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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #180 on: February 28, 2009, 01:26:26 AM
Very nice mate.  :tu:  Someone has done a bit of a number on the blade edge though haven't they. :cry:  Still I'm sure you can sort that out.  :)

Funny thing about that Gareth it doesn't ever seem to have been sharpened ::) it is razor sharp and seems factory :think: I guess Tim just wasn't as effective of a sharpener in the early days :D Could be wrong though :think: ;)

Really?  The grind line on your close-up looks kind of wonky.  As you say it could be that someone was having a bad day at the office.

A lot of these tools look "different" than what you normally see on a PST the blade almost looks handmade :)

Speaking of hand made, how do your pliers look Poncho? Some of the early ones were clearly ground by hand, unlike the perfect robot-ground pliers of today's Leathermans.

(I'm not complaining mind you - I rather like the quaint hand-made appearance of some of the parts) :)
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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #181 on: February 28, 2009, 01:46:23 AM
 :think: Well my 1st PST was made in 94 and this one is a bit older but I was very use to the old plier head so this one (though it is different) doesn't strike me as much different :think: They do have a nicer looking squared shape than later ones :tu: You can sorta see what I mean in the pics :tu: and yeah I like the quant homemade feel as well :D

I also noticed that the handles are a bit more rounded

probably due to it being easier to bend that shape early on :)

but in hand in the closed position feel a bit nicer to hold compared to later models as well  :cheers:

is yours like that 2 Bob?


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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #182 on: February 28, 2009, 02:46:58 PM
Say, there is one thing about these really early PST's that we haven't mentioned. On the insides of the handle channel, does yours by chance have somewhat of a bronze color to it?

I have to wait when I get home and check :tu:

I about forgot about this Bob :-[ It doesn't really have that bronze color you are talking about :think: In 1 corner of the channel it does seem a bit off color and sorta lean toward the color you're talking about though :) Don't know if that helps or not :ahhh :D


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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #183 on: March 13, 2009, 03:12:18 AM
Interesting reading on the pst.  Kept me going for part of an evening.  Here is mine.  07/95 vintage

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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #184 on: March 13, 2009, 09:34:38 PM
 :drool: I love that BO PST I may have 1 coming in the mail ::) but don't really know the condition :( I am just hoping for not to dogged out condition :D

Yours looks to be in really nice shape :tu:


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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #185 on: March 13, 2009, 10:40:53 PM
Finally got round to taking some pictures of the one and only original Leathervan;









Hopefully I covered most of the variables in those.
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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #186 on: March 14, 2009, 12:41:31 AM
Interesting reading on the pst.  Kept me going for part of an evening.  Here is mine.  07/95 vintage

sean

Nice looking BO pst there Sean! 8)
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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #187 on: March 14, 2009, 12:43:23 AM
Finally got round to taking some pictures of the one and only original Leathervan;


Hopefully I covered most of the variables in those.

Great pics Ben! The dark background really sets it off nicely. :tu:


By the way, what is stamped on the blade tang on yours?
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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #188 on: March 14, 2009, 12:44:41 AM
Just "Leatherman" on the blade tang.
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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #189 on: March 14, 2009, 01:40:10 AM
Interesting reading on the pst.  Kept me going for part of an evening.  Here is mine.  07/95 vintage

sean

Nice looking BO pst there Sean! 8)

thanks man!  :)


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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #190 on: March 14, 2009, 01:57:27 AM
Interesting reading on the pst.  Kept me going for part of an evening.  Here is mine.  07/95 vintage

sean

Nice looking BO pst there Sean! 8)

thanks man!  :)

Very nice. Give it to me?







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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #191 on: March 14, 2009, 02:34:45 AM
 :think: Is the nail nick on your awl in the third pic going the length of the awl or is it just the pic playing with my mind :D

Nice pics by the way :o :D


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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #192 on: March 14, 2009, 03:30:06 AM
:think: Is the nail nick on your awl in the third pic going the length of the awl or is it just the pic playing with my mind :D

Nice pics by the way :o :D

It's not a nail nick as such, but you can see a "ridge" that runs along the length of the awl - yes. It's a characteristic of the early milled awls. Is yours not the same?
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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #193 on: March 14, 2009, 04:01:58 AM
:think: Is the nail nick on your awl in the third pic going the length of the awl or is it just the pic playing with my mind :D

Nice pics by the way :o :D

It's not a nail nick as such, but you can see a "ridge" that runs along the length of the awl - yes. It's a characteristic of the early milled awls. Is yours not the same?

on further inspection mine is exactly the same ::) :oops: :D


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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #194 on: March 22, 2009, 11:26:30 PM
This tool has evaded my clutches for a very long time. Until yesterday. Now, it is mine. Oh yes.



