GERBERGear Splice Pocket Knife EDC Multitool with Blade, Scissors, Screwdriver and Bottle Opener, Black

I broke my Leatherman scissors one of the blades broke. All it needed was one of blades replaced. Leatherman wanted new or just over retail to replace & repair it. Trying to buy a blade & have them ship it was out the question.I loved it but I only really used the scissors & the small flat blade for cutting my wicks & replacing the flint in my Zippo Lighters.So I seen this Gerber product & thought I give it a try. To say about the looks & form of frame. I have a small Gerber Dime I use. This is just as strong but isn't no where cosmetically as pretty & nice but it's design is for function & reliability not looks keep cost down.Now for the tools. It's Phillips head driver is flat but I've removed Phillip head screws without no issues ( from remolt controls, dash screws in Peterbilt & KW trucks, CB radio, ect) nothing difficult.The knife comes a okay sharp but after couple minutes it can cut through paper slithers easily. Will stay sharp for a period of time. It's not as the same quality knife as the other brand & is little thicker meaning may not get the edge as the other but it will hold it's on..Now for best part the scissors. They easily cut through Zippo Lighter wicks. For ones who don't know they have metal in them that & the material of wick makes it difficult or impossible to cut especially with normal scissors or side cutters.The scissors are as sharp & durable as the other brand I mentioned. They easily cut through heavy duty zip ties, automotive eletrical wire, & thick plasticIf you don't use anything but the sissors, knife, & flat edge this is a great tool & great buy. Or if you like something to carry for work other than your nice muti-tool than this is also perfect.But if you only use that very expensive mini muti tool in that other brand. Mostly for the looks & the name over function than this definitely isn't for you. But for $40-45 less for something that cuts as good I say it's definitely worth 5 stars.

I have been carrying this tool for the last 10 years. My old pair gave out and I just bought a new one, they broke the third time I used the scissors. Came completely apart right at the pivot. They don't make things like they used to for sure.

This is a pretty handy little tool, very comparable to the Leatherman Style CS. Both are tools that are based around scissors (not pliers, some buyers were confused, since Amazon mislabeled this; if you want keychain pliers, I would recommend the Gerber Dime or the Leatherman PS). Both this Gerber Splice and the Leatherman CS are very nice scissors; in my opinion both are significantly better than the scissors that usually come as part of a larger pocketknife like a Victorinox swiss army knife or the larger Leathermans or Gerber multitools. (I carry around a larger multitool too, but if I want scissors, I turn to this.)Here is a more detailed comparison of this product with the Leatherman CS:- The scissors in the Gerber splice are significantly more heavy-duty than the Leatherman CS. I tried cutting some Velcro straps with both, and the Gerber splice left a nice clean edge, whereas the Leatherman CS required multiple cuts and did not cut cleanly. Both tools fine for cutting paper or threads, but for something heavier, the Gerber splice is better.- The Leatherman CS starts out easy to open, while the Gerber Slice starts out stiff and sometimes hard to open, as other reviewers have complained. But it gets easier to open as you use it.- The Leatherman CS has a pair of tweezers; this does not. (This product's predecessor, the Gerber Shortcut, had tweezers; I don't know why they removed them.)- The Leatherman has a handy clip on it that makes it easy to attach to something. This product does not; it has a little ring that you could use to attach to your keyring, but it's certainly not as easy to attach or detach.- This product has a serrated knife in addition to a straight knife; the Leatherman has only an unserrated knife. I'm not sure whether that's an important advantage; I haven't yet wanted to use the serrated knife, though I suppose I might. Generally when I would want a serrated knife (for cutting cardboard or something like that), I usually reach for a bigger multitool. I suppose the serrated knife might be handy for the nasty blister packages, but for that I think a better tool is the package opener on the Gerber Dime (which I strongly recommend).- The nail file on the Leatherman is vastly better. The nail file on this works, but I much prefer the Leatherman--it's longer, and has a better roughness for filing nails. Gerber used to have a really good nail file (on the Gerber Shortcut, the predecessor to this multitool); I don't know why they abandoned it.- Both the Leatherman and this tool have a "cross driver" (i.e., a Philips screwdriver), but neither is great. The Leatherman one is completely flat (it only engages two of the four slots of the screw). This one is *almost* flat; it has tiny projections for the other two slots. I'm not sure that really helps at all. So I would say that both have usable Philips screwdrivers, but neither is great. You can certainly use them in a pinch, or if you're too lazy to go get another screwdriver, but in general I would probably prefer a real Philips driver like some other multitools have (Victorinox pocketknives and multitools usually have excellent Philips screwdrivers).- This product has two regular screwdrivers, one small (almost eyeglass size) and the other fairly large. The Leatherman does not have any regular screwdrivers.- This has a bottle opener which looks like it's probably pretty good, but I haven't had to open any bottles yet. The Leatherman CS also has a bottle opener as part of its clip. I cannot say which works better, but I can say that the Gerber splice bottle opener is wider (it's the whole width of the multitool, basically).- This product is wider and heavier than the Leatherman.The Leatherman Micra also has a pair of scissors in a similar size package. It's more similar to the Leatherman CS, and in my opinion strictly inferior to the Leatherman CS--it has all the same problems, plus you have to open the scissors first to get at any of the other tools. The Leatherman CS or the Gerber Splice is much better in that you can get to any tool without opening the scissors.So, in summary: this is an excellent pair of scissors, the best I have seen on any multitool. If you also want a good nail file or a pair of tweezers, you probably want the Leatherman CS; if you want the best scissors, or a nice but short serrated knife in addition to an unserrated knife, this would be the right tool. I vacillate between carrying this and the Leatherman CS.

I like this tool. It is like the Leatherman Mirca. I do not like the thickness when compared to the Mirca but the price is better. If you don't mind it being a little thicker, I believe this to be a good tool. The bottle opener tool is odd as it spans from one side of the joint to the other, perhaps for stability and strength.