I am having a hard time believing the weight...9.0 ounces??? Am I reading that correctly, barely over half a pound???

I ADREE !
The first multitool I purchased was "Remington" brand named on the scales. When I went to use it, I found it was a piece of junk: blades loose, jaws soft and misaligned, on & on...
Remington should have been ashamed to put their name on it.
(And I should be ashamed to fail to check it over before purchase.)
Come to think of it, I bought some Remington 20 gauge shot shells a few years back and half of them failed to fire in my Savage 24. Never again.

There is nothing so frightening as ignorance in action.