Introduction
This site was constructed using information from :
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The book titled « Le couteau et son histoire » written for the 100th anniversary of Victorinox
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The book " Deux millénaires de couteaux pliants " by Horst A. Brunner
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The book "Le couteau du soldat suisse" by Thierry Deladoey
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The free encyclopédia WIKIPEDIA
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Documents on the internet mainly from the site Les couteaux de l'armée suisse
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Documents supplied by M. Pierre Mérinat, Cutlery, 1969 St-Martin VS
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Documents supplied by M. René Schläpfer from Gebertingen
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Documents supplied by M. Stefan Schober from Hünenberg
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Documents supplied by M. Christoph Gobetti from Hirschthal
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Documents supplied by M. Pierre-Henri Marin from Vernier
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Documents supplied by M. Gérard Borgognon
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Discussions with other collectors
The photographs are of knives from my collection unless the source is indicated.

