Vic Cadet, or Pioneer.

[mnblade]

If you like the Farmer, then you may also like the Electrician Plus.

Quite right. But the OP said ...

How good is the can opener on them? I like chili so I probably would use that to open canned tomatoes alot.

 

[Cheeseburger]

^^^and if you remove the can opener, you lose its turning phillips head screws.

 

[MH13750]

Picture a cadet sized alox farmer...

 

[embeth]

Tell your brother to get the Pioneer, PM your address and I'll send the Cadet my dad gave me to you. You'll have to wait since it's in a Conex. That way you'll have both and you can pick.
I like the p-38 as a can opener, I hate chili.

No I couldn't impose on you any more. But thank you.
p-38? what's that?

 

[embeth]

I told him to ask for a Farmer, that saw looks useful. How hard is it to keep sharp (I'm just learning). Could I use it for bone?

 

[Harayasu]

I am not a steel specialist, but the steel used on Victorinox knives is not very hard and therefore very easy to sharpen. I have sharpened an old Spartan recently by using the Lansky Crock Sticks system and it is very sharp now.

 

[BrianB]

No I couldn't impose on you any more. But thank you.
p-38? what's that?

Since I doubt he's carrying a vintage aircraft in his pocket, I'm going to guess he's referring to the military can opener:

http://www.georgia-outfitters.com/page52.shtml

(Though, maybe he shoots his cans open. )

 

[backwoodsboy]

Picked up a cadet today and i love it. It has the best feel in the pocket of all my knives, but my edc changes every day when i wake up somedays cadet some days hiker.