Product Description

The Victorinox Swiss Army Deluxe Tinker 53481 has the following unique features: 1. Large Blade 2. Small Blade 3. Phillips Screwdriver 4. Can Opener with 5. Small Screwdriver (also for Phillips screws) 6. Bottle Opener with 7. Large Screwdriver 8. Wire Stripper 9. Reamer 10. Key Ring 11. Tweezers 12. Toothpick 13. Scissors 14. Multi-purpose Hook (Parcel Carrier) 15. Pliers with 16. Wire Cutter 17. Wire Crimper In 1884, Master Cutler Karl Elsener started his cutlery factory in the small village of Ibach, Switzerland. In 1897, he crafted the Victorinox Original Swiss Army Knife. Since that time, the Elsener family has continued to craft tools in the Victorinox tradition of in genius design, durability, and quality. This is why all Victorinox multi-tools, made of first class stainless steel, are guaranteed a lifetime against defects in material and workmanship. REMEMBER, If it doesn't say Victorinox, it's not the Original Swiss Army Knife.

Product Details

• Brand: Victorinox
• Model: 53481

Features

• 17 tools include: large/small knives, multipurpose hook, pliers, wire cutter/crimper
• Stainless-steel tools; rust-proof aluminum alloy separators
• Durable brass rivets and bushings hold knife layers together
• Handy and compact tool measures 3-1/2 inches long
• Made in Switzerland since 1891; lifetime warranty

Customer Reviews

Really good knife
I own lots of SAKs, but the Deluxe Tinker is my favorite. I carry it on a nearly daily basis. For me, the tools on it are the perfect combination--enough tools to handle most tasks, but not so many that you are carrying items you don't need. The pliers are precise and tough, and the blades are Yowee! sharp. Though I love my SwissChamp, there are tools on it I've never used. (How many fish does one scale in an average day?) This one doesn't have that problem--I've used every tool, most numerous times. If the Spartan doesn't seem like enough, and a SwissChamp is too much, the Deluxe Tinker might be perfect for you.

Exceeds expectations!
Exactly what I wanted, Everyone should own one of these.
Dimensions(because they never give you enough of these)
3.5" long, 13/16"(just over 3/4")wide, pliar is 1/8" wide, & 2 3/4" long.
This is a great tool, I owned the feildmaster model & like it very much but wanted one with a pliar, and this one fits the build. It is slightly wider than the fieldmaster, but is not too bulky or bothersome.
I use it a lot at work, I do air conditioning research in buildings with pnuematic controls. I use the pliars to remove stubborn pnuematic tubing from barbed fittings, then I use the scissors to cut off the warped end of tubing, and finally use the reamer to ream out the tubing for easy removal in the future.
I have found every tool to be usefull not just at work but everywhere. I like the combination of tools on the Deluxe tinker and the size is just right, if your thinking of buying a swiss army knife this model is great.

Fantastic knife, hundreds of uses
I used this tool for 2 years as a field computer support guy on a university campus. It was more useful than most of the other items in my kit. Pair this up with a small flashlight and perhaps a hemostat and you have a fantastic field service tool. I had a ratcheting screwdriver as well, which is nice due to the awkward philips driver on this thing.

It's been over 7 years since I left that job, and the knife works like new. I try to think up excuses to buy other knives, and it's hard when so many other knives fit in this category and are absolutely dominated by the SAK.

Some complain about the weight and bulk factor. This is not a very thin knife, and I dislike having to carry it around when I'm trying to travel light. I have some Haggar slacks that are very thin, and carrying a knife like this in those slacks just doesn't work well. With that said though, in many cases I'll put on heavier slacks or take a bag with me so I can bring this knife along. Sadly, I work at home now (boo hoo) so I don't find myself in the weird situations I used to.

If you carry the standard cell phone, keys, and wallet combo, adding this knife to the group may make you yearn for the man-purse (women get off easy). If you're like me and you dabble in photography too, you're lucky in that you can purchase a slightly oversized camera case that fits your cell phone as well and not look like an idiot.

-Tool breakdown-
Hook: Used for carrying paint-type cans with the thin metal handle. Perfect for this, much more comfortable.
Awl/punch: Used for drilling through many different materials, hard and soft. Used hole in awl as a pinhole lens when I couldn't find my glasses (try it if you're nearsighted).
Philips head: Useful for opening computers, but would be more useful if it ran lengthwise rather than perpendicular.

Main blade: Used for cutting bread in the field, spreading butter, cutting sausage, etc.
Can opener: Used to open cans many times.
Pliers: Used to unplug cables from electronic boards in tight situations. Used to flip dip-switches. Used to extract cassette tape from broken car tape player. Tape was inserted deep in the player on its broad side and I was able to grab it by the small ridge running down the narrow end of the tape. Used to extract a CD from a finicky Compaq CD drive.
Scissors: Used to clean up neckties and other clothing with loose threads. Used to trim bandages.
Small blade: Most-used blade for me. Used most often for opening those dumb plastic packages everything comes in now.
Bottle opener: Used for opening bottles of martinelli's. Flathead side used for many screws.

Toothpick: A lot of people say this one is useless, but I admit I've used it as a toothpick. It worked, so I won't say any more about it.
Tweezers: Used mostly for removing splinters. Makes quick work of the simple ones.