Abstract: A corkscrew includes a hollow tubular protective body having an open upper end and an open lower end; a cork drawing assembly being connected rotatably to the protective body and including a spiral drawing element which has a pointed lower end and that extends into the protective body through the open upper end of the protective body; a coiled spring being disposed in the protective body and surrounding the spiral drawing element; a positioning member disposed movably in the protective body and biased away from the upper end of the protective body by the coiled spring, the positioning member permitting extension of the pointed lower end of the spiral drawing element therethrough and into a cork of a bottle and having a plurality of sharp protrusions adapted to be inserted into the cork of the bottle; and a sleeve member connected securely to the open lower end of the protective body so as to prevent disengagement of the positioning member from the protective body through the lower end of the protective body,