Multi tool trivia questions ?

lonediver · Sep 12, 2004

dunc5 said:
Hi Doug yes the life hammer springs to mind , the one i have is a orange plastic handle with a metal hammer head and a seat belt cutter in the other end (i think a very big mag lite might be good for breaking car windows aswell and at night you can see what your doing at the same time ).My leatherman supertool 200 has a serrated sheepsfoot blade which correct me if im wrong was put on the tool by Lm as direct feedback from EMT crews but i dont have much info on this so would be very pleased if anyone could shed a bit more light on this (the idea with a sheepsfoot blade is the tip is rounded so you can slide it under cloathing whithout fear of the piont digging in the casualty , you still have to be carefull though ).Eickhorn do a range of rescue knives that could loosely be could multitools as they have some rescue features on them http://www.eickhorn-solingen.com/englisch/framesets/firefighting/frameset_firefighting.html another one that springs to mind is the smith and wesson 911 rescue knife .
And the charge xti has a hook blade which could work for seatbelts.Im sure there must be many more .

dunc

Hi Dunc and Bob ,

The Life hammer is not quite what I had in mind . There is probably a dozen or more variations of these and it does not have a independant knife blade
( this is blade forums ) The Eickhorns I had seen and the Smith and Wesson 911 First Response is another an example of this can be seen at ;

http://www.knifecountryusa.com/store/product/100462.100465/smith-wesson-911-first-response.html

There was an earlier version of this that did not have the rounded nose that it has presently .

That is interesting what you said about the development of the Supertool 200and its serrated sheepsfoot blade Dunc , I will have to make inquiries into that . It certainly could be used for that . The Charge XTI ' s hook blade is described as a gutting hook but again it could possibly be used as a seat belt cutter . One that I distinctly had in mind was the Victorinox RS which lists a seat belt cutter as one of its implements . Example can be seen at ;

http://www.swissknifeshop.com/Merch...ode=SKS&Product_Code=53935&Category_Code=SWTL

Here are a few others that are sold at suppliers to emergency people and law enforcement .

The Galls Rescue tool ;

http://www.galls.com/style.html?assort=general_catalog&style=FE389&cat=464

EMI XTREME MULTI-RESCUE TOOL

http://www.thecommandcenterwinchester.com/emi.htm

Another Law enforcwement is the ASP - T2 tool which can be seen at ;

http://mrknifeguy.com/cart/comersus_viewitem.asp?idproduct=179

Are there any others that anyone may know of ? Please feel free to add to the list ( As long as it possesses a knife )

O K Bob , You have been champing at the bit . Have you thought of a question for this thread . Two rules , it has to have been made/distributed since Leatherman and it has to include a knife . I assume that you will choose scissor/shear based multi tools ? You also have to let the question stand on the board for three days to give others a chance to respond .

lonediver · Sep 12, 2004

El Lobo said:
I'll get things started.....Right or Wrong.

I know Coleman makes a window breaker, belt cutter, flashlight in a couple models.

I happen to know of Nov8Safety....they make a little guy called ResQMe......as well as a couple versions of the better known LifeHammer Rescue tool.

And you might even say TOOL LOGIC and their knife/flashlight or firestarter/whistle combo.

Not sure if this is the right direction I'm heading with your question.....but hey, at least we're moving.

Bill

PS.
lonediver, if you have a booth or display at the AKCA show in November, I'll be sure and look you up.

Hi Bill ,

The tool logic does not have seatbelt cutter/ windshield breaker that I remember . Thier 3 versions do have a whistle which is a rescue of sorts .
Can you supply a link to the ResQMe ? Does the Coleman list a knife ?

Hey Bill the show is in Mesa you know , if you need the dates and address I will furnish it for you . Look forward to seeing you . There is also a show in Tucson in later October but I will not be displaying there .

El Lobo · Sep 12, 2004

here is a link for the LifeHammer and the ResQMe......

http://www.nov8safety.com/

Here is one showing the Coleman hammer/tool....

http://store.yahoo.com/dotcoms/copoemhawili1.html

Just playing along, here.

I am a member of the AKCA and will be at the show for sure, I'll look for your display.

Keep 'em coming.....

