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Hi Ken, i had similar experience except with a twist. Customs discovered one of those very handy Swiss credit card tool kits in my camera bag along with a set of stainless steel verniers. It was explained to me that the credit card would be confiscated as it had a knife in it(40mm blade)and a pair of scissors(30mm blades). I was then asked about the verniers,what purpose they served and why i was carrying them. One of my interests is large format photography and i use the vernier as an adjustable spanner to remove and tighten retaining rings when interchanging lens boards and lenses. They listened to my explanation,looked at each and agreed i could keep them,i have to say much to my surprise. I think we all know how verniers work, as you open up the caliper to measure something a spike(used to measure depth) begins to protrude from the from the other end. If you open up the caliper wide enough for your hand, and grip the verniers like a knife, you have a 120mm spike to thrust or stab with and two very sharp protrusion top and bottom of your fist to punch and cut with. Now if i had my druthers i would much rather take someone on with the knife from the credit card. Now i know you can't be on top of every thing but that was just plain stupid.
Frank.
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