This review is for the Victorinox Sportsman II, which is model number 53132. You can find them for about $14, or $10 clampacked. Here's what you get...
Handle: The handle is standard Victorinox red plastic, and is 3.25" long. The texture is a bit rough, unlike the smooth cellidor on the 3.5" models. It feels like the nylon handles you get on the lockback models. Fit and finish couldn't be better. The standard toothpick and tweezers fit into the handle.
Blade: The only blade on this knife is 2.75" long with a 2.25" cutting edge, and ends in a drop point. There's a nail nick on the side facing the shield on the handle. It came extremely sharp, and required resharpening only after cutting a lot of plastic tubing and cardboard. Resharpening was very easy.
Bottle Opener: The standard bottle opener with wire stripper and large flathead screwriver. It's nail nick faces the shield. It's 1.4" long, and snaps open with no play. It doesn't lock in the halfway open position like some models, but it does what it's intended to do. No problems with this tool, ever.
Can Opener: The standard can opener with small flathead screwdriver. The nail nick faces the shield. It snaps open and stays open with no play. I used the small screwdriver on the tip of this a few times. It worked, plain and simple. the can opener gets some god use, and hasn't failed me at all. It hasn't needed to be resharpened.
Nail Cleaner: This is a nail file with a semi-pointed tip, for cleaning your fingernails. You'll find many other uses for it. It's 1.5" long, and give you a file surface of .25" X 1.2" on one side. The nail nick faces the non-shield side.
Reamer: Wanna puch holes? Here you go! It's 1.5" long, with a 1" cutting edge. It's mounted on the underside of the handle. The nail nick faces the non-shield side. This tool opens to the halfway (T-handle) position only. It also has a small hole in it for use as a sewing eye, but I've never used this hole for anything. I've used the reamer / awl for punching many holes in leather and holes in cans. I like that the cutting edge doesn't go all the way to the tang because you can really get some leverage by gripping the handle like a T-handled dagger and applying pressure without fear of cutting your fingers up. No resharpening has been necessary, except a bit at the tip..
Corkscrew: It's mounted on the underside of the knife, next to the reamer. It's 1.5" long, and opens to the T-handled position. You'll find a lot more uses for this tool other than opening corked bottles. Do yourself a favor and spend $1.50 on the mini screwdriver that goes into the corkscrew. You'll expand your uses for this thing even more.
Tweezers and Toothpick: The standard tools in the end of almost every Swiss Army knife. The toothpick is 2" long and made of plastic. It comes in handy when cleaning my fingernails more than anything else. The tweezers are 1.8" long, and get used quite frequently. Both the toothpick and tweezers snap into the butt end of the knife, and don't dislodge loose.
In comparison to other SAKs, this tool is small and doesn't have much. But it still has the things you'll need for a lot of your day; even more so if you add the mini screwdriver. I can't think of other knives to spend $10-$14 on and still be satisfied. It's a nice tool to carry around when you don't want to weigh your pants down with a Leatherman.
Handle: The handle is standard Victorinox red plastic, and is 3.25" long. The texture is a bit rough, unlike the smooth cellidor on the 3.5" models. It feels like the nylon handles you get on the lockback models. Fit and finish couldn't be better. The standard toothpick and tweezers fit into the handle.
Blade: The only blade on this knife is 2.75" long with a 2.25" cutting edge, and ends in a drop point. There's a nail nick on the side facing the shield on the handle. It came extremely sharp, and required resharpening only after cutting a lot of plastic tubing and cardboard. Resharpening was very easy.
Bottle Opener: The standard bottle opener with wire stripper and large flathead screwriver. It's nail nick faces the shield. It's 1.4" long, and snaps open with no play. It doesn't lock in the halfway open position like some models, but it does what it's intended to do. No problems with this tool, ever.
Can Opener: The standard can opener with small flathead screwdriver. The nail nick faces the shield. It snaps open and stays open with no play. I used the small screwdriver on the tip of this a few times. It worked, plain and simple. the can opener gets some god use, and hasn't failed me at all. It hasn't needed to be resharpened.
Nail Cleaner: This is a nail file with a semi-pointed tip, for cleaning your fingernails. You'll find many other uses for it. It's 1.5" long, and give you a file surface of .25" X 1.2" on one side. The nail nick faces the non-shield side.
Reamer: Wanna puch holes? Here you go! It's 1.5" long, with a 1" cutting edge. It's mounted on the underside of the handle. The nail nick faces the non-shield side. This tool opens to the halfway (T-handle) position only. It also has a small hole in it for use as a sewing eye, but I've never used this hole for anything. I've used the reamer / awl for punching many holes in leather and holes in cans. I like that the cutting edge doesn't go all the way to the tang because you can really get some leverage by gripping the handle like a T-handled dagger and applying pressure without fear of cutting your fingers up. No resharpening has been necessary, except a bit at the tip..
Corkscrew: It's mounted on the underside of the knife, next to the reamer. It's 1.5" long, and opens to the T-handled position. You'll find a lot more uses for this tool other than opening corked bottles. Do yourself a favor and spend $1.50 on the mini screwdriver that goes into the corkscrew. You'll expand your uses for this thing even more.
Tweezers and Toothpick: The standard tools in the end of almost every Swiss Army knife. The toothpick is 2" long and made of plastic. It comes in handy when cleaning my fingernails more than anything else. The tweezers are 1.8" long, and get used quite frequently. Both the toothpick and tweezers snap into the butt end of the knife, and don't dislodge loose.
In comparison to other SAKs, this tool is small and doesn't have much. But it still has the things you'll need for a lot of your day; even more so if you add the mini screwdriver. I can't think of other knives to spend $10-$14 on and still be satisfied. It's a nice tool to carry around when you don't want to weigh your pants down with a Leatherman.
