Vic combo tool?

[jerseydevil]

It will do the job, but you can feel it's not really up to it.  Trust me, I run a paint store.   If the lid's on there pretty damn good, like for instance after being on a clamp-type shaker, you'll have a problem. 

[Quartz]

OK, so the loose version of the combo tool I have is the one featured in these two pictures:





I did a cheap strength test buy putting the tang in a vise and then grabbing the end with pliers. Although I can get it to deflect quite a bit (upwards of 20 degrees), after release it always returned back to it's original shape. That is to say, it's rather flexible like a spring. I took it out of the vise and laid it down flat on a table to verify that there's no deformity. It's certainly not something I could permanently bend with just my fingers.

I know this version of the combo tool has a different shape from the 91mm ones, is it also made out of a different type of metal or heat treated differently? In other words, are my findings with this tool invalid vis a vis the version I actually want to use?

[Luna Knife]

Trail Guides can be found cheap sometimes.

Im selling one for 12 shipped

[Grass]

^^ Absolutely.  Using the bottle opener as a pry bar and paint can opener is something I do multiple times a day at the store.  The combo tool will not handle such use, as my first Bantam found out the hard way.  I will only carry SAKs with a dedicated opener layer at work, and it's also a big reason why I prefer the Explorer to the Yeoman.

Second on that... I've been using the Victorinox 111mm lock flat screw driver/bottle opener on a Dual Pro X for this purpose on some horribly paint-dried older paint tins... they take a beating!