The PowerLock came out in 1998 if I'm not mistaken. It is still in production. The early ones were USA and weren't very consistent. The PL 2.0 is much better machined and made overseas. There was a short run on PLs that had piano key locks made in the USA and China that are VERY nice, but hard to find. The PowerAssist has the piano locks on one handle(and two outside assisted blades on the other handle) like the BlackTip. I have four USA PLs and they lock up fine, but have read a lot of people having lockup issues though, particularly the early USA ones having lockup issues.
Quote from: gerleatherberman on March 31, 2018, 03:07:51 AMThe PowerLock came out in 1998 if I'm not mistaken. It is still in production. The early ones were USA and weren't very consistent. The PL 2.0 is much better machined and made overseas. There was a short run on PLs that had piano key locks made in the USA and China that are VERY nice, but hard to find. The PowerAssist has the piano locks on one handle(and two outside assisted blades on the other handle) like the BlackTip. I have four USA PLs and they lock up fine, but have read a lot of people having lockup issues though, particularly the early USA ones having lockup issues.cool info!now that you've proven to be the expert here, maybe you could tell me which generation is my PL, because I really don't knowI'd really appreciate obviously ignoring the Leatherman implements I put on it, if you are willing I'd send you a PM