Does anyone like Gerber knives?

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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As already said, next time use Loctite. Bad luck though :(.

~Paul~
 
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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I've got the pear wood version. I paid $20 for it on closeout, I really like the blade shape and it's comfortable in the hand.

But I'm very happy with cheap knives. ;)



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No, life is too short and money too hard to make to waste it on crap knives.
 
Old Gerbers :thumbup:, new gerbers :thumbdn:. A couple of years ago my girlfriend bought me a Gerber Suspension Multi-Plyer,but she does'nt have any knife knowledge but it's a gift so you take it. I went hiking for a week in the mountains and when i opened a can of beans, the multi-tool exploded in pieces. Pieces a shit tool...hate Gerber nowadays.
 
Got a few and though they might sometime's be ugly they are for the most part functional. Had an EZ-out that cracked on the handle and they replaced no questions asked , many moons after I pucrchased it. Had a Kiowa that didn't lock right that they reground the locking surface on then sent back to me only to still not lock up correctly. Second time back to them was the charm though, they sent me a generous Gerber.com credit leading to the Gerber instant I now have. Very popular on the net currently and will get the job done came razor sharp, love the blade design, good ergo's , great lockup but the blade is so poorly centered that it is rubbing finish off the blade every time I close/open it. Was thinking of sending it back but if I wanna be picky I could probably keep the recieve send back cycle going for ever. Long story short though is they're good beaters but not for the perfectionist by any means.
 
No, & nope.
A broken blade on a small Paraframe & the thumbstuds fell off of the large Paraframe. Frame is made of pot metal, so is the blade. Titanium nitride coating did not prevent rust & I live in Tx, which none of my other knives have had rust issues in this dry weather. The blades rub on the handles, not even close to the center. After a couple boxes it went from hair whittling sharp to not slicing printer paper.
I even saw a recall notice at WalMart yesterday that a fixed blade they made has the risk of the blade breaking out of the handle causing serious injury while chopping.
The lifetime warranty means nothing if I have to rely on it every time it breaks. Like Rick Hinderer said, build a knife to where you won't need the warranty, what good is a warranty if your stuck on the side of a cliff & your knife won't lock open or breaks?
Not going to bother sending a knife in that is worth less than the postage itself just to get a new one under warranty.
 
These days I won't even give Gerber knives a second glance. Their old stuff was decent, even their inexpensive US-made stuff was decent, but most of their knives coming out of China are junk and don't even hold an edge worth a crap.
 
Before I found Blade Forums and learned a little, my first knife purchase was a gerber. Luckily, I bought the 15th aniversary Applegate-Fairbairn folder in 30v with micarta scales. It seem very well made, opens smoothly and locks up with no play any direction. A little big for EDC, but it looks nice on the walnut display stand.

Gerber 30-000363 Applegate-Fairbairn Combat Folder Knife, 15th Anniversary, Limited Edition
1,500 limited edition, laser engraved blade on both sides
Green micarta handle, CPM-S30V blade steel, overall length 10.1", blade length 4.5"
Double bevel, only bottom side sharpened fine edge and partial serration blade
US cultivated and manufactured solid American walnut stand with engraving
Made in the USA
 
I've had a few older Gerbers, and they were decent knives. The new stuff reminds me of something you would find on the late night cable t.v knife show..
This is the only Gerber I have now.
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Let me get my flame suit on here...

I have to wonder if some people hate on inexpensive knives just so they feel justified in spending so much on their knives.

Hating Gerber because a thumbstud came unscrewed? Do you hate your car if a it needs maintenance too?

It's ok to buy expensive knives just because you like them. You really don't need to try to find reasons to hate on the cheaper ones to justify it. :p

I'm fully wrapped in kevlar and flame-retardant. Come at me bro. :cool:
 
Bob W said:
I'm a fan of these Gerber knives, the Silver Knight series made in Japan.

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I really liked the Silver Knight in rosewood I had, made in Japan in the 90's I believe. Great knife, one of my duh moments when I got rid of it. Also had one from the 70's. My brother and his girlfriend got me a Bear Grylls SAK style knife for Christmas, it is a nice little knife. Leave it in my truck to do open Heet bottles, scrape battery cables etc.

I wouldn't touch the Gerbers made these days with a ten foot pole.
 
b yond said:
Let me get my flame suit on here...

I have to wonder if some people hate on inexpensive knives just so they feel justified in spending so much on their knives.

Hating Gerber because a thumbstud came unscrewed? Do you hate your car if a it needs maintenance too?

It's ok to buy expensive knives just because you like them. You really don't need to try to find reasons to hate on the cheaper ones to justify it. :p

I'm fully wrapped in kevlar and flame-retardant. Come at me bro. :cool:
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Gerber use to be a respected name in knives, and they made some nice stuff, that has become very collectible.

Those days are long gone.. The Bear Grills knives, really show what their target market is. For the most part, it isn't people looking for quality
 
your comparing car maintence to a thumbstud coming off. car maintence changing oil knife maintence sharpening/lube
knife thumbstud falling off car tire falling off would you hate that car if it did that on the road lol
 
b yond said:
Let me get my flame suit on here...

I have to wonder if some people hate on inexpensive knives just so they feel justified in spending so much on their knives.

Hating Gerber because a thumbstud came unscrewed? Do you hate your car if a it needs maintenance too?

It's ok to buy expensive knives just because you like them. You really don't need to try to find reasons to hate on the cheaper ones to justify it. :p

I'm fully wrapped in kevlar and flame-retardant. Come at me bro. :cool:
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If you get a decent knife for the money, it's a good deal, be it expensive or cheap.

It's a decent knife for the money.





If you get a POS knife for the money, you get a POS, be it expensive or cheap.

It's a POS.




I hope you didn't cut corners buying that flame suit.

Now, where's the gasoline?




Big MIke
 
I have a 1989 Gerber Mark ll, I had some other inexpensive folders earlier, but they did not stay sharp. I would say if you stuck with the good metals you should be OK.
 
All I'm going to say is there's a good reason why they go out of their way to not mention the type of steel used in their knives. Most of their knives, minus a few of their high end knives, use mostly 420 and 440A steel. Seems like they are putting garbage steel in knives that other companies are giving 13MOV, AUS-8 or better steel in the same price range. Not to mention generally poor finishing and design.

Budget knives are great. Kershwa, Spyderco, Ontario, and SOG all have very low priced knives that simply have better materials and execution and it's not close.
 
I picked up a carbon fiber SL 3.25 for $14 that was half decent, but other Gerbers I've owned have been junk.
 
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