We previously posted about Anso’s Barbar Ti multi-tool, and a few commenters were aghast at its $75 price. Anso just came out with their third generation titanium carbiner bottle opener, and it’s priced even higher, at $125.
Titanium is a strong, light, and even beautiful material, but it’s tough to work with and requires expensive tooling and a lot of machine time. That’s why titanium tools are often quite pricey.
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The Carabiner V.3 is CNC milled from 0.200-inch thick 6Al4V titanium and measures about 3-1/2-inch long and 1-1/2-inch wide. The spring gate is made from stainless steel.
As for the finish, the titanium goes through bead-blasting, stone-washing, and then anodizing. You have the choice of blue, green, bronze, grey-greenish, and natural grey. The carabiner also features a pry bar that’ll work on drinks with pull tabs.
Each carabiner will set you back $125 plus $10 international shipping.
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Personally I would rather have a stainless steel Leatherman Brewzer at 1/10th the price, but I’m also not especially crazy about titanium.
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Michael Quinlan
Sounds like something that belongs in a Sharper Image catalog. Who buys these things?
jesse
I know. Is this a good use of your tool/gadget budget? Only if you have money to burn.
Noah
Oh the things I could do with that $125 at Epstein’s!
Mati
I hear that, especially with them now creating USA made shirts with their logo on them, just to name one item in particular.
As for this item, unless I was given this as gift, I would never spend that much on a bottle opener.
Mike
I think I will make myself one of those,thats a cakewalk part to machine. Would probably take longer to make a nice fixture to machine it on than to make the part. Titanium isnt that bad to machine actually mills really nicely its just a really tough material.
Stainless steel can look just as nice and is a ton cheaper
chrisk
Wow. I’m trying to think how much Guinness I will have to not drink to afford the bottle opener!
James C
Looking at the “related links” to the Anso Knives Barbar multi-tool, I’m starting to notice a trend here.
I guess it’s all relative. If I had a six figure income this would be like a $5 bottle opener for me.
Tom
I give up! What is the purpose/use of the teeth on the outer edge of the carabiner? Are the edges sharpened for cutting? Perhaps useful for a small pair of brass (titanium) knuckles? Why two sizes of teeth? I presume the circular holes are for running cordage/ropes through, but what is the purpose of the semicircular opening at the top left edge?
Stuart
Decoration? The small carabiner that comes with Leatherman’s Sidekick multi-tool (reviewed here) has shallow grooves that are also seemingly only for aesthetics.
Allen
Sometimes things are done just because you can.
Theilla Asber
The carabiner that comes with the Leatherman sidekick is not small (it is a bit larger than a “regular” carabiner), and it is free. For the cost of one of these, you could buy 4 Leatherman sidekicks and have four of those carabiners that are included as well. It’s not like this is some kind of convenient and novel form factor or something.
chrisk
Its a way toy justify the price. You just can’t have a bottle opener! Its gotta look like a flesh eating weapon that doubles as a bottle opener!
Matt P
I bought a four pack of these years ago when I started drinking. http://www.cymba.com/luke01.html
I carry one on my keyring at all times. I never have to worry about opening a bottle. Plus it looks old skool.
Rob O.
This might be an alternative worth considering…
Bottle Grenade – The last opener you will ever need.