Gerber International AR 3.00

Razoredj

Razoredj

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Just picked up one of these and thought I'd share my impressions while soliciting yours.

The blade was nice and sharp out of the box, and comes with ambidextrous thumb studs (that seem incredibly long, when you look at them up close). The blade is black-coated, and the black pocket clip has the same low-profile, deep-carry design as the clip on my EDI Genesis.

There's no blade play that I can detect, but the liner only engages just far enough on the left side of the tang to just lock the knife. A common enough complaint for linerlocks, and precisely the same problem my AF Combat Folder had.

The aluminum handle is incredibly slippery. It has rubber inserts, allegedly for traction, but there are almost as slick as the aluminum.

The International series is made in Taiwan (or at least this model is). The AR 3.00 came blister-packed with a Lansky ceramic sharpener, and wasn't a bad purchase overall. The slippery handle really distracts me, though.

Anybody else have opinions?

-Razor

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AKTI #A000845
And tomorrow when you wake up it will be worse.
 
My wife choose this knife over hundreds at her disposal. The rubber handle inserts are slick out of the box so scrubbed them with soapy water,rinsed, and dryed. This really helped. I think they may have a protective film or oil on them from the factory. It was one of the smoothest actions out of the box that I've seen.

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Ray Carr
 
IMHO, I feel that a liner that is already completely over on the right has no room for wear. As a matter of fact, I've tested this on several faux knives as a worst case scenario (that and it's cheaper!). When the liner is slightly bent in this configuration, you get a tremendous amount of blade play. However, on the gerber design, as the liner is worn over time, it'll move to the right, still catching the back of the tang.
 
Thanks! That makes me feel a bit better about it. I'll have to try scrubbing the inserts to get them a bit more grippy -- thanks for the idea.

-Razor

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AKTI #A000845
And tomorrow when you wake up it will be worse.
 
I like the AR 3.00 overall. The first one I bought was partially serrated coated in black teflon, which didn't last very long. The second one I bought was plain edged non-coated. It is one of the smoothest opening folders Gerber has ever produced and good looking too.
 
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