Before Leatherman

Doesn't look like something to carry on one's belt or in a pocket, but back when I was a full-time cyclist I'd have thrown one in the tool pouch. Interesting looking.

I was going to observe also, looks like a Cyclist tool.

Most are in terrible shape, but are in antique stores, especially the flea market types. Look in the bottom of the tool boxes they have there. Not that rare, just obscure and often too specialized; I've passed on a few because they are based around a tool I don't need, are even branded as being the service tool for some ancient threshing machine or so on, or are too rusty and banged up to work well. The OP's a very cool one, far too many are just like bad Swiss Army knives with normal stagg (often fake) scales and some extra tools inside.

They were (at least sometimes) worn on the belt like the multitool of today is. You can sometimes find them with or in the leather pouch but too often not usable anymore due to poor storage or lots of use way back when, or both.

I don't recall /which/ but I am just old enough one or two of the old farmer / mechanic type fathers or grandfathers on my Scout troop would carry a pen knife in the pocket, and a bigger tool on the belt. One had a screwdriver etc for sure as they'd pull it out for small repairs at camp, and had a different tool for cutting, but not sure what else was in there.

Here is one
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Seaboard-S...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

Amazing how much my wallet shrinks when you guys post up cool stuff like this.

That and I get "that" look from the wife when the ebay or other package arrives!

I had one of these in my little bag in my squad car for 35 years.

So. Way before the Leatherman. (Around 1969)
A Polish demolition tool.
A spring loaded main blade. That opens when the tool is closed.
A weird short blade.
A screwdriver.
A drill for blasting caps.
A very substantial chisel/awl.
A sparking insert with metal match.
A sawblade
A file.
Cap crimper in handle halves.

Now that's a neat tool!

What's the name of it, military description....

“Multipurpose Knife (Sapper) WZ 69”

good article on them.

https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=35962.0

sgt127 said:

View attachment 1023851 View attachment 1023852 View attachment 1023853 View attachment 1023854 View attachment 1023855 View attachment 1023856 View attachment 1023857 So. Way before the Leatherman. (Around 1969)
A Polish demolition tool.
A spring loaded main blade. That opens when the tool is closed.
A weird short blade.
A screwdriver.
A drill for blasting caps.
A very substantial chisel/awl.
A sparking insert with metal match.
A sawblade
A file.
Cap crimper in handle halves.

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-That's what a Leatherman SHOULD have been... .

Too lazy to dig mine out. (It’s around somewhere)

carried one of these for a few years.