Bill

JOOLIESEWS · Sep 12, 2004

lonediver said:
O K Bob , You have been champing at the bit . Have you thought of a question for this thread . Two rules , it has to have been made/distributed since Leatherman and it has to include a knife . I assume that you will choose scissor/shear based multi tools ? You also have to let the question stand on the board for three days to give others a chance to respond .

Alright, greetings everyone. I will follow lonediver's example and start things off with an easy one:
After somewhat lackluster sales of his MINI-TOOL, Tim Leatherman went back to the drawing board and designed a real winner, the MICRA. It was small enough that a person wouldn't know it was in their pocket until they needed it, yet useful and sturdy enough that everybody who saw it just had to have one. Or several. A Micra in your pocket, another one for your tackle box, and of course your wife needed one in her purse. Sales went through the roof. And it wasn't long before several other manufacturers were coming out with their versions of a miniature scissors-based multitool, each one a bit different and unique.

Which leads me to my question: Since the Micra, how many brand-name, pocket-sized scissors tools can you think of? (You have to give me manufacturer and model name in order to count) Good luck!

lonediver · Sep 12, 2004

JOOLIESEWS said:
Which leads me to my question: Since the Micra, how many brand-name, pocket-sized scissors tools can you think of? (You have to give me manufacturer and model name in order to count) Good luck!

Me , me , me , I got my hand raised .

The SOG Crosscut was one , offered in both stainless and Tini finish .

Bob , by pocket size you mean mini multi do you not ? Not full size ( approx . four inches folded in length as opposed to 2 1/2 inches in length for a mini folded )

klattman · Sep 12, 2004

lonediver said:
Me , me , me , I got my hand raised .

The SOG Crosscut was one , offered in both stainless and Tini finish .

Bob , by pocket size you mean mini multi do you not ? Not full size ( approx . four inches folded in length as opposed to 2 1/2 inches in length for a mini folded )

Well there's the Leatherman "Squirt S4"
and then there's The Schrade "Tough Chip"

JOOLIESEWS · Sep 12, 2004

lonediver said:
Bob , by pocket size you mean mini multi do you not ? Not full size ( approx . four inches folded in length as opposed to 2 1/2 inches in length for a mini folded )

Yes, please confine the answers to the smaller "mini" tools. We can explore the full-sized tools with garden shears and scissors in a future question.

JOOLIESEWS · Sep 12, 2004

klattman said:
Well there's the Leatherman "Squirt S4"
and then there's The Schrade "Tough Chip"

lonediver said:
The SOG Crosscut was one , offered in both stainless and Tini finish

Wow, you guys are quick! Okay, all three of the tools mentioned are certainly correct answers. (Isn't it cute/clever how the engineers from each of these companies scaled down the folding mechanism of their respective full-sized tools, so that these mini-tools retained the same look and style as the larger members of their families?)

Anyhow, three correct answers down, and a few more to go. One of the remaining tools should be pretty easy, a couple of the others are a bit obscure.

JOOLIESEWS · Sep 15, 2004

Times up; three days since I posted the question.
Regarding "mini" scissors-based multitools, the Leatherman Micra, SOG Crosscut, Schrade Tough Chip, and Leatherman Squirt S4 are certainly the cream of the crop. Other tools I'm aware of in this catagory simply do not measure up in terms of quality and ruggedness.

One of these is the Gerber Total Eclipse....

http://www.gerberblades.com/products/view.php?model=8478

Another small scissor-multitool with the Gerber name associated with it is this one, licensed to carry the Winchester brand. (Although the fingernail clipper attachment is unique and the first I've seen, this tool is built pretty flimsy. Clearly NOT made by Gerber.).......

http://www.quickknife.com/w8377.html

The only other tool in this catagory that I am aware of is this Italian-made one by Xikar......

http://www.xikar.com/cutters_ximtsc.asp?order_id=#

The Xikar tool has a few different variations, including this "Cigar Cutter" model.....

http://www.xikar.com/cutters_ximtx.asp?order_id=

Are there any others that I've overlooked??

klattman · Sep 16, 2004

JOOLIESEWS said:
Times up; three days since I posted the question.
Regarding "mini" scissors-based multitools, the Leatherman Micra, SOG Crosscut, Schrade Tough Chip, and Leatherman Squirt S4 are certainly the cream of the crop. Other tools I'm aware of in this catagory simply do not measure up in terms of quality and ruggedness.

