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THE KNIFE AND ITS HISTORY,

Written on the occasion of the 100th. anniversary of VICTORINOX. Published 1984.

This was a gift to me by my friend who got it from his father-in-law, who got it from VICTORINOX, the father-in-law was a hardware salesman.

Page 148 has maker marks and development with charts.

Page 149 has the soldier's knives starting with 1891 with wood scales on the left and officer's knives starting with 1897 with fibre scales on the right.

See chart on page 148 and view knives on page 149.