Interesting backstory. Helps inform my buying choices. Thanks for the heads-up.

BTW, I agree with your comments about the Safari/ /GAK trooper line. These were fine tools. I gave a Victorinox-stamped variant to a friend many years ago. And I have a couple of the West German (GAK) versions still. They were selling for $20 many years ago. One I used, hard, and it still rotates amongst various kits. The other is new and untouched; nary a Swiss logo to be seen.