What is silver Alox?

What is silver Alox?

The compact tool with all the essentials. Swiss made pocket knife with 5 functions and high-grade Alox scales. Includes scissors, a nail file and screwdriver.

What are Alox scales?

After being punched from aluminum and embossed, Alox scales go through a process called Eloxal which uses anodic oxidation to create a protective layer. It is this final layer which allows for the coloring of the scales. Alox has a strong significance in the history of Victorinox.

What is the lightest Swiss Army Knife?

The Swiss Army Classic pocket knife may be the best ultralight multi-tool ever designed. Weighing just 0.7 oz., it comes with a very serviceable pair of scissors, nail file, a sharp knife blade, tweezers and a toothpick.

What is the Victorinox multipurpose hook for?

Officially, the hook in a Swiss Army Knife is meant for carrying parcels or packages wrapped with string or thin cords, that can be hung from the hook and carried along with the body of the SAK acting as a handle. This is the reason it is sometimes referred to as the parcel hook.

What is the Original Swiss Army Knife?

Swiss Army knife, multibladed pocketknife that evolved from knives issued to Swiss soldiers beginning in 1886. Although the knives were originally produced in Germany, Swiss cutler Karl Elsener began making soldiers’ knives in 1891, equipping them with a blade, reamer, screwdriver, and can opener.

What are Victorinox scales made of?

cellidor
The stock Victorinox or Wenger scales are made of a really cheap resin plastic called cellidor.

What is Cellidor plastic?

Cellidor is an organic, thermoplastic cellulose ester that incorporates a high proportion of the. renewable natural material cellulose. Unlike traditional plastics, it is only partially dependent. on fossil fuels.

What Swiss army knife does MacGyver use?

1985-1992 MacGyver’s most used knife, however, was the Tinker by Victorinox. The Tinker has 12 functions and weighs 62 grams. It’s the perfect tool to tinker your way in or out of a tricky situation.

Are Swiss Army knives legal UK?

Are there any legal provisions regarding Swiss Army Knives? Please note that it is an offence under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to carry a knife with a blade of more than 3 inches/7.62 cm long in public and can lead to a fine and/or imprisonment unless there is a lawful reason for doing so.

What is a reamer punch?

The awl or the reamer in a Swiss Army Knife is used for punching holes in materials like leather, canvas, plastic as well as softwood. The shape of the tool also allows you to make an already existing hole bigger and circular by pushing and rotating the reamer through the hole.