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Sheaths, any production data?
on: March 19, 2026, 08:44:22 PM
Thanks to Huntsman for directing me to start this as a new thread!  :hatsoff:

As a newbie to the LM game and struggling with a new hyper-fixation about sheaths and their production  :facepalm:. I am looking to the knowledge base here for guidance. Is there data on when LM produced particular sheaths and what tools they fit? For example the early Super Tools had the box sheath and some came with a plain snap (94/95'ish it seems) and then later came with a "Leatherman" embossed snap. I know some came with nylon as well. And I am totally guessing at the date there but hopefully you get what I mean. And when did they stop the old school box sheath and change to the true black one? Were changes tool specific or by year across the board? You can imagine the rabbit hole of questions I have come up with :ahhh.

This may be a lost cause that you all have exhausted every avenue of information on years ago, but I appreciate any help you all can give me on this.

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Re: Sheaths, any production data?
Reply #1 on: March 24, 2026, 04:40:55 AM
The transition from the old school Black leather / gold letters to the Black / yellow letter sheaths started when the Xytel series came out. All Black I believe started with Supertool 300, Rebar era.

Snaps were all over the place in the early years depending on supply.
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Re: Sheaths, any production data?
Reply #2 on: March 24, 2026, 04:57:32 AM
Thanks for the info  :cheers:

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Re: Sheaths, any production data?
Reply #3 on: March 24, 2026, 07:01:17 AM
To add to the confusion, Leatherman tried different sheaths in a limited run audience to gauge demand, as in sold only at their factory store in Oregon. Here are 2 examples. I think these date to around 2012 to 2016 but not sure.

51220785548_c621d17cd1_o by Chako, on Flickr

51220573181_cc1e198e6c_o by Chako, on Flickr

51219860642_6d9f12c225_o by Chako, on Flickr
A little Leatherman information.

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Re: Sheaths, any production data?
Reply #4 on: March 24, 2026, 12:36:53 PM
Sheaths available around the Original Wave era


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Re: Sheaths, any production data?
Reply #5 on: March 24, 2026, 12:37:25 PM
Continued


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Re: Sheaths, any production data?
Reply #6 on: March 24, 2026, 05:21:29 PM
Quote from: Chako on March 24, 2026, 07:01:17 AM
To add to the confusion, Leatherman tried different sheaths in a limited run audience to gauge demand, as in sold only at their factory store in Oregon. Here are 2 examples. I think these date to around 2012 to 2016 but not sure.

51220785548_c621d17cd1_o by Chako, on Flickr

51220573181_cc1e198e6c_o by Chako, on Flickr

51219860642_6d9f12c225_o by Chako, on Flickr

 :facepalm: :ahhh :rofl:
More things to look for!!

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Re: Sheaths, any production data?
Reply #7 on: March 24, 2026, 05:23:33 PM
Quote from: SteveC on March 24, 2026, 12:36:53 PM
Sheaths available around the Original Wave era

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Guess I have to find one of each, it's the only way to be sure  :rofl:

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Re: Sheaths, any production data?
Reply #8 on: March 24, 2026, 06:46:28 PM
Quote from: ToolNerd on March 24, 2026, 05:23:33 PM
:drool:
Guess I have to find one of each, it's the only way to be sure  :rofl:


This is the way !   :D
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Re: Sheaths, any production data?
Reply #9 on: March 25, 2026, 01:44:57 AM
 :iagree: :like:

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