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Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST Owners Club

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Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST Owners Club
on: June 27, 2022, 04:13:11 AM
I know several members here have one of those and couldn’t find a club associated to this beautifully unique tool.

Below is the information I have related to my specific tool, but I’d love to hear other stories about this release in general or even barrel down of some of the Gold PST’s other users have.

I’ll go first:

// Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST

“In celebration of their 10th anniversary in 1993, Leatherman made 200 gold Pocket Survival Tools and gave them to their very best dealers and distributors as gifts. These were presented mounted on a plaque and came with a certificate of authenticity.

#154 / 200 was presented to a cutlery company called ‘Moteng.'
Moteng was founded in Los Angeles in 1980 as an importer of South African tapestries, then specialized in distributing outdoor consumer goods like Maglite and Leatherman. They moved to San Diego in 1984.

Moteng’s strength as a distributor grew very quickly in the 1990’s and 2000’s.  They added hundreds of brands in that time and put out massive catalogs for their dealers. They specialized in knives, flashlights and branched out into many other diverse categories. They acquired a skateboard distributor, Rax, and the walls of their several growing offices were filled with many gifts from various retailers like this gold PST from the Leatherman Tool Group.

The growth of the company stopped in the late 2000’s as their core customers, brick-and-mortar shops, started closing their doors due to e-commerce.  Moteng had financial troubles during this period and was sold to several owners since.  Sportsman’s Supply of Fenton, MO, a distributor of hunting and fishing goods, acquired Moteng in 2017, and no longer uses the Moteng name. In 2021, it closed its San Diego office, and many of the awards on the walls were sold to its dealers.

White Mountain Knives, one of their dealers, received and subsequently sold this gold PST in 2021 to a private buyer.“

« Last Edit: June 27, 2022, 05:14:02 AM by User353444 »


us Offline Poncho65

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Re: Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST Owners Club
Reply #1 on: June 27, 2022, 04:26:38 AM
This one is probably one of the most exclusive clubs now :o

I know Bob (J-sews) has one and I am pretty sure a fee others but not sure exactly which ones :think:

Congrats to anyone that has one :drool: :like:


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Re: Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST Owners Club
Reply #2 on: June 27, 2022, 04:37:11 AM
Thanks brother.  I know of a few others from reading through the forums here and Facebook photos in the LCC.  I’d love to hear more broad or specific stories on this tool.  It’s definitely in my top 5.  I’ve actually had it quite awhile but I wanted to put the story together and take a decent photo before posting.


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Re: Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST Owners Club
Reply #3 on: June 27, 2022, 04:57:50 AM
Dang. Just when I thought I had seen every Leatherman.


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Re: Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST Owners Club
Reply #4 on: June 27, 2022, 05:06:09 AM
Count me out. I tried to get one for years and failed. No longer looking. Congrats on yours.  :hatsoff:
A little Leatherman information.

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Re: Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST Owners Club
Reply #5 on: June 27, 2022, 05:10:25 AM
Count me out. I tried to get one for years and failed. No longer looking. Congrats on yours.  :hatsoff:
:hatsoff: brother.


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Re: Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST Owners Club
Reply #6 on: June 27, 2022, 04:27:49 PM
 :dd:

Congrats. 
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Re: Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST Owners Club
Reply #8 on: June 28, 2022, 03:19:44 PM
Very excellent, wow :tu: :like:


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Re: Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST Owners Club
Reply #9 on: March 06, 2024, 09:18:19 PM
I have #66 of 200. I actually got mine as a Christmas gift from my mother-in-law. She had called Leatherman's customer service to try and get me some lLeatherman shirts or hats and was able to purchase the 10th anniversary pst. I think she paid $150.00 for it.


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Re: Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST Owners Club
Reply #10 on: March 06, 2024, 09:20:03 PM
This is one of my favorite stories.  I’ve seen you post about it before in the past.  Very special. 


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Re: Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST Owners Club
Reply #11 on: March 07, 2024, 01:39:54 AM
Very cool story  :o :like: :like:


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Re: Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST Owners Club
Reply #12 on: March 07, 2024, 01:54:25 PM
Wow. That's cool as heck.

How much was gold in 1993?

It's well over 2K an ounce now.


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Re: Leatherman 10th Anniversary Gold PST Owners Club
Reply #13 on: March 07, 2024, 02:51:22 PM
For what it’s worth, these are gold plated, not solid gold.


 

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