Multi-tool from 1880, they don't make em like they used too!

[muphasta]

this is interesting!
http://www.neatorama.com/spotlight/2013/09/29/You-Can-Bring-This-Mother-of-All-Swiss-Army-Knives-to-a-Gunfight/#!kMb79

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

Cool read, thanks man.

 

[SaintlyBrees]

Wow. Very cool.

 

[muphasta]

I just wish they had a picture of it in someone's hand so I could get a sense of scale. Just how small are those tools under the tortoise flaps?

 

[Arfropubes]

I would guess as small as an angel on a pin head since back then micro engineering EDC stuff was an art form. , But can you baton with it ?

 

[nopyo]

Oh my gosh, I am totally buying one. Now I just gotta make sur-

Sadly, it does not have a bottle opener. That's because the bottle cap wasn't invented until 1892.

 

[northwalesBill]

We were looking at this yesterday. Totally crazy http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...oblem-deciding-which-model-to-EDC-for-the-day The wenger giant is as close as you can get nowadays I guess

 

[Shotgun]

Just goes to show that there have been useless safe queens in the knife world for a long time.

 

[BRL]

super neat

 

[T.L.]

Just goes to show that there have been useless safe queens in the knife world for a long time.

I would argue that it is too "use-full".

 

[RamZar]

Amazing!