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FREE P4
A retired FREE-platform tool at 244 g and 108 mm closed, with a 70 mm 420HC blade. Leatherman states 21 tools, but no published list enumerates more than 20 of them, so the tool list here is a merge of two official sources. Designed and manufactured in Portland, Oregon.
Specs verified 2026-08-26 · 3 sources · 10 fields we could not verify, shown as —
Full specification
- Weight
- 244 g
- Weight (imperial)
- 8.6 oz
- Closed length
- 108 mm
- Closed length (imperial)
- 4.25 in
- Open length
- —
- Width
- —
- Thickness
- —
- Manufacturer
- Leatherman
- Product family
- FREE
- Release year
- —
- Status
- Discontinued
- Country of manufacture
- United States
- Tool count (manufacturer)
- 21
- Cost per tool
- —
- Blade steel
- 420HC56-58 HRCThe workhorse stainless of the multitool world. It does not hold an edge for long, but it takes one back in seconds on almost anything.dulls quicklyvery rust-resistanteasy to sharpenYou will sharpen it more often than a premium steel, and you will find that easier than owning a premium steel that has gone blunt. Editorial guidance, not a measured specification.
- Blade length
- 70.2 mm
- Edge type
- plain
- Blade profile
- —
- Locking
- Yes
- One-hand opening
- Yes
- Outside accessible
- —
- Pliers type
- both
- Wire cutters
- Yes
- Replaceable cutters
- Yes
- Hard-wire cutters
- Yes
- Crimper
- Yes
- Pocket clip
- —
- Lanyard attachment
- Yes
- Sheath included
- —
Tool inventory · 19 mapped · 21 counted by Leatherman
Needlenose Pliers · Regular Pliers · Premium Replaceable Wire Cutters · Premium Replaceable Hard-wire Cutters · 420HC Knife · 420HC Serrated Knife · Spring-action Scissors · Pry Tool · Package Opener · Can Opener · Wire Stripper · Ruler (1.41 in | 25 mm) · Wood/Metal File · Bottle Opener · Electrical Crimper · Phillips · Medium Screwdriver · Small Screwdriver · Extra-small Screwdriver · Saw
What owners say
Two of eight reviewers found the tool in excellent condition. No shared complaint emerged from the group. Individual users noted stiff pliers and sub-par 420HC steel quality. The lack of a proper file was also raised. These isolated issues stand apart from the general positive assessment of the tool's condition.
Read from 8 independent reviews (8 reddit). A point becomes a pro or a con only when two or more reviewers made it.
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Tool is in excellent condition 2/8
“found it was in mint condition” u/Additional_Big67 · reddit
“we’re new again” u/fwdctrl · reddit
No complaint was made by more than one reviewer.
Pliers are stiff to operate Lack of a proper file Sub-par 420HC steel quality
- Bought a Leatherman FREE P4 but actually wanted a Victorinox Swiss Tool MX or Spirit MX
- Leatherman Free P4 review + broken backspring
- Love that Leatherman offers replacement parts. After 3 years, the wire cutter blades on my Free P4 were pretty gnarly. $10 later, we’re new again.
- Starting 2023 off a little wrong. Lost my Leatherman Free P4 yesterday and now am feeling lost.
- Probably the worst factory grind I’ve ever gotten on a Leatherman. Got a Free P4 and this is how it came out of the box. The second image is after I cleaned up the edge. Had to remove a bit more material than I would’ve liked to fix the edge, but it’s actually sharp now.
- Australian Warranty is busted, Free P4 replaced with a Surge?
- Father’s Day “Free P4” Gift. But did Leatherman discontinue this model?
- Free (P4) Friday!
Where this data comes from
28 source records back this page. 10 fields could not be verified against any of them and are shown as — above.
Show the 28-row source table
| Weight | leatherman.com Leatherman publishes 8.6 oz | 243.8 g; rounded to 244 g. | Manufacturer product page | 2026-08-26 |
| Weight | leatherman-hk.com Same figure, 8.6 oz | 243.8 g. | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Weight | leatherman-hk.com Page states: "**WEIGHT** 8.6 oz | 243.8 g" | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Closed length | leatherman-hk.com Official Leatherman Hong Kong catalogue publishes 4.25 in | 10.78 cm. | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Closed length | leatherman.com states 108 mm Leatherman's retired-products page publishes the rounder 4.3 in | 10.8 cm. | Manufacturer product page | 2026-08-26 |
| Closed length | leatherman-hk.com Page states: "**CLOSED LENGTH** 4.25 in | 10.78 cm" | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Blade steel | leatherman.com Materials listed as "420HC Stainless Steel"; tool list names a "420HC Knife". | Manufacturer product page | 2026-08-26 |
| Blade steel | leatherman-hk.com Page states: "**MATERIALS** 420HC Stainless Steel, Stainless Steel" | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Blade length | leatherman-hk.com Official Leatherman Hong Kong catalogue publishes 2.76 in | 7.02 cm. | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Blade length | leatherman.com states 70 mm Leatherman's retired-products page publishes the rounder 2.8 in | 7 cm. | Manufacturer product page | 2026-08-26 |
| Blade length | leatherman-hk.com Page states: "**PRIMARY BLADE LENGTH** 2.76 in | 7.02 cm" | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Edge type | leatherman.com Tool list names a "420HC Knife" separately from a "420HC Serrated Knife", so the primary blade is plain-edged. | Manufacturer product page | 2026-08-26 |
| Manufacturer tool count | leatherman.com Description states "Even with 21 tools". | Manufacturer product page | 2026-08-26 |
| Manufacturer tool count | leatherman-hk.com Heading reads "TOOLS (21)" but only 19 tools are enumerated. | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Manufacturer tool count | leatherman-hk.com Page states: "### **TOOLS (21)**" | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Tool list | leatherman-hk.com Nineteen tools enumerated, in this order. Mapped from the manufacturer's own tool wording using the shared comparison categories. | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Tool list | leatherman.com Leatherman's retired-products page enumerates only ten tools but is the only source naming the Saw, which is appended here. Neither official list reaches the stated count of 21, so one tool remains unrecorded. | Manufacturer product page | 2026-08-26 |
| Country of manufacture | leatherman.com Description states "Designed and manufactured in Portland, Oregon." | Manufacturer product page | 2026-08-26 |
| Country of manufacture | leatherman-hk.com states USA Disagrees with the accepted value "United States". Page states: "Made in USA" | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Production status | leatherman.com Listed on Leatherman's retired-products page. | Manufacturer product page | 2026-08-26 |
| MSRP (USD) | leatherman.com No price is published for retired products on leatherman.com. | Manufacturer product page | 2026-08-26 |
| Blade locking | leatherman-hk.com Page states: "All Locking Features" | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| One-hand opening | leatherman-hk.com Page states: "One-hand Operable Features" | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Wire cutters | leatherman-hk.com Page states: "3. Premium Replaceable Wire Cutters" | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Replaceable cutters | leatherman-hk.com Page states: "3. Premium Replaceable Wire Cutters" | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Hard-wire cutters | leatherman-hk.com Page states: "4. Premium Replaceable Hard-wire Cutters" | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Crimper | leatherman-hk.com Page states: "15. Electrical Crimper" | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
| Lanyard attachment | leatherman-hk.com Page states: "Removable Lanyard Ring" | Official catalogue | 2026-08-26 |
Not verified: Release year, Open length, Width, Thickness, Blade profile, Outside-accessible blade, Pocket clip, Sheath included, MSRP (USD), MSRP (EUR). Each renders as — above. We would rather show a gap than a number nobody stands behind.
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