The Story of Scout Knives

Brusletto Scout Knives

In 1951, Brusletto launched its first scout knife, a traditional scout knife with a pointed tip and finger guard. This knife featured the same blade as the Olympic knife introduced for the 1952 Oslo Olympics. The model remained unchanged for several decades, and thousands of Norwegian boys and girls scouts have used this knife in the woods and fields. This scout knife marked the beginning of several specialty knives from Brusletto. Over the years, Brusletto has produced knives for various organizations, including the Norwegian Red Cross, the Norwegian Hunters and Fishermen Association, and many others.

In the early 1990s, Brusletto received a request to create a scout knife appealing to older children and teenagers. Customers desired a scout knife with a finger guard suitable for slightly older users. As a result, the Scout with pointed tip was launched. This knife had a stronger blade and a slightly larger handle. Initially, it had a brown sheath, which was later replaced with a black sheath made of ox leather. In 2022, it returned to its original sheath from the time of its launch.

In the year 2000, Brusletto introduced a children's knife with a blunt tip called Pingvin. The knife came in two variants: one with a red plastic handle and a sharp blade, and another with a green plastic handle and a blade that could not cut. These knives were available until 2006.

Towards the end of 2008, Brusletto began receiving requests from multiple customers for an affordable scout knife with a blunt tip. This led to the development of today's scout knife with a blunt tip, which was launched in 2009. The original version had a light green color at the end of the handle, but this has since been changed to red.