Leatherman FREE P2 vs FREE P4
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 19 of 27 rows read the same on all of them; the ones that differ are what follows. A rust value is the better one in that row, grey is the worse, and a dash means we have not verified the field rather than that the tool lacks it.
Size & weight
Weight
216 g
244 g
Closed length
107.8 mm
108 mm
Width
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Thickness
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Tools & blade
Tool count
19
21
Blade steel
420HC Stainless Steel
420HC stainless steel
Blade length
70.2 mm
70.2 mm
Ownership
MSRP
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Cost per tool
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Manufacturer
Leatherman
Leatherman
Availability
In production
Discontinued
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
✓
✓
Regular pliers
✓
✓
Wire cutters
✓
✓
Knife
✓
✓
Plain-edge knife
—
✓
Serrated knife
—
✓
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Phillips screwdriver
✓
✓
Flathead screwdriver
✓
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Can opener
✓
✓
Scissors
✓
✓
Saw
—
✓
File
✓
✓
Ruler
✓
✓
Buy if it saves 29 g over the other.
Buy if it carries 2 more tools than the other.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.