What is this?

Usually knockoffs look cheap but this one looks like a real Leatherman. Interesting.
 
It only says Leatherman "Style", but I doubt it's durability. It still looks like a knock-off.
 
I remember a couple of years ago, I was in Target and saw something just like that, a LM Juice Pro clone they were selling under their own crappy tool brand, Dura-Built, but larger than the original by abotu 20%.

I dropped an email to Leatherman, informing them that their design was being ripped off by Target, who also sells *real* Leathermans; the next time I was in Target about a month later, the clones were gone. Big surprise, huh?

I'm sure whoever was making them for Target still has the tooling, and is still making them. That's probably where this one comes from.
 
Gryffin, I think you must be right. But wow, they sure tried hard to make it look like the real thing! I've been studying the pictures and can now see a few tiny differences- the phillips looks a little different, the grind on the wire cutter is different, its missing the little numbers/letters at the base of the pliars, and most of all it looks to be about 4" long while the real thing is only about 3 1/4". But they sure got some of the details right, like the grind of the knives. And just look at the pliars picture, its got seven notches in it just like a Juice!

PS, good work on tipping off LM!!!!
 
Chinese el-cheapo multi tool. If you notice, the seller is in Hong Kong. Definetely not worth what the seller is asking for it.
 
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