I just got 2 new MT's in ,

[Zed]

Well as i got some money for my birthday monday i went out today to buy a new mobile as put my touch screen through the wash the other month  i could not belive i did it, well anyway i got a cheapy for now that will do the job fine, so while out i got a new large flask as my old one doesnt keep things hot for very long and while there i saw this Trail-outdoor leisure 11 function MT , i liked its looks  and for £3.99 i went for it, well i got it home and its as soild as a rock, all revited together, tools come out very nicely with a nice snap and the blade is pretty sharp,the pliers was very stiff but once i oiled them and opened and shut them a few times there perfect now, tool selectionm is as follows

1-knife
2-bottle opener plus 2 wire strippers
3-saw/file/larger flat head
4-phillips
5-awl/mini flat head
6-pliers/spanner/wire cutters

nylon pouch rubbish,

thats actually 13 functions all together ,Bulid is very good at this price,not the most comft tool in the world but a handy one for my camel back for mountain biking, really impressed and ill add more as i use it 



next the rolson mini MT , basically looks like a mini gerber suspension, what can i say cost me also £3.99 spring loaded pliers, good little scissors but no blade but no biggy as always carry a #4 opinel, tools are
1-pliers/wire citters
2-bottle opener/largest flat head
3-next medium flat head
4-little awl/ahh bless
5-tin opener
6-scissors
7-small flat head/ a little rounded looking ?
8-phillips
9-file /nail pick

very welll made little MT, probably one for the pocket for me and have added a lanyard.

[dks]

A few years back I had one like the Trial one and used it constantly, even performing some minor engine work (tightening screws in the air filter system etc). I got it free with a magazine. I "lost" it at Athens airport, unfortunately. It was very slim and easy to carry everywhere.
The double wire stripper on the other tool looks unusual!

[Zed]

A few years back I had one like the Trial one and used it constantly, even performing some minor engine work (tightening screws in the air filter system etc). I got it free with a magazine. I "lost" it at Athens airport, unfortunately. It was very slim and easy to carry everywhere.
The double wire stripper on the other tool looks unusual!

It is nice and slim  not super comfy but hey i use a wave so got hard hands  the double wire cutter is odd i agree and probably never use anyway, but a nice solid tool and more than worth the money, ive just tucked it in my backpack 

[Zed]

A few more pics of the Trail 






ive kind of been here before but i think this one will be with me longer 


 

[Zed]

im going to grab another one of the rolsons for my oldest daughter for christmas as it has no blade 

[Craig]

Look very good considering the price 

[Zed]

Look very good considering the price 

   i would even pocket carry the rolson (suspension mini lol) and my only dislike on the trail is the thin bail as would prefer a solis bar type bail, i might do one myself 

[Zed]

I didnt realise how close a copy it is to the toolclip, although has longer pliers and a phillips, plus the toolclip has the extra pin through the pliers , oh and a clip 





I was wondering how they got around sogs patent but as filed in 91 for 14 years i think its run out, also ive seen old pocket knives of the same design as sogs.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=N70qAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&dq=338386#v=onepage&q=338386&f=false

[Gareth]

I've got a smaller version of the 'Trail' you have there.  For the £3 I paid for it it's really not that bad.  No file on the side of the serrated blade with mine though.  I've certainly held many worse tools, though I own many, many better too.

[Zed]

I've got a smaller version of the 'Trail' you have there.  For the £3 I paid for it it's really not that bad.  No file on the side of the serrated blade with mine though.  I've certainly held many worse tools, though I own many, many better too.

where did you get the smaller one from gareth was it recently, i like this tool as usefull for a tool i can just keep in my camelback for mountain biking , i might get another one and throw it in the car glove box, but yes gareth i also have better tools but not as cheap as this and this is well worth the £3.99 

[Gareth]

I picked it up at my local Army/Navy surplus shop.  It's branded as a "Talon".

[Zed]

I picked it up at my local Army/Navy surplus shop.  It's branded as a "Talon".

cheers gareth ill keep my eyes peeled have you any pic   

[Sparky415]

Useful looking tool Mate 

[Gareth]

Here you go mate.  The PE blade was pretty blunt but the SE one is sharp as heck, not sure how useful the screwdrivers are given their placement nor have I tried the can opener.

[Zed]

Thanks mate , that looks just like the trail but smaller, i want one now  ill search this week  the main blade on mine was pretty blunt but sharpened up ok, the smaller one looks like a handy pocket carry and comes with a nicer pouch than mine 

[Gareth]

If you've no luck finding one on-line then I can always drop into the Army/Navy store and pick one up for you, it's just down the road from my work.

[Zed]

If you've no luck finding one on-line then I can always drop into the Army/Navy store and pick one up for you, it's just down the road from my work.

thanks gareth ill let you know 

[Sazabi]

SMKW had an even smaller version; try ~58mm sized in the same frame. XD

[Zed]

SMKW had an even smaller version; try ~58mm sized in the same frame. XD

so thats 2 i need now         

[Sazabi]

SMKW had an even smaller version; try ~58mm sized in the same frame. XD

so thats 2 i need now         

I don't know if they still have them; they were little keychain pair boxes; I don't know if they even had them listed online.  I think it was under the Marbles brand.

[Zed]

SMKW had an even smaller version; try ~58mm sized in the same frame. XD

so thats 2 i need now         

I don't know if they still have them; they were little keychain pair boxes; I don't know if they even had them listed online.  I think it was under the Marbles brand.

cheers mate, looks like a few are using the same chinese factory 

[Zed]

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well thanks to gareth ill be sorted with one of these 

looks similar scale to the microclip but possibly a little bigger,

[Gareth]

Yeah, form what I can remember from the SOG this is a bit bigger.

[Zed]

Yeah, form what I can remember from the SOG this is a bit bigger.

Thanks again gareth ,im looking forward to seeing this one, i really like its bigger bro 

[Zed]

well big thanks to gareth as he didnt just send me the mini version but also a little tru utility tool chest type MT    ive been carrying the mini version for a few days now and really like it, the pliers are pretty beffy for a small pocket tool and the main blade is very sharp, it lacks the file and flat head on the saw like the larger version but no big lose in this scale as carry its bigger bro in my backpack 

[Zed]

i know you lot like fanned pics 



it didnt take long for the printing to rub off so i re-moved what was left .

[Sparky415]

i know you lot like fanned pics 

We are Fans of Fanned pics 

[Zed]

i know you lot like fanned pics 

We are Fans of Fanned pics 

  where a sucker for a bit of fanning