One of these is the Gerber Total Eclipse....

http://www.gerberblades.com/products/view.php?model=8478

Another small scissor-multitool with the Gerber name associated with it is this one, licensed to carry the Winchester brand. (Although the fingernail clipper attachment is unique and the first I've seen, this tool is built pretty flimsy. Clearly NOT made by Gerber.).......

http://www.quickknife.com/w8377.html

The only other tool in this catagory that I am aware of is this Italian-made one by Xikar......

http://www.xikar.com/cutters_ximtsc.asp?order_id=#

The Xikar tool has a few different variations, including this "Cigar Cutter" model.....

http://www.xikar.com/cutters_ximtx.asp?order_id=

Are there any others that I've overlooked??

http://www.gerberblades.com/products/view.php?model=8477

marcangel · Sep 16, 2004

Add the new Kershaw "Two-can", knife/scissors. Also you could add the Swisscards from Victorinox.

JOOLIESEWS · Sep 17, 2004

marcangel said:
Add the new Kershaw "Two-can", knife/scissors. Also you could add the Swisscards from Victorinox.

http://store.knifecenter.com/pgi-Product Spec?KS1001

Thanks for the additional entries guys!

(klattman, I had not included the new Gerber Solstice tool because it does not have a knife blade, as was earlier specified. However, it is a neat-looking little scissor-multitool, and appears to be better built and more useful than the Total Eclipse.)

JOOLIESEWS · Sep 17, 2004

So are you guys ready for another question?

The mini tools listed in the previous question were designed and intended to be carried in your pocket, or perhaps on a keychain. Whereas the larger, full-sized multitools generally come with a leather or nylon sheath, and are intended to be carried around in that fashion. "In-between" if you will, there are a few multitool models that were intended to be carried directly on your belt, without a sheath, by means of a spring-steel belt clip.

The question: how many multitools equipped with belt clips can you think of?

(Don't forget, answers need to be post-Leatherman PST, and include a knife blade!)

lonediver · Sep 18, 2004

JOOLIESEWS said:
So are you guys ready for another question?

The mini tools listed in the previous question were designed and intended to be carried in your pocket, or perhaps on a keychain. Whereas the larger, full-sized multitools generally come with a leather or nylon sheath, and are intended to be carried around in that fashion. "In-between" if you will, there are a few multitool models that were intended to be carried directly on your belt, without a sheath, by means of a spring-steel belt clip.

The question: how many multitools equipped with belt clips can you think of?

(Don't forget, answers need to be post-Leatherman PST, and include a knife blade!)

Off the top of my head

One of the first that had this feature was the SOG tool clip
followed by the SOG Micro tool clip
the Bucktool with belt clip
the Leatherman sideclip
Schrade I - quip
Schrade navitool

That's a start , I will have to browse my collection to come up with more . I will give the others a chance in the meantime .

Nowhere · Sep 18, 2004

JOOLIESEWS said:
So are you guys ready for another question?

The question: how many multitools equipped with belt clips can you think of?

(Don't forget, answers need to be post-Leatherman PST, and include a knife blade!)

The new LM Charge is one.

SpydeRench is the second I can come up with...

JOOLIESEWS · Sep 20, 2004

lonediver said:
Off the top of my head

One of the first that had this feature was the SOG Tool Clip
followed by the SOG Micro tool clip
the Bucktool with belt clip
the Leatherman sideclip
Schrade I - quip
Schrade navitool

Very good Doug, you've named most of the tools on my answer list! (Although I must admit that I had not thought of or considered the two Schrade tools)

Nowhere said:
The new LM Charge is one.

SpydeRench is the second I can come up with...

.........and those are two more tools off my list, thank you. I have not had my hands on the new Leatherman Charge yet, but it is described as having a "removeable belt clip", which seems like a handy option.

Other than the ones you fellas came up with, the only other multitools in my collection equipped with belt clips are the Al Mar 4x4's, and the Gerber Excalibur shear tool. Unfortunately, both of these tools have been out of production for a while, and I was unable to find links on the web to either one. If anybody wants, just email me and I will send a picture.

