Swiss Army Champ Knife

Advantages: Generally an awesome piece of equipment
Disadvantages: Knife slightly too sharp :)

My father bought me this as a present for my birthday. My immediate reaction was to do what i think most people do, flick out all the tools! I was suprised when after 10 minutes i still hadn't managed to get everything out, as my small fingernails were no match for the fiddliness of it. When i had taken everything out, i was in shock about how many tools there actually were. My mind was raking over what each tool would be used for. I was in for a ...
...large knife, which i didn't realise sprang shut when you pushed it, sliced the top of my finger. That kind of ruined the day as my mom was stressing about blood being poured on the carpet. Five months later, all the tools have stayed sharp, not something you normally find with un-branded penknifes. I think that every person should own one of these, simply for handyness reasons ... Read review

Advantages: Limitless versatility
Disadvantages: Non that I can think of???

...I have owned and carried a Swiss Army knife for thirty-five years. My present knife, a SWISS CHAMP (the subject of this review) was given to me by my wife for my 50th birthday and never leaves my side. As an ambulance man for twenty years, I have lost count of the number of times I have used my knife in innumerable situations, to repair equipment that has broken, cut off clothing, cut oxygen tubing etc etc and off duty it’s uses have been countless. HISTORY The Swiss Army knife has been with us since 1884, some one hundred and twenty years. The firm who makes this famous knife re-named it in 1921 after the founder’s mother, Victoria Inox. The ubiquitous VICTORINOX has now become synonymous with quality utility knifes. The soldier’s knife was first delivered to the Swiss Army in 1891 and since that time has been the instrument... Read review

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