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Originally Posted by 2manyknives
I bought a hunstman about 14 years ago - it was my first Swiss Army Knife. It has been all over the planet with me - until the world changed a few years ago I never had a problem taking it aboard a plane in my pocket or hand luggage.
You comment about the corkscrew puzzles me - it is the most used part of my Huntsman and has performed admirably under the most challenging of wine bottle opening conditions. With a particularly tight cork I use the body of the knife handle against the lip of the bottle for a bit of initial leverage. Of course you need to hold the correct end of the knife to do this so that the corkscrew folds naturally into the handle as the cork comes out.
I think that this is the most technically complex post I have ever made about a knife. I must confess that I did use the corkscrew for its intended purpose about an hour ago.
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That's how to use the corkscrew. I struggled with it for years until some kind soul posted here about how to do it properly, and now it's easy. My only addendum is to make sure the corkscrew goes in straight so that when you lever it against the bottle lip, the spacers between the backspring don't get dinged. After many uncorkings, there are little dents in mine, although everything functions perfectly.