World's First Folding Knife

 

Excavated from the Mediterranean region some twenty years ago, was hailed as the first Swiss Army knife in the world. Currently on display at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England, as part of a collection of Greek and Roman artifacts, a Swiss army knife of Rome made ​​of silver which has the function of a knife (iron), spoons, forks possible to remove the snails out of the shell, together with spatula and a toothpick. In addition, all tools are folded into the handle, which remain safe and compact. Seeukuran knife 3 "x 6" (8cm x 15cm), although small, is another example of the dexterity and power of the Great Roman Empire.