Original versus Genuine ĭuring 1908 to 2005, the delivery of knives to the Swiss Armed Forces was shared with Wenger. Its legal name was officially changed in 1979. In 1921, the company changed its trade name to the present "Victorinox", a portmanteau of "Victoria" and "inox", an abbreviation for acier inoxydable, French for stainless steel. The introduction of the Swiss coat of arms as company logo dates back to the same year. On the death of his mother in 1909, Elsener named the brand "Victoria" in her honour. This knife was not adopted by the Swiss Armed Forces as ordnance, but its commercial success allowed the company to recover financially. Elsener persisted in competing with Solingen, hence incurring severe financial losses.Įlsener's Schweizer Offiziers- und Sportmesser was patented in 1897, later marketed internationally as the Original Swiss Army Knife. In 1892, most of Elsener's knife craftsmen left that manufacturing field as it became apparent that Solingen manufacturers could deliver at a lower price.
Elsener and his peers from that time delivered knives to the Swiss army. Elsener, in 1891 co-founded Schweizerischer Messerschmiedverband, an association of Swiss knife manufacturers. The company was founded in 1884 as Messerfabrik Carl Elsener, the workshop of Karl Elsener in Ibach. It is the biggest manufacturer of pocket knives in the world in addition, the company licenses its logo for watches, apparel, and travel gear.
Since its acquisition of rival Wenger in 2005, it has become the sole supplier of multi-purpose knives to the Swiss army. The Swiss Army knives made by Victorinox are made of a proprietary blend hardened steel from Germany and France. It is well known for its Swiss Army knives. Victorinox ( / v ɪ k ˈ t ɒ r i ˌ n ɒ k s/ ) is a knife manufacturer and watchmaker based in the town of Ibach, in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland.
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