Overview & First Impressions
Not every useful object in a pocket is a knife. The PryOfSorts, designed by Koch Tools, is a titanium multitool measuring 78.5 by 38.1 by 4.8 millimetres and weighing 33.4 grams, and it integrates four functions into that rectangle: a pry bar, a bottle opener, a nail puller and an interchangeable screwdriver bit. Two trims are available, and the difference is purely surface finish. The C010A1 is bead-blasted titanium, while the C010A3 carries a lightning strike finish. Both do exactly the same work, and both provoke the same question about why anyone needs a pry bar in a pocket.
Build Quality & Materials
Titanium is the correct material for this job. It has an excellent strength-to-weight ratio, it will not corrode when used to open a bottle or scrape a surface, and it tolerates the bending loads a pry bar experiences far better than aluminium. At 33.4 grams the tool is light enough to forget, and at under five millimetres thick it sits flat in a wallet pocket or beside a phone. The interchangeable screwdriver bit is the function that lifts it above a novelty, allowing the tool to be configured for the fastener you actually encounter. The two finishes differ in texture and appearance: bead blasting produces a uniform matte surface that hides handling marks, while the lightning strike finish creates a dramatic fractured pattern across the titanium. Around the Kansept EDC gear range, the PryOfSorts is the purest expression of the pocket-tool idea.
Design & Craftsmanship
The design logic is about jobs that damage knives. Using a blade as a pry bar, a scraper or a bottle opener is the fastest way to chip an edge or snap a tip, and a dedicated tool removes that temptation entirely. The PryOfSorts puts the leverage where it belongs: a broad, thick prying end, a properly sized bottle opener, a nail puller that will not deform, and a bit holder for screws. It is the small tool you reach for before you reach for your folding knives, which is the point. The C010A1's bead-blasted finish is the understated choice and suits a tool meant to be used without ceremony, while the C010A3's lightning strike finish makes the same object look considerably more custom. Between the two, performance is identical.
Performance & Real-World Use
Real use cases are mundane and frequent: opening a paint tin, prying a cover panel, scraping adhesive, tightening the screw on a pair of glasses, lifting a staple, opening a bottle. None of these tasks deserve a knife edge, and all of them will eventually ruin one. Carried alongside a folding knife the PryOfSorts makes the knife last longer, because it absorbs the jobs the knife should never have been asked to do. At 33.4 grams it costs almost nothing in weight, and its flat profile means it can live in a card slot. For anyone who carries EDC knives daily, adding a dedicated pry tool is one of the cheapest ways to protect that investment.
Carry & Ownership Notes
The interchangeable bit means replacements are easy to source, and spare bits take up no space. Neither finish requires maintenance beyond a wipe, and titanium will not rust even after a wet season in a pocket. If you want a tool that looks like a custom piece, choose the lightning strike C010A3; if you want one that looks like a tool, choose the bead-blasted C010A1. Both are made by Koch Tools for Kansept EDC gear, and both are stocked at EdcMall for buyers who would rather not abuse a blade. Sitting alongside the Kansept knives in a pocket, the PryOfSorts absorbs the jobs that would otherwise chip an edge, which is the most useful thing a companion tool can do.
Who Is This For?
Buy it if you regularly need to pry, scrape, open or tighten something and you would rather not damage a knife edge doing it. Skip it if you only ever cut things, because the PryOfSorts does not cut at all.
Final Verdict
The PryOfSorts is the quiet hero of a pocket kit. Four functions, 33.4 grams of titanium and a flat profile that disappears, all in service of keeping your knife sharp for the jobs it was made for.
