Customer Reviews

Leatherman 930402 Wave Deluxe Leather Sheath

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I called AllSparesTools (the listed source for these sheathes) to veryify that they had _exactly_ the sheath pictured on amazon.com. The man at AllSparesTools assured me repeatedly that they did. No such luck! The sheath I received is the same fairly disappointing model other reviewers complained about. It really is not nearly the quality of the old style (as pictured), although it does get the job done.

Update: Amazon has changed the picture to reflect the actual product. Be aware that the old "horizontal logo" sheathes were much higher quality than this current version.

The Wave's leather sheath keeps the shape of the tool even when empty, so it is far easier to replace the Wave with one hand than it is with the nylon sheath, which is basically a nylon pocket you squeeze the tool into.

The snap, however, requires a little too much force and needs to be aligned closely to easily snap together (the nylon's velcro, obviously, connects rather effortlessly). This isn't too big of a deal, since it's easy to line up the snap once the tool is in there anyway.

Customer be warned! The leatherman pouch you will recieve is not the one pictured. I made the mistake of ordering this product before reading any reviews. When I got it in the mail I thought that Amazon got my order wrong. Then when I read the other customer reviews I understood. The pouch that you will get is a less expensive made leather one. While it still is a good quaility pouch. It is lighter color leather, thinner and the botton just says leatherman and does not have the leatherman tool logo on it. It also says Leatherman in gold lettering accross the bottom part of the pouch not Leatherman Wave on top like the one pictured.

[...]I say "added" because the sheath here is not the sheath pictured above. The sheath you are purchasing here is lighter brown and much more flimsy. [...]
I purchased this product specifically because I have the sheath you will receive and was disappointed with it.

Leatherman has apparently changed the design of the deluxe Wave sheath recently. The older ones are as pictured in the Amazon pic above, with nice quality, finished leather and the word "WAVE" horizontally across the flap.

The new ones are much cheaper feeling, and appear to be oil tanned instead of finished top grain. They simply have "Leatherman" diagonally across the front. Not as nice a sheath on any level. Still, they're a good 25% narrower than the nylon version, and Amazon has them priced right.

Nice little sheath, well stitched, good quality leather. Appears to be genuine Leatherman. Positive snap action, adequate beltloop, almost too small, but my belt is slightly wider than norm.

As another review stated, the sheath I received is not the same style as the one I received. I have one of sheaths in the style pictured and it just looks better that the ones they are sending now. Maybe that's why they used a picture of the older style in the ad.

Thanks for the very quick help.
It,s the original leather sheath. Hardly to become in Holland.
'till next time.

Flip Raap
Nuenen
Holland

First thing I did when I got my leather case, after I made sure that my Wave fit, was to rub it down thoroughly inside and out with mink oil. The leather is quite heavy and stiff as received, but the mink oil loosens it up and makes it more supple. It also waterproofs it.

Once that was done and I'd cleaned it up, it went straight to work and has been on my belt ever since. The Wave fits snugly, but is easy to get out when needed. Because the sheath is slightly tapered, the tool can only go in narrow end first. No problem. When it comes out, it's always oriented so I can snap the blades out quickly. The snap fastener took a few times to get used to, but I like the security it offers versus the Velcro in the original nylon sheath. Once the Velcro has lost its grip, the sheath isn't reliable for holding the tool in. I hate having to replace a whole sheath because the grip wore out, but maybe it was a good thing in this case. This leather sheath promises to last a lot, lot longer than the nylon one did. Because of where the belt loop is placed, the sheath rides a bit higher on my belt than the nylon sheath did. Didn't take long to adjust my reach and grip so I could deploy the tool easily. Not a problem, just an observation.

I like it!

this sheath is a lot less flashy than the one that came with my leatherman wave multi-tool. it is smaller, and a tighter fit for the knife too. much better than the new synthetic sheath. and worth the price, if you like the oldschool style.