Signal vs Black Knight
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 11 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
213 g
203 g
Closed length
114.3 mm
106 mm
Width
38.1 mm
36 mm
Thickness
16 mm
21 mm
Tools & blade
Tool count
19
11
Blade steel
420HC stainless steel
5Cr15MoV
Blade length
69.3 mm
77 mm
Ownership
MSRP
$149.95
$39.99
Cost per tool
$7.89
$3.64
Manufacturer
Leatherman
NexTool
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
✓
✓
Regular pliers
✓
✓
Wire cutters
✓
✓
Knife
✓
✓
Plain-edge knife
—
✓
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Phillips screwdriver
—
✓
Flathead screwdriver
—
✓
Bit driver
✓
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Can opener
✓
—
Scissors
—
✓
Saw
✓
✓
File
✓
✓
Awl
✓
—
Buy if it carries 8 more tools than the other; it works out at $7.89 per tool.
Buy if it saves 10 g over the other; it is the cheaper of the two at $39.99, and it works out at $3.64 per tool.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.