Mother of all Swiss Army Knives boasts 100 tools... including a REVOLVER

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Mother of all Swiss Army Knives boasts 100 tools... including a REVOLVER


    Other features of the 'handy pocket knife are a tuning fork and cigar cutter
   
    The tortoise-shell implement also has two razors and a cheese fork
   
    It was made in Germany in 1880, 11 years before the Swiss Army Knife


By Stuart Woledge
http://www.dailymail.co.uk
PUBLISHED: 16:57 GMT, 3 October 2013 | UPDATED: 17:08 GMT, 3 October 2013

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A device described as the 'mother of all Swiss Army knives' has gone on display, which features more than 100 tools - including a gun.

The incredible multi-tool boasts everything from a piano tuner to a .22-caliber revolver.

Owned by the Smithsonian Institution and on display at the Buffalo Bill Centre of the West in Wyoming, USA, the 'handy pocket knife' is just the tool for the typical 19th century gentleman.



Gun: The .22 pistol can be seen here at the top of the knife, just below the scissors

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Exquisite: A razor blade is extended at the bottom of the picture, next to a beautifully made pair of scissors

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It includes a serrated blade, two dagger blades, several different types of shears and scissors and  a corkscrew.

Other features necessary for the hardy outdoors types during the turbulent days of the Wild West, include two saws, a lancet, button hook, cigar cutter, tuning fork, pens, a mechanical pencil, mirror, straight razor, a cheese fork and a butter knife.

But one modern convenience the user would have to do without is the bottle opener, because the bottle cap as we know it today wasn't invented until 1892.

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The exquisite craftsmanship on the tortoise-shell handle even covers a selection of concealed miniature tools, from folding knives and scissors to a cut throat razor.



Craftmanship: The exquisite knife was meticulously designed and even includes a cheese fork

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Mother of all knives: The pocket knife was made in 1880 and predates the Swiss Army Knife by 11 years

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Made in Germany in 1880 for JS Holler & Co's cutlery store in New York City, the beautifully crafted knife predates the Swiss Army knife by 11 years.

According the Smithsonian website the knife - which is 3.5ins wide and 9ins long - wasn't really meant to be carried.

It reads: 'Knives like this were made exclusively for exhibition to highlight the cutlers' art.

'They were so difficult to make they were only attempted by the most notable firms with the most talented artisans.

'They could be seen at various fairs and industrial expositions during the 19th century.'

The term 'Swiss Army Knife' came into being after US soldiers based in Germany during the Second World War had difficulty pronouncing the German name, Schweizer Offiziersmesser (Swiss Officer's Knife).

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Tools of the trade: Among the many implements can be seen a butter knife, saw and pliers

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Miniature: Finished with a tortoise-shell handle, the knife has tiny tools embedded into it

[islander]

mora na man ug alien uy. 

pero di gihapon ko bilib.  way cell phone.

[islander]

the grandmother of all swiss army knives should have a refrigerator too.

[hubag bohol]

mora na man ug alien uy. 

pero di gihapon ko bilib.  way cell phone.

He he, wa man gani ang daughter, mother na ba. Aw, basin ang granddaughter...

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the grandmother of all swiss army knives should have a refrigerator too.

Aw, apili na lang og food processor...

[islander]

huwaton na lang kaha nato ang stepdaughter's cousin thrice removed.  tingalig naay chimney.

[islander]

avoid the potential suitor, though.  this particular swiss knife has a flamethrower, i heard.

[hubag bohol]

huwaton na lang kaha nato ang stepdaughter's cousin thrice removed.  tingalig naay chimney.

Na hala. Kanang naay unggoy na lang aron madali.

[islander]

Na hala. Kanang naay unggoy na lang aron madali.

di na na swiss knife, nyor.  bol-anon knife na na.

[hubag bohol]

di na na swiss knife, nyor.  bol-anon knife na na.

He he, any specific town?