Karl Elsener patents the Swiss Army knife - June 12th, 1897

Karl Elsener patents the Swiss Army knife - June 12th, 1897

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On this day in 1897, Swiss cutler Karl Elsener was granted a patent for what would later be known as the Swiss Army Knife.    

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