Identify this bizarre knife

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HilandArms

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Hey guys, complete newb here and I'll be honest, I only come to take advantage of free information haha. I inherited a small knife collection from my Uncle last year and this one knife has me puzzled. I was recommended to ask the experts here so here I am.

I've thoroughly looked this thing over and there is no letters, numbers, or markings of any kind. There's 17 tools total. The main blade locks in place and is released by depressing the lanyard. I have no idea of the box pictured is the original but thought it might help in identifying it. It's a well made knife, everything opens and closes very tight, but not so tight it interferes with smooth operation. I've been told it was likely some kind of Dealer sample but nobody can identify the make.

I'm just interested in the history of this thing, and any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Two things.
A) Yes, pics will help.
B) Noone likes to be told they are being taken advantage of.
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Dr Heelhook said:
Love it! Don't know what it is, Victorinox makes those multimega blades sometimes, but I've never seen one in stag and brass. It somehow strikes me as a fairly good quality piece.
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Thanks, and I know it's hard to tell from the pics but it's definitely good quality. Someone that knew what they were doing put some time into this thing.
 
Does the box look familiar to anyone? Might be a clue as to who made it. Or it could just be a box my uncle had lying around. I
 
You might have a bit more luck with an ID if this was moved to Levine's forum.

I'll go out on a limb and guess India or Pakistan as country of origin.

Interesting that there is duplication of implements, I count 3 can openers, and 2 bottle openers.

It's nicely polished, but some implements that should be sharp look pretty dull.
 
Looks cool. IMO, one of the ways I make a snap judgement on the quality of those style multitools is how sharp the edges are on the Philips. If the Philips screwdriver is rounded, it's usually a lower quality knife, and the other tools are probably of a similar quality... Although that doesn't mean it's bad.

I can't really tell from the pics. I'm sure there are better ways to deduce this, but what's most important is if it works well for the tasks you need it for.
 
It does not look like something made in Pakistan to me, better quality, looks European made to me. Almost looks like something an apprentice would have to build to show he was ready to work full time. John
 
It has definitely copied many elements from Victorinox, and with the scissors for instance it has the slotted screw vs the rivet they currently use.
This may give you a clue as to its latest possible age.
 
It has a European style gutting blade and the brass bolsters and and outer liners are integral. My guess is European. --KV
 
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I'm going to agree that its a manufacturers sample, almost certainly as a salesman's show piece, which is why there are no edges to many of the blades, they wouldn't be needed and that's just time spent. My guess is that it would be from an OEM, as then the tang stamps would reflect the final seller, or they were just not included to keep the price to produce as low as possible, while showing off the level of F&F that it has.

the interesting thing is the Vic style can opener which was patented in 1951, so that suggests to me that either the maker thought they could get away with the copy, didn't care about the patent, or it was from a little later so they were out from underneath it? That said, the total Vic styling of a lot of the tools makes me wonder if it doesn't have some Vic linage... but then I would have thought there would be branding in that case... Its a puzzle this one.
 
Great info guys thanks. The blades do have an edge, enough to cut but definitely seems they weren't finished.
 
I dont have alot of experience with swiss army style knives but it looks like a quality made piece in my eyes.You never know, it could have been made by a maker just to see if he could, but wasnt up to his standards so he didnt want his name on it.It could be a thousand IFs.
 
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