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Modell 1890 Designation
- When
- January 1891
- Where
- Switzerland
The Swiss Army officially designated the Modell 1890 knife in January 1891, initially ordering from Germany.
In January 1891, the knife received the official designation Modell 1890. At that time, no Swiss company had the necessary production capacity, so the initial order for 15,000 knives was placed with the German knife manufacturer Wester & Co. of Solingen, Germany.
Sources
- Swiss Army knife Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
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