Gerber BMF...

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EDGE!

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Anyone have a BMF, where did you get it and what do you think of it, I am interested in it as a survival knife, would it suit my needs, I have a LMF and it is excellent..

Thanks Guys..

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The BMF is out of production, but there are always a few for sale on ebay, although the bidding is very active on them.
My hunting partner bought his when they first came out, and he carries it daily (he's a butcher, literally). He's very impressed with it, and the synthetic grip material has held up very well. It's a lot of knife, that's for sure.
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I have one and it is not one I really carry. I purchased it about three years ago from A Military Clothing Sales Shop. Its not made anymore from what I've seen. I dont carry it because its grip is a little big for my hand. the grip material though is great. If your interested I would be willing to trade it for something of comparable value (is that illegal in this forum?).




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I purchased one 12 years ago. The rear teeth are useless otherwise its a very good knife.

Mine copy is about 99% original. There is a very small mark on the blade about 1/8" behind the point. I was cutting the top off some green coconuts, and this knife cut through so effortlessly that I couldn't keep the blade from hitting the bottom of my canoe. An all time great knife, but go with the non-sawback version if available.

Note: it is a bit heavy for backpacking.
 
Ditto what everyone else said, but don't buy it unless you have large hands. The LMF fits my hands perfectly, so I would like to recommend that you look at TOPS knives. The saws are much more function (check out the design on the web site). And you get a knife of similiar size or larger, or smaller size compared to a BMF. And the prices are great for such high quality knives.
Do I sound like a salesman? Sorry if I do, but I love them.

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Ditto what everyone else said, but don't buy it unless you have large hands. The LMF fits my hands perfectly, so I would like to recommend that you look at TOPS knives. The saws are much more function (check out the design on the web site). And you get a knife of similiar size or larger, or smaller size compared to a BMF. And the prices are great for such high quality knives.
Do I sound like a salesman? Sorry if I do, but I love them.

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Originally posted by EDGE!:
Anyone have a BMF, where did you get it and what do you think of it, I am interested in it as a survival knife, would it suit my needs, I have a LMF and it is excellent..
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I think the state of the art has advanced noticably since that model was new, with <em>much</em> better steels for example, so for serious survival duty I think you can easily find something better.



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I think Gerber had a good thing going with the BMF. I carried one during the Gulf, and was glad to have it. It's second rate now compared to most of the survival knives out there today. I now carry a Reeves Project One. However, I doubt it'll get rid of my BMF. And although the saw teeth do not work well, I did cut many 2x4's with them while making bunkers. Great knife, but spend your money on something with more modern technology behind it. You might check out the Chris Reeve knives, the Project series in particular. Good luck.

Scott

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Have a BMF older model before the blade length increase. This model has saw teeth
that I never used much, SAK saw much better.
I have small hands and never found problem with handle size. Overall good knife. Also has on-board diamond sharpener on the orig. sheath.
 
BMF! This was my first big knife (excepting a Camillus Mark 2) and I like it. It's similar to Randall #1 and works well, but the steel is outdated, as mentioned already. I've carried mine a lot in the woods, as a sidearm more than anything, and it has been comforting in the dark. The real work, of course, gets done with the SAKs and multitools.
 
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