The Swisscard, from the same people who make the world wide known Swiss Army knives (SAK) comes a handy multi-tool that fits right in your wallet. Its dimensions are 0.5 cm thick, 5.4 wide, and 8.2 cm long. It contains a pair of scissors (1.7 cm cutting length), a small knife (4 cm long, 1/32 of an inch wide), a nail file (screwdriver top), tweezers, a tooth pick, a pen, a straight pin, and the front edge is calibrated as a ruler in cm (down to a mm) and inches (down to 1/16).
Its main advantage over the regular knife version is that it can fit in your wallet in the normal credit card slot. The problem with this though is that it is hard to get at and do you want to be always hauling your wallet out exposing the contents for all to see? I carry mine in my shirt pocket and it is both easy to get at and drags much less than a knife (it also does not have the knife outline). This brings up one last point on its benefits. Its not a knife of any kind, swiss army or otherwise. This can be a benefit for those that are hampered by even a small SAK causing a disturbance. The SwissCard does not say "knife" to anyone and generally gets regards as a neat little tool.
Its main drawback is that it is far less robust than a regular SAK. I have dropped my SAK of 15+ years hard enough to break the plastic scales off. I have walked on it, dropped things on it, and generally banged it around for a long time. Its looked used but that it about it. Now in comparison the SwissCard looks like it would break if I did similar things to it. However as with anything, you expect a compromise, the SwissCard is somewhat easier to carry because of its lightweight slim design and the major tradeoff for this is durability.
In regards to the tools. The scissors are standard fare (about the same size on some of the smaller SAK) and have a finger ring for a grip. The tweezers, tooth pick (which is fairly loose on mine) and pen (really handy) are all identical to those on the knives. The straight pin in a decent idea, and takes up so little space, why not? That's easy, imagine if it came out while its in your pocket. I have been carrying mine for awhile and have not had that happen - but the possibility exists and I have made a habit of checking it whenever I take the SwissCard out. The ruler is a nice touch and is fairly useful for taking quick measurements. They could have made it much better though if they added a metal strip along the edge. This would have made it more durable for drawing purposes. Speaking of missed chances, the file is removable and would be perfect for minor sharpening touch-ups except for the fact that the cutting area is not the whole surface of the file and its lowered somewhat compared to its outside edges. This is a bit of a disappointment as if they had simply diamond coated the whole side it would have been a lot more functional. The knife blade is fairly decent as it cuts well because its so thin. Its nothing great in terms of edge holding (standard fare), but it is enough for opening letters, the occasional box and light rope.
In summary, the SwissCard does offer significant advantages in terms of ease of carrying and appearance (not a knife) over a SAK, and the tool quality is as expected on par. However, if you can carry a SAK I doubt you would prefer the SwissCard for functionality.
Update:
This broke recently while in my jacket pocket. The corner which opens to allow removal of the sissors snapped off :
The low durability is something I was concerned with because of the plastic construction and as I expected it is not built to handle any amount of strain. I would be careful about carrying it an outside pocket where it can bang around a little.
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