Hah! That's what they would like you to think. Take my word for it, these are the worst examples of Chinese junk that ever hit the market. It's bad enough that hard work, research, and developement by legitimate companies can be flagrantly copied. No means of enforcing patents seem to exist when it comes to China. And the Chinese manufacturers have no pride; they go to great lengths to copy ~ flat out copy ~ products from another company. No attempt is made to improve or to innovate. Just copy. And the copies are JUNK!
This imitation of a Leatherman Wave is so bad that it is totally unusable. The scissors, although made to look just like the original, do not even function. The pliers do work, but several of the blades cannot be opened without the assistance of a screwdriver. And speaking of screwdrivers, take a close look at the phillips screwdriver blade. What a piece of crap.
(whew, hang on, I'm starting to hyperventilate. Can you tell I work at an American manufacturing company?)
I've seen these Wave copies offered with several different logos. One consistant clue that they are counterfeit is the brass thumbstud on the two knife blades. (The genuine Wave uses a thumb hole for one-hand opening, of course.)
~Bob
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