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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #61 on: April 03, 2015, 09:42:48 PM
Nice JPSTs  :tu:   And some with hollow rivets too  :salute:
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #62 on: April 03, 2015, 09:48:17 PM


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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #64 on: April 03, 2015, 10:25:07 PM
I need a JPST sooner than later.  :(
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #65 on: April 04, 2015, 06:34:26 AM
Nice bunch of riveted PST's wb!
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #66 on: December 25, 2015, 07:11:40 PM
Few JPSTs added to my collection  :)





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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #67 on: December 25, 2015, 07:31:43 PM
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #68 on: December 25, 2015, 08:40:00 PM
They come in BO? :drool:

This BO JPST is the only one that I saw ever and fortunately it I have  ;)











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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #69 on: December 25, 2015, 08:48:37 PM
 :dd:


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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #70 on: December 26, 2015, 12:42:43 AM
Nice additions to your collection wb!
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #71 on: December 26, 2015, 05:59:27 AM
Punch my ticket please  :drink:





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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #72 on: December 26, 2015, 10:02:00 AM
What beauties!  How do you guys find the Japanese-specific made tools when you search for them?  I'd love to add one to my collection.
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #73 on: December 26, 2015, 10:54:37 AM
What beauties!  How do you guys find the Japanese-specific made tools when you search for them?  I'd love to add one to my collection.
When perusing LM PSTs (eg on ebay) look for rivets rather than the regular knurled screws that the made in USA PSTs all have. The v5 JPST is reasonably common (there are several on offer on US ebay at the moment), the V3 and V4 variants are less common.

For more details check this out:
http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,5877.msg103122.html#msg103122
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #74 on: December 26, 2015, 06:42:54 PM
Few JPSTs added to my collection  :)

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Fantastic collection :drool:!  Great pictures too :tu:.


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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #75 on: December 27, 2015, 06:41:20 AM
Thanks Greg!  I love the PST's and am always looking for something new to add.  I'd love to pick up a Japanese black oxide model...two birds with one stone!
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #76 on: December 27, 2015, 08:54:48 AM
Thanks Greg!  I love the PST's and am always looking for something new to add.  I'd love to pick up a Japanese black oxide model...two birds with one stone!

Good Luck !  You'll need it, BO JPSTs are quite rare - as in the only one I know of anywhere is the one Vladimir has, and I've been collecting PSTs for a few years now.
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #77 on: December 27, 2015, 09:12:54 AM
Thanks Greg!  I love the PST's and am always looking for something new to add.  I'd love to pick up a Japanese black oxide model...two birds with one stone!

Good Luck !  You'll need it, BO JPSTs are quite rare - as in the only one I know of anywhere is the one Vladimir has, and I've been collecting PSTs for a few years now.

Yep, only one I've ever seen. And what a pristine example :drool:.

That PST is a true treasure.


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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #78 on: December 27, 2015, 09:45:27 AM
I've never even seen a US Black Oxide PST, so I can only imagine trying to find a Japanese model.  I'd be happy with the conventional finish, believe me!
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #79 on: December 27, 2015, 03:57:57 PM
I've never even seen a US Black Oxide PST, so I can only imagine trying to find a Japanese model.  I'd be happy with the conventional finish, believe me!

There are plenty of BO US PSTs around, they are quite often offered for sale on eBay.  They were made with regular and cap crimper pliers.  Mine (BO US PSTs) are dated between 1993 and 2003, so they were made for quite a long time.
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #81 on: March 18, 2016, 10:07:55 PM
Poor freak JPST  :(





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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #82 on: March 18, 2016, 10:13:47 PM
I love when these hit the market place.  Opps  :whistle: someone missed that
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #83 on: March 19, 2016, 01:47:19 AM
Just caught up on this thread and wow :o I never knew that the Japanese ones come in BO :ahhh Now to track one down :dd:

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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #84 on: March 19, 2016, 11:37:45 AM
Nice pic Poncho :tu:
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #85 on: March 19, 2016, 03:20:07 PM
Nice pic Poncho :tu:

Thank you Sir :salute:

I am sure gonna have to get in gear to catch up with some of you other guys though :ahhh :D


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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #86 on: March 28, 2016, 05:53:00 PM
How long were the PST made in Japan?
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #87 on: March 28, 2016, 05:56:24 PM
How long were the PST made in Japan?

From the Chronology thread

3] Late 1985 – early 1989 Made in Japan concurrently
•   Riveted construction
•   Hollow base rivets
•   No lanyard attachment
•   Small diameter plier pivot
•   Staked plier pivot
•   Only LEATHERMAN cast into plier pivot
•   No hard wire cutter notch
•   One handle stamped: LEATHERMAN TOOL, US PAT 4238862, PORTLAND OR
•   Other handle stamped POCKET SURVIVAL TOOL
•   Inch ruler only, no metric
•   No date codes
(Note some Japan tools appear to have handles obtained from the same source as some USA tools)
•   Drop point knife blade
•   Knife tang stamped LEATHERMAN JAPAN
•   Milled awl blade
•   Off center screwdrivers pivot IN
•   Can opener has left hand cut
(Note Japan tools appear to have several of their blades obtained from the same source as USA tools)

4] Changes to tools produced in Japan:
•   Solid base rivets
•   Lanyard attachment added
•   One handle stamped: LEATHERMAN in large font. Also stamped TOOL, US PAT 4238862 (no PORTLAND OR)
•   Other handle left blank

5] Still more Japanese changes:
•   US PAT 4238862 replaced by REG’D TM 1325473
•   Can opener has right hand cut


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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #88 on: March 28, 2016, 08:12:29 PM
Mirror, Mirror on the wall,
Who's the largest Font of all?

Guess I've been lucky lately. Karma finally paid off. ;) 2 Large font J-PST's, and (I believe, a very early) Pocket Survival Tool with the thin-headed fasteners and no Lanyard attachment. Think one sheath is probably original to the tool too. Neither J-PST has Japan stamped on the blade tang.
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Re: Japan PST Owners Club
Reply #89 on: March 28, 2016, 10:26:04 PM
Nice looking bunch of vintage PSTs Neillcurrie :cheers:


 

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