Does anyone like Gerber knives?

I like the older ones....and I love some of the models for people who dont take care of their knives, I don't cringe as much when I see it being used as a screw driver. I think they are great beginner blades (as in like a good first knife....but I am also thinking how my small cousins treat their stuff....)
 
I loved my Gerber Gator when I bought it in '95. Currently I have only two Gerbers, one is the Bear Grylls knife. Not terrible for the price. The other is a Gerber Suspension Multi-tool and it is so far the best multi-tool I have ever had. I paid $20 for it 5 years ago and has never failed me.
 
I mentioned my friend that worked for them in Oregon earlier in the thread. I just spoke with him about it again and he was QC for their multitools 15 years ago. He said the first 1000 were gsa and that they were excellent.

He also told me that they are fanatical about their old military knives anytime one comes in for warranty or sharpening service. He said they take great pride in making sure those old blades go back out in absolutely perfect condition. Going so far as to put new handles on them, tumbling the blades and making sure they are razor sharp. I guess they take immense pride in them.

Cool. :)
 
i always liked them, they were semi-local along with crkt and always preferred those brands until i found the forums, my best knife up till i found this place was a gerber metlious gut hook in d2, that thing was great, but like all of my old blades it disappeared with a buddy....so here i am, flushing all of my kit back out again, this time going with esee and the likes and no one is "borrowing" these....ever...
 
I have a gator my grandpa bought me about 20 years ago that I have beat the hell out of and it keeps on kicking.
 
My buddies and I have field dressed more deer and hogs and done about everything else with our original Gators that I can think of. I also have a nice Silver Trident, although not much real use for it, which is a very nice knife. My LMF II, well, it sits in the truck. I have a little paraframe that cuts about everything I need to at work, and an original multi-tool that has been beaten for about 15 years. In general, I like their products. If they made some more knives with decent steels, I'd buy them.
 
hell know, i've had 2 fail on me before, leaving a couple of nice cuts on my fingers... but then again i dont buy many knives for under $100 anymore. if you want quality you've gotta pay for quality.
 
InfantryMyers said:
hell know, i've had 2 fail on me before, leaving a couple of nice cuts on my fingers... but then again i dont buy many knives for under $100 anymore. if you want quality you've gotta pay for quality.
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I've had some inexpensive knives turn out to be great. I've also had some expensive knives that weren't anything special. I don't think high price always equates to quality.
 
I think I can honestly say that i've never owned a Gerber knife. I've heard good things about some of the older models and a few of their fixed blades (LMF II) but their newer folders not-so-much.

Not looking to try them now, either. Missed the boat.
 
I have moved on from gerber years ago. I recently bought the bear grylls ultimate and was very unimpressed. Sold it back on ebay and bought a benchmade csk 2. I am very interested to see and feel the new propel downrange assisted knife coming out next month. Looks sweet and made in the USA again.
 
I have several LSTs that last I heard are still made in the USA. They are the best knives of their type you can buy.
 
I have some older ones that I like but I pretty much stay away from the new ones. Actually I can't adequately rate their current models except that I'm buying Spydercos and Benchmades that cost significantly more than the Gerbers.
 
The Gerber Firestorm was a hell of a knife for the money. I haven't handled a Gerber I would buy for pennies on the dollar since though. I went kind of bitter towards them after my Armor fell apart.
 
I just ordered a Freeman Guide folding sheath knife. I'm confident that I'll like it. Considering what I paid for it, I don't think I could possibly be anything but happy with it. I'll report my findings when it arrives. We shall see.
 
dePaul said:
Which one and how/where?

~Paul~
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Just a standard serrated Armor model. The grip screws slowly went missing one by one, and it seemed I was having to adjust the blade tension fairly often. I threw it away after buying a Benchmade Rift to replace it many years ago. Looking back I wish I had gotten replacement screws and tossed it in the junk drawer as I thought it was a cool looking blade.
 
olds442tyguy said:
Just a standard serrated Armor model. The grip screws slowly went missing one by one, and it seemed I was having to adjust the blade tension fairly often. I threw it away after buying a Benchmade Rift to replace it many years ago. Looking back I wish I had gotten replacement screws and tossed it in the junk drawer as I thought it was a cool looking blade.
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Had Gerber used some loctite on the screws so they didn't back out would you have otherwise been happy with it?

Someone earlier in this thread linked to a video of a Paraframe that was missing a screw as example of why they don't like Gerber... Sounds like a partnership with Loctite may really benefit Gerber.

I'm happy with my Gerbers, but then again I usually adjust them to where I want them with a drop of blue Loctite on the threads so they stay there. Maybe that's why mine haven't fallen apart.
 
Acesn8s said:
I just ordered a Freeman Guide folding sheath knife.

I'm confident that I'll like it.

Considering what I paid for it, I don't think I could possibly be anything but happy with it.


I'll report my findings when it arrives. We shall see.
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That's quite an assumption.


But some folks are very happy with cheap knives.

I look forward to your findings.




Big Mike
 
I like my Bear Grylls folding sheath knife, I've beat that thing. It's decent but I wouldn't buy another one. I really want a Paraframe though
 
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