Disclosed are various embodiments of an apparatus in the shape of a bullet for opening corked and capped bottles and methods of doing the same.

A corkscrew including a screw shaft and a pair of wings configured to lift the screw shaft when the pair of wings is compressed. The pair of wings are disposed opposite each other relative to the screw shaft. The corkscrew also includes a housing connected to the screw shaft, the housing having a first end configured to engage a container. The corkscrew also includes a pair of paddles connected to the housing and depending from the housing, past the first end.

The double lever corkscrew includes a spiral metal rod secured to a rack, a tubular body housing the spiral metal rod, and two subassemblies. Each subassembly includes a lever arm and a toothed wheel meshing with the rack. The lever arms are movable between a folded-back position against the tubular body and a position spaced away from the tubular body. For each subassembly, the device for attaching the lever arm to the toothed wheel is arranged to pass from an active state and an inactive state. There is a device for holding the device for attaching in their inactive state when the lever arms are positioned in their folded-back position against the tubular body.

An axially aligned tandem penetrator for a corkscrew for removing a cork from a neck of a bottle and a method of use are presented. The tandem penetrator includes a front penetrator and a rear penetrator. The front penetrator includes a shaft with a helical ridge. The rear penetrator includes a helical coil with first and second ends. The front penetrator extends at the first end. The second end is secured to a mechanism enabling use of the tandem penetrator. The penetrators are aligned along a rotational axis through the mechanism. The tandem penetrator and the mechanism cooperate to avoid lateral movement by the front penetrator relative to the cork as the front penetrator enters the cork. The front penetrator forms a primary penetration cavity. The rear penetrator forms a secondary penetration cavity. The cavities are interconnected so that the tandem penetrator resides within both cavities before removing the cork.