It is pristine. Obviously never used. And it has strange "hollow" screws on the reverse - which look cool  8)

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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #195 on: March 22, 2009, 11:42:05 PM
Is this a HollowMan then? :D


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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #196 on: March 22, 2009, 11:44:51 PM
It is, in fact, the dog's b*****ks. ;)
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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #197 on: March 23, 2009, 01:47:10 AM
This tool has evaded my clutches for a very long time. Until yesterday. Now, it is mine. Oh yes.


It is pristine. Obviously never used. And it has strange "hollow" screws on the reverse - which look cool 8)



Oh....mah....gawd! :o  I've never seen THOSE before.








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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #198 on: March 23, 2009, 01:59:00 AM
Me neither!

Does, does.. does this mean I've a Leatherman that you don't have  :o  You sure you haven't just forgotten or something? :D

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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #199 on: March 23, 2009, 02:22:18 AM
Me neither!

Does, does.. does this mean I've a Leatherman that you don't have  :o  You sure you haven't just forgotten or something? :D


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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #200 on: March 23, 2009, 09:59:48 PM
New arrival today compared with last weeks. 8).
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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #201 on: March 23, 2009, 10:03:26 PM
I can't make out Dennis - does it say Pocket Survival Tool on the handle? It looks as though there's some lettering there but it's a bit faint.

Whether it does or not - you've gotta love that drop point blade, no?

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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #202 on: March 23, 2009, 10:06:55 PM
I can't make out Dennis - does it say Pocket Survival Tool on the handle? It looks as though there's some lettering there but it's a bit faint.

Whether it does or not - you've gotta love that drop point blade, no?


Yes, it does say Pocket survival tool.  The stamping is not as deep as later LMs.  I do like the blades
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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #203 on: March 23, 2009, 10:22:48 PM
I can't make out Dennis - does it say Pocket Survival Tool on the handle? It looks as though there's some lettering there but it's a bit faint.

Whether it does or not - you've gotta love that drop point blade, no?


Yes, it does say Pocket survival tool.  The stamping is not as deep as later LMs.  I do like the blades

Actually - I can see it now in the bottom picture! It looks similar to mine - you have to catch it in a certain light to make it really stand out. Does it have the "hollowed" screws on the back?

Hey - you know you get 20 questions when you post on this thread :D
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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #204 on: March 23, 2009, 10:29:22 PM
Glad to see you finally got 1 Dave :tu: :D and it looks great :cheers:

and those look great as well Dennis :o :D

The blade on mine looks sharpened a little funny but I kid you not it is probably the sharpest knife I own :ahhh  ::)don't ask me how I know :o :D


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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #205 on: March 23, 2009, 10:31:51 PM
The blade on mine looks sharpened a little funny but I kid you not it is probably the sharpest knife I own :ahhh  ::)don't ask me how I know :o :D

Oh - has it "bonded" with you ponch?
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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #206 on: March 23, 2009, 10:34:14 PM
The blade on mine looks sharpened a little funny but I kid you not it is probably the sharpest knife I own :ahhh  ::)don't ask me how I know :o :D

Oh - has it "bonded" with you ponch?

That sounds really bad.  :D
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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #207 on: March 23, 2009, 10:36:06 PM
Only if you have a mind that operates at a certain level Ben  :twak:
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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #208 on: March 23, 2009, 10:37:50 PM
Only if you have a mind that operates at a certain level Ben  :twak:

I do indeed have that level of mind.  :D
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Re: Leatherman PST chronology project
Reply #209 on: March 23, 2009, 10:38:01 PM
The blade on mine looks sharpened a little funny but I kid you not it is probably the sharpest knife I own :ahhh  ::)don't ask me how I know :o :D

Oh - has it "bonded" with you ponch?

Well I was playing around with it some the other day and it slipped just a little and slice the top layer of skin on 1 of my fingers off :o Luckily in my line of work that layer of skin is already dead :D so there was no blood ;) but I just stopped and looked and my eyes got big thought I had cut myself bad :D but nope luckily not

I thought I said don't ask :twak: :D

and I just picked up a no date code PST probably 1 right before they started dating them along with a BO PST circa 1993 :D but sadly the blade was broke in the black 1 :cry: I knew going in it was like that though but I also got a nice vintage nylon LM sheath with it :tu:


 

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