In 1884, Karl Elsener opened a cutler’s workshop in Ibach, Switzerland with a simple ambition: smart, masterful solutions that prepare people for everyday challenges. Seven years later he delivered the first soldier’s knives to the Swiss Army. By 1897, he had patented the Officer’s Knife — complete with a corkscrew, because Elsener understood that preparedness does not mean uncivilized. That knife would become known the world over as the Original Swiss Army Knife™. It was born from necessity, refined by craft, and carried by generations of soldiers, adventurers, and working people who needed a tool they could depend on. That promise has been built into every Swiss Army Knife™ made then and since, and fully realized in the Huntsman.
The Huntsman is an everyday carry, the tool always on hand when things get complicated. No sheath or pouch required, it asks only for your pocket—and it carries the DNA of a legend that has earned its place in pockets around the world for more than a century.
Pocket-Sized and Trail-Ready
Slip the Huntsman into a front pocket without a second thought, and with 15 problem solvers folded into a 3.6-inch, 3.4-ounce frame, the Huntsman delivers the convenience and portability of a pocket knife but with outsized capabilities. Large and small blades for cutting work. A reamer and awl for field repairs. Can opener, bottle opener, wire stripper, two screwdrivers, multipurpose hook, tweezers, and toothpick. Everything you need where you need it. The Huntsman doesn’t make you dig for the right tool—it puts the right tool in your hand.
Cutting Your Problems Down to Size
The Huntsman also carries scissors and a wood saw, a combination almost no other pocket knife offers. The scissors handle fine work—trimming moleskin miles from the trailhead, snipping fishing line tag ends, managing problems requiring precision that might otherwise mean digging through a pack. The wood saw handles rougher work—clear a branch, cut sticks for a marshmallow roast, work through green wood that would fight a knife blade all day long. For campers and hikers who’d otherwise strap a dedicated folding saw to their kit, the Huntsman folds that capability into something that already lives in your pocket, covering the full range of what an outdoor day demands, from first light to the last pour of evening.
Built to Outlast You
Constructed to the same exacting standards defining the brand for more than 140 years, the Huntsman is built to outlast its owner. Swiss-made means the steel holds an edge through hard use, the springs don’t fatigue over seasons of daily carry, and every tool deploys with the same precision on year ten as it did on day one. Victorinox backs all of it with a lifetime warranty that means exactly what it says: unconditional, no fine print, and no expiration.
At $52, the Huntsman is an investment that pays back over generations. In the iconic Victorinox red—the same shade that’s turned heads and solved problems across more than a century—it’s as familiar as it is capable. You can also select from seven other color options to suit your taste. Carry it, use it, and eventually you’ll hand it down to someone else who will do the same.
Always Ready. Always There.
The best multitool is the one you’ll always carry. Everything else—the heavier tool left in the truck, the dedicated saw hanging from a pack you didn’t bring—is just good intentions. The Huntsman is 15 solutions, Swiss-made, lifetime guaranteed, and light enough you’ll forget it’s there until the moment you need it.
Wallet. Keys. Huntsman. And you’re ready for anything the day brings.