Swiss Army Knife Will Soon Come Without A Knife

Bloomberg reports:

The Swiss Army Knife, the iconic, more than century-old fold-up tool used by whittlers, soldiers and even astronauts, will soon be available without a blade.

Victorinox, the company behind the quintessentially Swiss product, is responding to tighter regulations around weapons around the world, Chief Executive Officer Carl Eisner told the Blick newspaper on Monday. Instead, it plans to add tools for cyclists and other functions to a gadget that usually also features scissors and a corkscrew.

“We are concerned about the increasing regulation of knives due to the violence in the world,” Elsener said, citing laws in the UK and in Asian countries that permit knife-carrying only for work or outdoor activities. “In some markets, the blade creates an image of a weapon.”

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