When I was a rookie and bought my Combat Masterpiece in 1968 it came with a tool kit. I can do with out the rod and cotton swab, but I still use the screw driver to adjust the sights on my guns. My 625 Performance Center came sans tool kit. Would have been nice to have that added in the box seeing I was paying for a custom gun,eh? Well I guess they were giving me an extra already with the internal lock. Boy that really is a great benefit,eh?