Gerber Silver Knight

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The Gerber Silver Knight was a nice little gentleman's knife. Originally produced back in the 70's/80's I believe, then again in the 90's. I had several, one from the 80's, and a few later models. All made in Japan if I remember correctly. They came with wood scales, mother of pearl scales, and plain metal handles. It was a great little slicer, and the more I hang out here, the more I think of these great little knives that weren't flashy, but did their job well.

Let's see some pics of those Silver Knights.
 
I'm a huge fan of the Silver Knights. In addition to the handles you mentioned, they were also made with white handles with a variety of etchings. They were also available in different sizes and different blade configurations.

Here are two of mine.

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One of my favorite patterns. I have one (somewhere) with green checkered scales.
 
I am also a huge fan of these knives and I have more of them than any other knife pattern. They made them in 3 sizes: 200, 250, and 300 and in three configurations "A" for single locking blade, "B" for two blades and the secondary might be a sheepsfoot or a pen like the one above, and "C" for three blades which had the drop point main blade, a sheepsfoot secondary on the same pivot as the main, and the third blade was a pen on the butt like the 250B above. Besides cocobolo, they used walnut (I have an "Ezra Brooks" with walnut; at least I think it's walnut), white pearl, black pearl, abalone (on the 200A), black micarta on the Haley's comet edition, and green checkered kraton on the 250 and 300 sizes, and white micarta (I think it's micarta) on the scrimmed versions. I have a SFO with stag and one with smooth bone. Here's a couple of photos I have available:

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Great knives! I just bought one similar to the bottom knife above.

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and here is a 250C, wood:

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I just remembered that they also offered at least one A model with stainless handles; I don't have one of those. And they made at least one model with full length wood scales with metal liners; I don't have one of those either. I may try to get some of the ones that I haven't photographed out and make pictures of them, but you've already seen the big majority.

Ed J
 
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Yup, great knives, especially for the money. It was the first "real" knife I bought; got it in college with my meager finances. I had the one with the green plastic-type checkered handle. Somewhere along the way it got lost in one of my moves. About 15 years later I started to get into knives and went looking for that knife. I found one just like it, bought it, and it is now a nostalgic part of my collection. It reminds me of college: dorms and all the crazy stuff we did, smoking my pipe with roommates on cool Autumn nights, hanging out in the coffee shop with my girlfriend after class, etc. You get the idea - this knife represents much more than just a cutting instrument, but rather a part of my life. Thanks for reminding me of those times with this thread. :thumbup:

- Mark
 
TLARbb said:
I am also a huge fan of these knives and I have more of them than any other knife pattern. They made them in 3 sizes: 200, 250, and 300 and in three configurations "A" for single locking blade, "B" for two blades and the secondary might be a sheepsfoot or a pen like the one above, and "C" for three blades which had the drop point main blade, a sheepsfoot secondary on the same pivot as the main, and the third blade was a pen on the butt like the 250B above. Besides cocobolo, they used walnut (I have an "Ezra Brooks" with walnut; at least I think it's walnut), white pearl, black pearl, abalone (on the 200A), black micarta on the Haley's comet edition, and green checkered kraton on the 250 and 300 sizes, and white micarta (I think it's micarta) on the scrimmed versions. I have a SFO with stag and one with smooth bone. Here's a couple of photos I have available:

knifepoker.jpg


knifepoker002.jpg


Great knives! I just bought one similar to the bottom knife above.

knives1104-007.jpg


and here is a 250C, wood:

knives110302-002.jpg


I just remembered that they also offered at least one A model with stainless handles; I don't have one of those. And they made at least one model with full length wood scales with metal liners; I don't have one of those either. I may try to get some of the ones that I haven't photographed out and make pictures of them, but you've already seen the big majority.

Ed J
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Those pearls are awesome Ed.You have quite a nice collection there.They are really great knives.
 
This new photo includes a couple of variations that haven't been shown yet:

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During the 70s I bought the small single blade model with the wood scales for my father. It was the only knife I ever saw him carry on a regular basis. When he passed away it came back to me. After 40 years it still has perfect lockup. Although he was a great guy, he did have a heavy hand on that old carborundum stone he used ;)
Thanks for reminding me.
Doc
 
I have had several over the years. Basic wood scales. I have one now...somewhere. Really nice knives that never really did it for me for some reason. Weird how that works.
 
Does anybody remember what they were called before they were changed to Silver Knight..?? They had stepped on somebody's patent and agreed to change the name to keep from getting sued at that time.! I still have one of them in Pearl and one of there first Scrimmed versions which is called The Hunting Dog ~~ Item No. 7669 ~~ 250B Silver Knight and still NIB and the Silver xxxxx is in the only I had left for some reason with the wrong box and it is also in a Silver Knight box 250B Pearl now for years and years plus some. Just never had a reason to use them and I sold all the reast except a few Belt Buckles and such. Gerber still brings back some good mem's though.! Anybody remember there name before Silver Knight.??
 
I like the Silver Knight lockbacks - an understated elegance to them. Never owned one though. I used to have a book with the old Gerber production process for these -- a ridiculous amount of hand processing for a production knife (though most of that was compensating for some pretty crude processing equipment and techniques).
 
Had, (still have) the scrimmed one with ducks, a larger Black Lip Pearl one, a small green checked, (I believe G-10) one, an all stainless small one and an even smaller non lockback all SS one, I'll have to post pics.

The green checked one is my favorite, they all had superb F&F in the early ones.
 
BB ~~ It was. Had 9 of them but through the years gave them to friends or whatever. You are good and know your Gerbers ! heck ~~ I grew up with them but don't know much about them except at the time they were decent knives for the money.! And I always had a Gator on my side.! LOl
Thanks. Jack
 
Here is my Silver Knight, gifted by Ed J. I carried it's predecessor with abalone scales for almost 15 years before losing her.

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I have a Silver Knight purchased at Cutlery World in Las Vegas, 1982 or 1983.

I dropped it in the kitchen only a couple of weeks after buying it and broke the tip. Took it back to the mall and the Cutlery World dude stepped back into his office for a few minutes and returned with my knife. Nice new point. If you didn't know that it was supposed to be an eighth of an inch longer, you'd think it was a factory tip.

I carried that knife as my EDC (back in my only-one-knife days) for twenty years. It gave great service and I've never had any complaints.

I still have it. I'll have to see if I can get it to pose for the camera when I get home.

:)

 
I finally got off my duff and took a picture of some other versions that have not posted here yet.

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L-R, 200A in Abalone, 250B in smooth bone for Oregon Knife Collectors Club, 250A scrimmed with ducks, 300A scrimmed with a bear, a 300A in checkered green kraton rubber.

Ed J
 
zerogee said:
I like the Silver Knight lockbacks - an understated elegance to them. Never owned one though. I used to have a book with the old Gerber production process for these -- a ridiculous amount of hand processing for a production knife (though most of that was compensating for some pretty crude processing equipment and techniques).
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Well said, I agree. Never owned one either, but now I kinda do... damn.
 
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