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Victorinox is the most prolific producer of pocket knives in the world. Although most of their knives are made for the international civilian market, it is the knives that they make for the Swiss Army that supply the inspiration and cachet that drives the sale of the company’s nonmilitary models. Since 1890, Victorinox has manufactured five different knife models for issue in the Swiss Army: the 1890, 1908, 1951, 1961, and 2008 models. Prior to 2008, the models that Victorinox produced for issue to the Swiss Army lacked the three essential features of a modern everyday carry (EDC) knife. Those…

On August 25th, 1609, astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers, including the Doge of Venice, Leonardo Donato. — August 25th,1898: 700 Greeks and 15 Englishmen were slaughtered by the Turks in Heraklion, Greece. — On August 25th, 2010: Panic caused by an escaped crocodile being smuggled aboard a domestic Filair flight led to the crash of a Czech Let L-410 Turbolet passenger aircraft near Bandundu Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all but one of the 21 passengers and crew. — Reader H.L. alerted us to a noteworthy obituary: Last American fighter ace from…

With a sub-$250 MSRP, Firefield’s Hexcore HD is proof that night-vision devices do not need to be exorbitantly expensive. A digital-night-vision binocular that offers all-day functionality across a total of five zoom settings (1X, 1.5X, 2X, 2.5X, 3X), the Hexcore HD’s 1280×720-pixel CMOS sensor, 640×360-pixel TFT LCD display screen and adjustable 2200 mW infrared illuminator work together to provide surprising clarity given its price point. The unit has a nighttime range of up to 150 yards and is also capable of recording high-definition video and pictures and saving them to a memory card, while also providing in-unit video playback. An…

This article, “What Price Mean Radius,” originally appeared in the August 15, 1925 issue of “The American Rifleman.” To subscribe to the monthly magazine, visit NRA’s membership page. The problem of target measurements has been the subject of much discussion in friendly debates since the early days of competitive ammunition tests. Apparently, everyone has his own, or someone’s else idea as to what should be the governing factors for determining the winner of ammunition tests, and, if he has sufficient perseverance, he eventually gets his ideas incorporated in the specifications governing these tests, even though the new thought may live…