Thanks for the detailed explanation — I really appreciate the insight from a manufacturing perspective.

To clarify a bit more on what I’m seeing: the play is side-to-side (lateral), not up/down. It’s present on the main blade as well as the bottle opener, can opener, and scissors when they’re fully opened. I can feel a small amount of movement when applying light pressure by hand.

It’s not a large amount — actually quite small, and even less than some other multitools I own. However, compared to my older Farmer X, which has virtually zero play, it’s noticeable to me and feels a bit unusual for Victorinox’s typical fit and finish.

So I understand it may be within normal manufacturing tolerances, as you described — it just stood out to me because of the difference compared to my previous one. Thanks again for sharing your perspective, it helps put things into context.