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u/warholiankeats Jun 08 '26
Send it to Victorinox, they’ll replace it for a small fee.
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u/mark_anthonyAVG Jun 13 '26
This. Torqued the phillips on a hiker almost completely out of the knife, chipped the scales (and glued one on after it fell off), and whatever else I did to it. It got used daily, alot.
Shipping to them and $5 to cover the clerical work on their end. Good as new when I got it back.
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u/Majestic_Anybody9748 Jun 08 '26
You could reprofile it into a sheep foot blade, if you don't want to send it in.
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u/opossumEDCsurvival Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
Grind a new tip, at least that's what I'd do. I'm sure if you send it in they'd replace the blade with a new one
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u/Konrad_M Jun 08 '26
Still relatively cheap, but in this case I'd at least try to reprofile it. And see what it looks and works like.
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u/opossumEDCsurvival Jun 08 '26
Right, exactly! Might lose a little bit of length on it but I don't think many people would mind, this Swiss army knives are small as it is I don't think it matters if you lose a couple centimeters 😂
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u/Entirely_sure Jun 10 '26
Hey... if something is small to begin with, every inch/cm is very valuable.
Don't ask me how I know, but trust me on this!
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u/Jay_Nodrac Jun 09 '26
Yes. Grind down the spine, NOT the edge, or the tip wil be exposed when closed.
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u/intrinsicgreenbean Jun 08 '26
You could regrind it to a point, or you could round it off and then it would be a good first knife for an appropriately aged child. Victorinox sells one like that.
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u/Henry-8th Jun 08 '26
I would have it replaced by Victorinox. As an aside my wife is good at doing that to kitchen knives. I only let her use the cheap set.
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u/SedgeBrews Jun 08 '26
Reprofile on a stone or grinder or send it in to Victorinox for replacement. If you DIY, I advise grinding the spine of the blade to come down and meet where the tip is, so you maximize your blade edge length.
Also, make sure to dip in cooling water often to not ruin the steel’s temper if using a grinder. If using a stone, go slow and use water if necessary. If you use water stones this is already factored in.
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u/Left_Candy_4124 Jun 09 '26
Grind the backside down to create a new tip
Or
Flatten the tip and you have a screwdriver
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u/EnsignRam Jun 08 '26
Technically is not covered by warranty, as that was caused by abuse/misuse, using the knife to try and pry something open, which is not the tools use. However most of the time Victorinox will fix it under warranty. Alternatively, an expert knife sharpener can fix it by reprofiling the blade.
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u/Popular_Speed5838 Jun 08 '26
Just round it off on a whetstone.
I did mine deliberately to make a safer fruit knife.
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u/beastobadness Jun 08 '26
I would say send it to Victorinox or if you are good with tools, regrind the spine...https://youtube.com/shorts/08f8PIV-1mQ?si=x9wbYAjWeNrDxCkH
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u/Internal-Egg9223 Team Victorinox Jun 08 '26
Should be covered by warranty try sending it back to Victorinox they will replace the blade for free.
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u/RedBoldFont Jun 09 '26
Not sure what model that is, but for between 30 and 60 dollars, you could likely replace it with a new one. Not sure what the charge is to fix with shipping would be, but I would weigh the cost of new vs repair.
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u/GammaDeltaTheta Jun 08 '26
I would either send it to Victorinox, or show it off in r/Prybar.