Gerber1052453 Armbar Cork Multi-Tool, Orange

At last! Somebody made a multi-tool which is a bit like a chunky Swiss army knife but much lighter (spot on 90g) because it just has the only bits you ever used on it anyway: The knife (which I mostly use for cutting tape on parcels), a bottle opener, a corkscrew and a pair of scissors. The corkscrew comes with a wine bottle edge lever like a sommelier knife (waiter’s friend) which is pretty cool. The knife came well sharpened and none of the tools have any ‘wobble’ in them when you unfold them.Any downsides? Well, the scissors take a little bit of swiveling of parts and jiggery-pokery to get them working, but they work fine.The knife locks when completely unfolded, which means that it isn’t officially legal to carry in the street in the UK, even though the blade is under 3” long.I love the orange colour, which is much better than in the picture (in which it appears brown). It’s a sort of ‘burnt orange’ colour which looks very attractive and has a nice diamond pattern texture... but it’s only on one side of the knife. The other side is just plain metal. I would’ve really liked the skeleton-style scale on the other side to match, and I can’t fathom why they didn’t do it when it would obviously have made the whole package look so much better. Also, although it’s pretty enough as it is, I would’ve preferred it in their ‘in-house’ Urban Blue colour which isn’t available. Hence the four stars when I really would’ve liked to give it 4.5, but I’m very fussy about design. If you’re just concerned with practicality, overall I’m very, very happy with it. Oh, and it was delivered really quickly as well. Great.

Incredibly happy with the purchase of this fine tool. I am confident I have got money's worth just using the bottle cap opener and knife around the house.The knife itself isn't UK friendly as the locking blade makes it illegal to carry around. That being said it is very handy just leaving it in a kitchen drawer or desk or somewhere easy to reach when you need it. I can't carry it around but it is incredibly utilitarian. The blade shape is very nice and comes sharp.The bottle cap opener is very easy to use and satisfyingly clicky. Nice to fidget with.I don't drink much wine so the cork screw hasn't seen much use but it looks very well made and easy to use.The scissors aren't my favourite but it will do you fine in a pinch.Definitely worth the money if you want a useful desk tool as that's where mine lives.

So firstly looks great; feels great in the hand. The opening of the bottle opener/‘hammer’ end is amazingly positive clunk click. All the attachments open and lock well and solidly. It’s a funky weighty little travel tool for going away or picnics. Price isn’t bad… for the most partThe negatives… the tin pot metal is bad. You get what you pay for. The knife was blunt on arrival. It had an edge but not a sharp one and took a couple of passes on the kitchen honing steel to get it where it should be. Then it’s a razor! I suspect a soft one but now it’s sharp.Secondly the scissors. Oh my days. Gross out time-tried to trim a big toe nail. Blunted the scissor blade and notched it just enough the blades wouldn’t close. There is no leverage in the scissor arm either being the same length if not maybe shorter; than the blades themselves. Basic levers physics tells you this won’t work for anything other a sheet or two of paper or the tags on some new clothes. So crap metal and poor scissor design. I wouldn’t pay more than £25 really. Take the scissors off prob be worth £30! 😉 why pay for something that you can’t use?Rest of it is cool tho

Very useful to have in a pocket. The blade locks though, so you have to be careful where you're taking it as it's not legal in UK.Works really nicely, however.

Its got what you want to take on Holiday . Scissors . cork screw . knife(sharp) but dont forget to carry in suitcase in hold..