Bear Grylls Grandfather Knife?

[r8shell]

That knife looks exactly how I would imagine if:
A man saw a SAK or camper type knife once. At a distance.
Years later, he described what he saw to a teenager with some sort of CAD program.

I do second the notion that it's a good thing to see a knife shown in a positive light, as a tool.

 

[Jack Black]

So, just playing devil's advocate here, the knife DOES have a caplifter, a feature that gets a lotta love around here. Would anyone's opinion change if the knife were marketed under the name BEER Grylls??

:thumbup:

It at least brings the positive use of cutlery into the limelight. So for that reason, I give Bear a thumbs up, but certainly not the knife his grandfather would have used.

Yes, fair point, the knife below might be better made, but its 'safety point' depresses me just as much (for the record, in this instance, 'DE' stands for 'Duke of Edinburgh Award', an outdoor achievement scheme aimed at 'young adults' - 15-18 I think). I'm surprised they didn't require the scissors to have round points too!

 

[Peregrin]

I'm afraid I can't describe that knife.
Gary would give me an infraction.

It'd almost be worth trading infractions with you, Frank. This sub-forum sure doesn't seem to be the target market for that gem.

 

[r redden]

If truth be known Bear probably has nothing to do with any of the Bear Grylls line other than collecting checks for the use of his name. This knife was probably the brainchild of a marketing person that doesn't know the difference between a titanium mid tech and a Barlow. I have a Bear Grylls folder given to me by my grandson as a Christmas gift so it's a keeper. All he knew was he watched Bear on tv, his Papaw collected knives and they had it at Wal-Mart so he thought it was a great gift. I am sure that not only kids like my 8yr old grandson but also many adults will buy this knife for similar reasons. This is one of the many reasons why I will never again buy a Gerber product.

 

[hatchettjack]

I actually kind of like it!

 

[screened porch]

:thumbup:



Yes, fair point, the knife below might be better made, but its 'safety point' depresses me just as much (for the record, in this instance, 'DE' stands for 'Duke of Edinburgh Award', an outdoor achievement scheme aimed at 'young adults' - 15-18 I think). I'm surprised they didn't require the scissors to have round points too!

I had a merry quip about the scissors, but I don't want the ungodly to take it seriously and implement it.

 

[silenthunterstudios]

I don't think I have words for this. Although I do notice that it's now marked down twice on KnifeCenter.

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Give Gerber an infraction for that knife!

 

[btmccutcheon]

I have to say, it does look like the Edsel of the knife world. Which makes me wonder if it will be as collectible someday as the Edsel. Whoever designed it seems to have such bad taste that he would drink his own urine. Stick to tacticles Gerber.

 

[The Amazing Virginian]

I will never again buy a Gerber product.

I dunno. They make a pretty tasty mixed fruit . .
.

I like Bear Grylls. Not as much as my wife does, but I still like him.

But that knife is hideous. :barf:

 

[FLymon]

That knife is uglier than homemade bowling shoes.

 

[Tdhurl1103]

The sad part is somebody will actually buy one.

It a hot seller with the hipsters I hear. [emoji38]

 

[R.c.s]

This was the closest I could find to the handle shape it was made in 1940 and issued to French troops..

 

[not2sharp]

This was the closest I could find to the handle shape it was made in 1940 and issued to French troops..

It looks more like a Japanese Hobo knife from the 1960s.

n2s

 

[R.c.s]

Lol it mite be just going off the site I found it on

 

[screened porch]

I don't know when those Japanese hobos were made, but it was obviously before they got good at making pocketknives.

 

[Jack Black]

It looks more like a Japanese Hobo knife from the 1960s.

Yes, it looks exactly like that. I've actually seen a couple of these in flea-markets just recently.

 

[Ferahgo]

This thread has made me throw up in my mouth a bit.

 

[markv]

i've seen a few examples of the early Japanese Hobo knives. excellent curios and over priced, somewhat crudely made, dubious steel and covers...
what seems so sad is BG coulda designed and made a decent utility/sak type knife but didn't!
so i don't have the wherewithall to even begin to bring a new knife to market. i'd say the BG marketing gurus are too self assured of their brand carrying the day.
what is really funny is the knife just might become some sort of collectible. not

 

[markv]

Yes, it looks exactly like that. I've actually seen a couple of these in flea-markets just recently.

i would actually like to have one of the Japanese Hobo knives purely as a curiosity, but every example i've seen was overpriced.

 

[r redden]

I dunno. They make a pretty tasty mixed fruit . .
.

I like Bear Grylls. Not as much as my wife does, but I still like him.

But that knife is hideous. :barf:

That,s because those two companies are not related what so ever and have nothing to do with each other outside of sharing a common name. If they did you probably wouldn't enjoy your fruit as well.