These Officers' knives, however, have never been issued to army officers or been part of a military contract, although they were designed to be attractive to an officer with its corkscrew! An officer would purchase a knife with his own money. Strangely, however, the Officers Knives have been the quintessential Swiss Army Knives for the public at large, once they spread beyond the military. The 91mm knives offer the most variety in tool configuration, and have been used in industries from farming to space exploration.
The knives originally just had model numbers such as 246fmaU (- an early 'Champion'). Descriptive names such as those in the list below, were introduced at least from the 1950s, although they were not standardised across all markets and dealers. A full cutover to the descriptive names and a new model numbering convention took place in the mid-seventies.
As can be seen from the list below: Many, many 91mm models have been produced - Most are no longer available - see note under Models.
This document reviews the current (2019) 91mm range and can be downloaded.
The external references section below has links to 91mm identification and evolution documents.
For the tool to model configurations - Check the layer tables and the individual model pages (see right and below), or the Family Trees and Model Images section below.
Layer Index
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Models
Available models (2020) are marked with an asterisk(*) and can also be seen in the Family Trees and Model Images section below.
- Altimeter and Altimeter Plus
- American Eagle - Member of the SMKW Wildlife Series
- Angler * and Angler Plus
- Archer - See: Huntsman
- Astronaut - See: Master Craftsman
- AutomobileCraftsmanExplorerHikerSwissflame
- Automobile Special
- Backpacker - See: Climber
- Bass Fishing - Member of the SMKW Wildlife Series
- Battle and Alliance Series - Contains seven special models with inlaid scales
- Camper *
- CampFlame
- Cadillac - See: Luxury Automobile
- Champion
- Champion Plus
- Climber *
- Climber Lite
- Clipper
- Compact *
- Craftsman - Includes the Commemorative Astronaut model
- Cybertools S, M, L and Lite *
- CyberYeoman
- Deluxe Angler / Waterman - See: Angler
- Deluxe Climber
- Deluxe Tinker *
- DofE Pocket Tool
- Engineer
- Expedition Lite *
- Explorer *
- FASS 90
- Fieldmaster *
- Fisherman * and Fisherman Plus
- Golfer
- Grand Prix
- Golfer Special
- Handyman *
- Handyman 7236maU - with Technician's screwdriver
- Hiker *
- Huntsman * - Includes Huntsman Plus
- Huntsman Lite *
- Lumberjack Big
- Luxury Automobile
- Luxury Motorist - See: Luxury Automobile
- Master Craftsman - aka Astronaut and Space Shuttle
- Master Electrician
- Master Fisherman
- Master Gardener
- Matterhorn - See: Deluxe Tinker
- Maxxum see: Champion Plus
- McKinley - See Tinker
- Mechanic
- Mechanic Jr. - See: Special Mechanic
- Modeler
- Motorist
- Mountaineer * and Mountaineer Lite
- Outdoorsman
- Outdoorsman-Original
- Passenger
- President - See: Climber
- Picnicker
- Ranger *
- Rainier - See: Huntsman
- Scientist
- Space Shuttle - See Master Craftsman
- Spartan *
- Spartan Lite *
- Special Mechanic
- Standard - See: Spartan
- Super Timer - See: SwissChamp
- Super Tinker *
- SwissChamp *
- SwissChamp SOS Kit
- SwissChamp XL
- SwissChamp XLT *
- SwissChamp XXL *
- SwissChamp XXLT
- SwissChamp XAVT
- SwissFlame
- TimeKeeper
- TimeKeeper Alarm - Closely related to Digital Timekeeper
- Tinker *
- Trail Guide - aka The Trail Guide
- Traveller original model - See: Climber
- Traveller and Traveller Lite
- Traveller-Set * - A Huntsman 'Plus' with pouch and other accessories
- Troubleshooter
- Voyager and Voyager Lite
- Waiter Plus
- Weekender - See: Spartan
- Whitetail Deer - Member of the SMKW Wildlife Series
- Wild Turkey - Member of the SMKW Wildlife Series
- Woodsman - The Explorer plus saw version. This name has been used several models over the years!
- Workman
- Yeoman
- Yeoman Mechanic
- Baker's Knife * - a.k.a. Bäckermesser - A differently framed (90.25mm), single-blade and use model
External Resources
Useful MultiTool.org forum threads on 91mm Swiss Army Knives
- Vintage SAKs - Discusses vintage Swiss Army Knives and their evolution
- SAK identification/dating - A thread with links to multiple other threads regarding the evolution and dating of Swiss Army Knives and their tools
Family Trees and Model Images
Current 91mm family tree as of 2020
Click to download PDF of current models (2020) family tree (image above)
Current model images (2020)
Click for family tree image of discontinued models
Click to download PDF of discontinued models family tree (PDF version of image in above link)