Hi, I believe you'll find that the Phillips screwdrivers are investment cast. The letters or numbers are formed in the wax core that is the first step of making an investment casting. The difference speak to different wax molds and are useful to identify which mold was used to make the wax. It may be interesting for you to google investment casting & learn more about the process.Best - Joe
I just noticed - there are two different date codes inside the handles - 1099 and 0999 - and number fonts are different. Anyone knows why?(Image removed from quote.)
New, never used Leatherman FLAIR, no scratches, no bite dents on plier jaws, everything working, there was just a few rust spots and pliers were stiff – but everything is clean and fine working now.Date code says october 1999, so first year of production. No original sheath. But: the price was 5 € 😊 😊 😊(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)What does »E« and »2« stamps on phillips screwdriver mean?Greetings, Samek