This was one of the first Leatherman models I got. Lost it in a move however. Great nostalgia vibes and the point about the Philips head. Thanks for the content!
Still got an old 1997 PST ii and tecently - just for fun - bought one from for our son from hi s birth month in 1996. We both carry Skeletools every day and we both have Wave's with bit kits in the motorcycles... nothing like a Leatherman and the PST's are just cool in a throw back kind if way.
@@strikenryken yeah, it would absolutely work! I put a Clip Draw universal gun clip (3m tape adhesive) on mine and I carried that way for a long, long time. Mine has been thru a lot with me and I've got it retired mostly because it would really suck to not have it for those memories...but yeah, it's a great tool with added functionality.
For sure! There isn’t a wire stripper on my can opener from what I can tell. Maybe they hadn’t added it yet on the original model. Thanks for the tip on the clip!
Just remember that over 15 years ago I gave my brother my Leatherman to use at his workplace. It was an older multitool from my collection at that time. I wonder if he still has it.
It still packs a wallop in terms of size and weight versus tool load but I think the original form factor zenith the was the Sideclip for ease of carry and the original Supertool for locking tools done elegantly, no hot spots, more tools and heavy dutyness but it is bigger and heavier. A good tool load with you beats a better tool load left at home. For pocket carry I like the Sideclip, for sheath, the original Supertool. If I'm wearing a jacket then either. I think the Bond is sort of the replacement PST or Sideclip now (163 grams), emphasizing carryability still with good capability within reason given its size and weight. This type of tool still fills a niche, EDC, a niche I like better than the bigger is better approach which I'll use in my glove box or kitchen drawer or maybe camping or canoeing but not to carry everyday or at least often. Sure if your work required more you might carry more but most don't and won't. A good tool load with you beats a better one left at home, in the car or shop... Now the Bond may have some problems but I'd still look into it as a PST or Sideclip replacement or the Curl if you want an outside one hand opening blade at the cost of more weight (200 grams). What will you really carry? Also consider the discontinued Juice series for inside pocket carry...
You can find the date in the handle...remove the tools and you can see the date...mine for example, is 0100, Jan. 2000...if you are lucky to have an original PST and need a sheath, or if you want to purchase the Heritage PST, you can do so on their web site...
In the beginning you said you would tell us how to find out what year it was made. You didn’t cover that in the video. How would I find out what year mine was made?
This tool is the reason I bought a SOG Paratool in 1997. I really hated how the edges cut into your hand, the single small knife blade and the idiotic proprietary screw heads. I updated to a Wave in 2011 and got a new Surge last year. If you buy something with proprietary screws you're encouraging manufacturers to make unserviceable products. Given how long good tools last that's a huge red flag for me. The ultimate example of this hateful methodology is Apples non-standard barely serviceable laptop's & phones. And John Deere's SW locked tractors currently bankrupting farmers around the world. It all starts with proprietary screws.
Offering individual implements/ tools and not needing specialty tools to change them out definitely gave SOG a niche. I liked the Powertool and Powerlock better than the Paratool and just accepted red lines of pain on my hands ;) no blood was ever drawn ;)...Later Power Lock added metal flaps, guards for the tool which I just took off... In any event tool change capability was a killer feature! Only recently have others come to the table with that officially. Sure people mod Leathermans but Leatherman doesn't facilitate that at all or like it, possibly not honoring warranty even? Not sure... I've never needed warranty work but if I sent in a tool where I grinded down a flathead to an awl would they cry foul? I don't know... Now you can find tools to mod Leathermans but that's now not back in the day... At least SOG did something besides just directly copy Leatherman like so many others... I will admit it's fun to play with the Paratool mechanism. It's kind of heavy though... For a long time if you didn't like the edge of handle problem it was the go to...
