World's first Swiss Army knife revealed - made 1800 years before today's version (Pics)

Daily Mail ^ | January 30, 2010 | Daily Mail Reporter

[bogusname]

The world's first Swiss Army knife' has been revealed - made 1,800 years before its modern counterpart. An intricately designed Roman implement, which dates back to 200AD, it is made from silver but has an iron blade. It features a spoon, fork as well as a retractable spike, spatula and small tooth-pick.

Experts believe the spike may have been used by the Romans to extract meat from snails.

[bogusname]

There's nothing new under the sun.

[JoeProBono]

[WakeUpAndVote]

Fork almost looks like a small trident.

[bogusname]

Now that’s what I call a knife!

[Daffynition]

Meh. Mine has the kitchen sink.

[ctdonath2]

Wow!

[CalvaryJohn]

My Kung Fu is better than yours.

[DollyCali]

BTTT

[KingLudd]

I call fake.

[Daffynition]

Whoa! Is that a tool, or are you just glad to see me? [My pocketpal]

[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

"Now that's a knife!" - Crocodile Dundee

[freebilly]

Hmmm..., wonder if they used the small spatula for scraping out the insides of their hash pipes....

[Daffynition]

[bogusname]

LMAO

[Daffynition]

I can tell... you have a sweet tooth. ;D

[ozark hilljilly]

I have no idea what you are talking about, so here’s a picture of ladies with utensils on their heads.
; )

[Daffynition]

?;-P

[pepsi_junkie]

We’re told that forks didn’t exist until the 13th century, give or take. This thing has a fork 1000 years before that. Go figure!

[MNJohnnie]

Ping

[thackney]

“now that’s a knife” ping