Victorinox Swiss Pocket Knife Compact, 15 Functions, Swiss Made, Multi Tool incl. Blade, Mini Screwdriver, Bottle Opener, Red

The Swiss compact is great and, in my opinion, the best every day carry SAK available. It has the most important tools to me - scissors, large blade, bottle opener, pen, tweezers. And a few more that are good to have (apart from the parcel hook... I just don't think I'll ever use that! But at least it has a nail file on it). As its name suggests, its best feature is that it's compact - it has two layers, which is just right for fitting in your pocket without it weighing you down and you feeling it as you go about your day.

I’m a big fan of Swiss Army knives, which is backed up by my small collection. The challenge for those who want one with them all of the time without unsightly or uncomfortable lumps in their pocket etc, is an unending quest. After much research, the best compromise is the Compact. Compared with the huge range, it only has two layers of blades - but this knife is unique. Two of the blades are made only for this knife. The first is a combined bottle opener/can opener/screwdriver/wire stripper, which has been made to replace the smaller blade common on all other SAK’s. The second is a combined parcel hook/nail-file. The file is embedded along the outer edge of the hook. These two blades accompany the standard long blade, the scissors, corkscrew and reamer. This isn’t the end. There are three additional tools housed in the scales: a toothpick, a pair of tweezers and a pen. The pen is very thin - a pressurised ballpoint for emergency notes. There is also a mini screwdriver housed in the corkscrew suitable for fixing spectacles or small electronics (although it’s only a flathead - others can be bought separately). It’s not perfect, but I suspect that the perfect SAK doesn’t exist - yet! It’s the best one for everyday that I have tried. I bought it on offer as the basic price is substantially more than others that have more blades. I gather this is down to the specially made blades for this model alone. I have also discovered that this is the model that the owner/manager of Victorinox carries. I guess he got to design his own.

You can’t go wrong with Victorinox. I have a few, well made and engineered. This one is an excellent EDC every day carry if you have not come a cross the term. Mine came with the small screwdriver already in the corkscrew, so if you’re going to go for the three items option deselect the screwdriver unless you want a spare. The nanoclip is well worth having if you want to put the knife in a trouser pocket and easily access it. It meets the UK criteria for carrying being non locking and a legal blade length. All the tools you’re likely to need out and about in an urban world. Knife to peel and section an apple, bottle opener and likewise can. Excellent tweezers for splinters and a pen should you not have one on you which generally would be me. A practical tool, might not be the cheapest but what do they say you get what you pay for.

An awesome and true Swiss Army penknife. This penknife really does have it all, even a pen (and pin!). The scissors are sturdy and the corkscrew essential - I really can’t recommend highly enough, just go on and buy it.

Brilliant for a everyday carry

Smallest 91mm Victorinox with scissors . These are a must . Only two layers wide , however if three is an option , then the climber with plus scales is an option . The conventional bottle opener is better than the multi version that's on this compact.

After watching a lot of reviews on the Victorinox EDC’s I finally got one. The Compact in my opinion is the best not bulky and has the exact tools you probably will need on a daily basis.. It was even better if instead of that hook had something more useful but it is what it is.. looks very nice and feels very strong.

Every single Victorinox with scissors and plastic scales has this stupid hook on the back of the scissor layer, so I'm assuming it's somehow impossible for them to replace it with an awl or something else more useful. But at least on this knife they have added a file to the back of the hook which is great. Overall this is a great tool. It was my EDC of choice for something like 5 years and served me well. The only big missed opportunity is that it would have been just as easy for Victorinox to offer this knife with a Phillips screwdriver instead of the corkscrew. Due to having the combi tool instead of separate bottle openers and can opener, this tool lacks anything you can drive a Phillips screw with.

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Das Victorinox Messer ist klein und hat alles, was man braucht. Super Qualität, hält ewig.

I really love this knife - great mix of small size yet still having a large enough knife and scissors to be useful. The pen and the pin are pretty nice additions too.

Excellent couteau de poche, une véritable boite à outils miniature.

YouTubers rave about the Compact, and I've always resisted purchasing one so I wouldn't feel like I'm blindly following the advice of EDC influencers. Well, I gifted one to my mom 2 years ago for Christmas and she loves it. I finally got tired of missing some features on my Climber and Pioneer X, so I finally bought the Compact when it was on sale last year and haven't looked back. It is the best Victorinox SAK for daily pocket carry. It has the tools you want and eliminates some of the crap you never use on wider SAKs. Best of all, it is slim and lightweight. It is noticeably lighter than the 3- and 4-layer SAKs I am used to. I really appreciate eliminating the redundancy of the can opener and bottle opener by combining them into one tool. Has anyone used the can opener in the last 10 years? Waste of space. No wood saw or small pen blade either. That allows 3 main tools overlapping in 2 layers. The reverse nail nick on the scissors is annoying compared to the traditional placement on the Climber, but it is much easier to access than the reverse nail nick on the Pioneer X. It also improves upon the secondary tools by adding 2 things in the same tool set. The useless parcel hook is still included, but at least they add a diamond file to the spine. Why don't they do this for every parcel hook? They also include the micro driver in the corkscrew, which is something you have to buy separately for most SAKs. I don't understand the choices by Victorinox sometimes. These are things that should be included with every hook and corkscrew. The ballpoint pen is fine. I carry a nice pen daily so it's not something I've ever needed on my SAK. I tried it out, and it'll work in a pinch. Don't expect to write a letter with it though. For anyone on the fence whether they should get a Compact because they already own an SAK. Trust me, it's worth the upgrade if you want to slim down your EDC.