Despite BF's general antipathy towards Gerber's products, one model, the Prodigy, seems to be one of the few knives Gerber makes that some members here find favourable. The most common knock against it, however, is that it only comes partially serrated, which many users do not prefer on an outdoorsman's knife and wished that Gerber would produce it with a fine edge.
Soldier Systems reported today that Gerber is preparing to release the Strongarm. Although not exactly the same as the Prodigy, the Strongarm keeps all of the same features, comes in fine edge or partially serrated, and comes with a sheath that appears to allow horizontal carry as well as MOLLE and standard vertical belt carry. Made out of 420HC steel. Made in the USA for those who care about such things. MSRP is under $75, $10 more than the MSRP for the Prodigy.
I have no plans to get this knife myself, but Gerber gets very little attention around here, often for experiences that happened to users several years ago and have soured them from giving Gerber any more chances. Gerber appears to be paying more attention to the demands of communities like BF now and have responded by naming the steel more often and producing more higher-quality, domestically-manufactured products.
Soldier Systems reported today that Gerber is preparing to release the Strongarm. Although not exactly the same as the Prodigy, the Strongarm keeps all of the same features, comes in fine edge or partially serrated, and comes with a sheath that appears to allow horizontal carry as well as MOLLE and standard vertical belt carry. Made out of 420HC steel. Made in the USA for those who care about such things. MSRP is under $75, $10 more than the MSRP for the Prodigy.
I have no plans to get this knife myself, but Gerber gets very little attention around here, often for experiences that happened to users several years ago and have soured them from giving Gerber any more chances. Gerber appears to be paying more attention to the demands of communities like BF now and have responded by naming the steel more often and producing more higher-quality, domestically-manufactured products.