So, is that it for multitools with belt clips? If so, I will put up another question tomorrow.
~Bob

JOOLIESEWS · Sep 21, 2004

Okay, here's the next one:

Multitools by definition are intended to accomplish many different missions, and are therefore equipped with a staggering variety of fold-out implements. Knife blades, often several sizes to a tool, screwdriver blades, corkscrews, awls, flashlights, scissors, tweezers, wrenches, etc., etc. You name almost any small device, and some manufacturer out there probably includes it in their multitool.

However, some of the implements on multitools are less common than others. We spoke earlier on this thread about the Porsche Design tool by Wenger, the only multitool I know of that is equipped with a tire tread depth gage tool. Another seldomly seen, and no doubt sorely missed implement is the "gut hook", intended for the removal of entrails and intestines from small critters. So seldomly seen, in fact, that I am only aware of one multitool that came so equipped.

Question: Can you name a multitool that comes with a gut hook?

(Five points for the correct answer, a bonus fifty points if you've ever used this device for it's intended purpose!)

klattman · Sep 21, 2004

JOOLIESEWS said:
Okay, here's the next one:

Multitools by definition are intended to accomplish many different missions, and are therefore equipped with a staggering variety of fold-out implements. Knife blades, often several sizes to a tool, screwdriver blades, corkscrews, awls, flashlights, scissors, tweezers, wrenches, etc., etc. You name almost any small device, and some manufacturer out there probably includes it in their multitool.

However, some of the implements on multitools are less common than others. We spoke earlier on this thread about the Porsche Design tool by Wenger, the only multitool I know of that is equipped with a tire tread depth gage tool. Another seldomly seen, and no doubt sorely missed implement is the "gut hook", intended for the removal of entrails and intestines from small critters. So seldomly seen, in fact, that I am only aware of one multitool that came so equipped.

Question: Can you name a multitool that comes with a gut hook?

(Five points for the correct answer, a bonus fifty points if you've ever used this device for it's intended purpose!)

The new LM Charge XTi, but you were probably thinking of something older.

Also, my SOG PowerLock has a gut hook available (but not standard).. I have one on order.. at one time it may have come standard..

Edit: I did get the cutting hook for the SOG, it is actually a cutting hook at the end of a wavy-serrated blade. Pretty neat, but it took some re-arranging of the tools to find the right spot to install it.

El Lobo · Sep 21, 2004

Remington Upland Waterfowl Multi Tool.......model#18866?
Complete with goodies like game shears, 20ga. choke tool, saw, blade, and of course GUTHOOK .......unfortunately, I can't get the bonus points as I've only used the hook as a persuasive little "Come Along".......where it is quite effective.

Just kidding.

Bill

JOOLIESEWS · Sep 21, 2004

klattman said:
The new LM Charge XTi, but you were probably thinking of something older.

Also, my SOG PowerLock has a gut hook available (but not standard).. I have one on order.. at one time it may have come standard..

Hmmm.......Good answers, but not exactly what I had in mind. Leatherman describes the blade on their Charge as a "Cutting Hook", which was probably designed for tasks other than the removal of entrails. (Although I'm sure it would work in a pinch!)

http://www.leatherman.com/products/tools/chargeXTi/default.asp

I'm not familiar with the SOG implement. Is it similar to the blade on the Charge?

El Lobo said:
Remington Upland Waterfowl Multi Tool.......model#18866?
Complete with goodies like game shears, 20ga. choke tool, saw, blade, and of course GUTHOOK

Yes indeed, that is the multitool I was thinking of!

http://www.hunterselite.com/knives/Remington_Knives/Bird-Hunter-s-Tool-56423.htm

Just for the record, I for one believe that a good gut hook should come standard on ALL multitools. After all, you never know when you might happen upon an emergency situation where this incredibly versatile device would save the day. (Drop your wedding ring down the sink while taking it off at the single's bar? No problem, just fish it out with your "gut hook". Neighbor kid got a bean stuck too far up his nose? Step aside ma'am, we've got just the tool for the job. Wife's cat constipated again? Well, you get the idea...........)

Seriously though, the Upland Waterfowl Multitool is made for Remington by Bear Cutlery, who also has their own name on this version called the 157SM Sportsman's Shear. (you will have to click on "Products", then "Multitools")

http://www.bearcutlery.com/

Only difference between these two is that the little screwdriver on the Remington version doubles as a choke tube wrench.