Baton Q3 vs Paratool
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 16 of 25 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
170 g
176 g
Closed length
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109.2 mm
Width
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Thickness
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Tools & blade
Tool count
13
14
Blade steel
5Cr15MoV
420 stainless steel
Blade length
50.8 mm
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Ownership
MSRP
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Cost per tool
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Manufacturer
SOG
SOG
Availability
Discontinued
Discontinued
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
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✓
Wire cutters
✓
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Knife
✓
✓
Plain-edge knife
✓
✓
Serrated knife
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✓
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Phillips screwdriver
✓
✓
Flathead screwdriver
✓
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Can opener
✓
✓
File
✓
✓
Awl
✓
✓
Ruler
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✓
Buy if it saves 6 g over the other.
Buy if it carries 1 more tool 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.