I've got a Victorinox Officier in the junk drawer that I found on the side of a road. I never tried to sharpen it. I suppose if I ever need a corkscrew it will be handy. I recall from my student days where somebody would show up at a party with a bottle of wine with a cork and hilarity would ensue. My taste ran to Silver Satin. If you didn't want to drink the crap you could always pickle a pike.
Knife is apparently rare and has some value. I note people have put them up for auction but do not know how much they got for them.
Can't imagine having only one knife. I have at least a dozen. Not counting kitchen knives.
It's not the 1800's anymore. I outgrew having a knife when I was about 8 years old. I see people carrying them, though, so I guess there must be something they're still used for.
I've got two Swiss army knives. Both given to me. Sometimes I use the blade when sharpness is not important. The attachments sometimes come in handy.
I have a about dozen within arms reach, everything from an Opinel #8 for opening mail to a Randall Model 5 for serious work.
The only pocket knife I carried was this
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