:02 PM

Wow. This went from a joke to a history lesson very quickly. Lol

Syph007 · **Reply #10 on:** June 17, 2018, 11:35:58 PM

From what I understand there were more bottled items sealed with corks than just wine bottles too. So it was more of a generic opening tool vs something for alcohol only.

SpaceFrog · **Reply #11 on:** June 18, 2018, 04:40:24 AM

Quote from: Syph007 on June 17, 2018, 11:35:58 PM

From what I understand there were more bottled items sealed with corks than just wine bottles too. So it was more of a generic opening tool vs something for alcohol only.

Makes sense giving the time period.

ddogu · **Reply #12 on:** June 18, 2018, 08:44:04 AM

Quote from: cody6268 on June 17, 2018, 02:43:33 AM

I've always wondered why the GAK was the only official issue knife to have one, and an explanation was given to me that it was traditional for German hunting knives to have a corkscrew, as taking a drink was a means of celebrating a sucessful kill. I'm guessing that whoever designed the GAK (based their design off of traditional German folding hunting knives, which usually had a blade, saw, and corkscrew, and often a gutting blade.

Germans even seem to party after dangerous rescue operations!