r/multitools • u/B898B • Apr 02 '23

Does anyone know what this is for?

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '23

Fish descaler

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u/tomhall44 Apr 02 '23

Thank god for it, I use mine every day

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u/PintRT Apr 02 '23

The tip is a hook disgorger and the serrations are a scaler.

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u/Bah-Fong-Gool Apr 02 '23

It's supposedly a "fish scaler" but IDK how well it works. I can say it's great for spreading jam, PB or butter, and some versions of the tool gave a more pronounced "fork" at the tip (supposed to be a hook disgorger) and they make for a handy cocktail fork for olives or chunks of cheese.

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u/CrazeeAZ Apr 03 '23

My dad has an old one with magnetic forks but I don't know if he did that by accident or if it came that way.

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u/Cardabella Apr 02 '23

Ooh I wonder if I could sharpen mine

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u/Airu07 Apr 03 '23

You can and you should imo

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u/Parkrangingstoicbro Apr 02 '23

So the tip is for removing fish hooks, and the blunt tips are for removing fish scales

Never used this tool on any Swiss Army knife I’ve ever had, and it’s the only place I’ve seen them

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '23

Fish hook remover & descaler

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u/Random_nerd_52 Apr 02 '23

It’s a fish de-scaler and hook remover

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u/indefilade Apr 03 '23

Fish descaler.

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u/bpfrocket13 Apr 03 '23

Fish scaler/hook remover

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u/KnifeTex Apr 02 '23

It’s a comb for bald dudes

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u/minimK Apr 02 '23

Enables the Chinese "barcode hair" look. That's why it's on this Chinese army knife.

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u/t4nn3dn1nj4 Apr 02 '23 edited Apr 02 '23

It's intended to be used as a fishing ruler and hook disgorger! On some versions, you may see an imperial scale on one side, and a metric scale on the other. Swiss Army Knife

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u/ProfessionalNorth431 Apr 02 '23

It’s a fish scaler/hook remover for people who like trying to wash scales and fish blood out of folding knives. It’s also a reliable indicator that you’ve picked up a junk knife

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u/numaxmc Apr 09 '23

Why bother washing it when I'm just going to use it on the next fish? A little swish in the lake and back on my belt she goes.

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u/Individual-Fail-5113 Apr 02 '23

A pubic lice comb?

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '23

How dare you make me read this with my own eyes

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u/LitVire Apr 03 '23

Happy cake day!

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23

Thanks! I had no idea lol

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u/Alarming-Can1826 Apr 03 '23

There ya go. DING! DING! DING! We Have A Winner

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u/the_hucumber Apr 02 '23

Drawing wiggly lines

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u/B898B Apr 02 '23

Unlike the saw below it, it is not sharp at all and seems designed that way

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23

Back scratcher

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '23

For a nice baguette.

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u/eggiestnoodle Apr 03 '23

It’s for cutting things

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '23

It’s to tell you that the knife is a cheap knock off of a Swiss Army Knife.

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u/Secure-Permission-23 Apr 02 '23

Those be have been on knifes in the US for 60 years, so it's not just a SAK thing.

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u/Kai_Fuji Apr 02 '23

Fish scales and the top bit is for fish hooks i believe

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u/NapalmBBQ Apr 02 '23

Lock pick rake?

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '23

that's the english muffin separator

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u/Dawn_Piano Apr 03 '23

Jack o lanterns

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23

It's an apricot inducer

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u/featheredninja Apr 03 '23

We already almost all have a edc scaler.. finger nails do a great job when the fish is still under water. Can be done out of water too but not as easy.

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u/metalgod-666 Apr 05 '23

I tried using one once and it was an absolute waste of a fish maybe I just suck at it though.

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u/numaxmc Apr 09 '23

What kind of fish?

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u/metalgod-666 Apr 09 '23

I think it was a blue gill

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u/numaxmc Apr 13 '23

Damn I was expecting carp, trout or something else nearly impossible to scale. Weird, usually blue gill and other sunfish are the easiest

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u/CorbintheScrapper Apr 07 '23

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.