Gerber knife opinions

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JM2 said:
What do I think about gerber... they have a range from junk to decent. I don’t bother with the ones not made in the USA. I’d like a vintage gator like I had previously. I’d like a intake boot knife and probably others. But I find that other knives fill the roles I have at a lesser price point than most gerbers.
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I believe this is a vintage gator, it's seen better days, but decent price it's bidding at now.
 
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KenHash said:
Could you share with us which Gerber models you found to be such good performers? Are they old/vintage or newer models?
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My Gerber evo jr has kept a edge even when I accidentally hit a metal wire with the blade! My Gerber Ripstop l has kept an edge with out being sharpened for over a month, my Gerber ez out kept an edge for 4 months, my old models I don’t use, the new models have worked well though for me!
 
jbmonkey said:
Buck is better than gerber. that is all......
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This.

However, I do own close to 100 Gerber knives, but they're all from the 1970s and 1980s and are good quality. On the other hand, I probably own over 300 Buck knives......
I've handled a few of the more recently-made USA-made Gerbers and they seem pretty decent. It comes down to what you like.
 
jbmonkey said:
I do actually like their strongarm and auto 06, and propel.
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It’s just that the Gerber evo jr knife I have took a good hit to the blade and still kept its edge!!! I accidentally struck the blade on a metal wire and the blade edge still preformed the same as it has been before the incident with the wire!!!
 
jbmonkey said:
I do actually like their strongarm and auto 06, and propel.
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Same. But 90% of their stuff is trash.

I have had mostly bad experiences with them. I wrote them off for years. Finally tried a multi tool from them, and their new Sumo knife.
The multi tool I had to send back because it was shaving metal off of itself when opened and closed. Horrible grinding..

The knife's edge came so off center that I spent days trying to correct it. I finally gave up. (Not to be confused with blade centering). I'm exhausted and probably not making much sense, but I think you get the picture.

By the way man, I hail from Florida too. 👊

Goodnight all
 
Billy The Hungry said:
Same. But 90% of their stuff is trash.

I have had mostly bad experiences with them. I wrote them off for years. Finally tried a multi tool from them, and their new Sumo knife.
The multi tool I had to send back because it was shaving metal off of itself when opened and closed. Horrible grinding..

The knife's edge came so off center that I spent days trying to correct it. I finally gave up. (Not to be confused with blade centering). I'm exhausted and probably not making much sense, but I think you get the picture.

By the way man, I hail from Florida too. 👊

Goodnight all
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agree. their Chinese stuff reminds me of lower quality crkt without the interesting knife designs.

yep, another florida man here. have a good evening and stay out of the news......😉
 
jbmonkey said:
agree. their Chinese stuff reminds me of lower quality crkt without the interesting knife designs.

yep, another florida man here. have a good evening and stay out of the news......😉
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Some Gerber Knives you just need to handle and use to actually know if it’s good, I’m a Kansas man, long ways from Florida!
 
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