I grew up with Swiss Army Knives scattered all throughout my childhood home, as my father worked for the company, we had a Classic SD in every room! I did not claim my own personal piece until I was age 17, when I made my own Spartan in the factory. I picked Sapphire and Onyx translucent scales and Mr. Elsener engraved my name into it. I also went home with a large handful of Classic SD models, a working prototype SwissFlame, original Cyber-Tool and many extra scales that came from the trash bin as they had mixed colors from the manufacturing process (or no color at all!). I still carry my Spartan, and for 25 years now it has been my one and only EDC.
