Read more: Every Major Chainsaw Brand Ranked Worst To Best In 1867, the Swiss Army started issuing the bolt-action Vetterli rifle to its troops. It came with a flathead screwdriver because soldiers ...

Swiss machinery manufactures Kalashnikovs and other weapons in Russia, an investigation by Swiss public broadcaster SRF has ...

All able-bodied Swiss men aged 20-30 are conscripted for about three months and issued with a rifle. After initial training, they are required to do three or four weeks of army service a year ...

A drop in exports and knowledge from Switzerland "will be problem for the Swiss Army and could be then a problem for Swiss security policy," he said. Still, it was a matter for politicians to ...