The Swiss Army knife is one of those perfect devices.
Small, sharp and sightly, the red handle alone makes it an icon — and that’s before you get to its status as the granddaddy of multifunctionality, with six, seven, sometimes 87 discrete tools concealed inside.
So it’s a head scratcher that anyone could make it any better.
But it appears Malvaux has done just that. Their new knife, the Number 1, takes the standard handle and builds in a 45-degree crook to give it a more ergonomic grip. The Swiss-made blade is water jet-cut and refined in Solingen, aka “the world capital of sharp blades.”
It’s fitted to the lever in such a way that you can always replace the blade, but never the knife.
So … it’s literally the last Swiss Army Knife you’ll ever buy.
But you’ve got to get in quickly: there are only 150 of them available.
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