Gerber Command II back from Gerber ($$?)

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Sent my Command II into Gerber for a sharpening and buffing. It really didn't need to be sharpened, but they made the blade look new again by buffing out the small scratches. Great service!

Okay, now that I am paying member here, what's a fair market value for something like this?
 

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I really don't know the value (And I'm not sure the traditional subforum is the best place to ask about this particular knife), but I do have to say that is a nice looking dagger :)
 
$125 to $150. If it was new without box... $150 to $175. New with box... $175 to $225+. (Strictly my opinion based on several years of buying/selling). Take a look at "sold" listings on the big auction site, also.

Now whether the lower end or the higher on those price ranges... it's hard to say. Depends on the sets of eyeballs looking at it at the time it's listed.

Hope this helps.
 
abbydaddy said:
I really don't know the value (And I'm not sure the traditional subforum is the best place to ask about this particular knife), but I do have to say that is a nice looking dagger :)
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apologies if it's the wrong forum; will be happy to move it to the appropriate forum.
What one should it go in?
Thanks,
MD
 
mainedog said:
apologies if it's the wrong forum; will be happy to move it to the appropriate forum.
What one should it go in?
Thanks,
MD
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I'm not a mod, so take my comment as a just some guy comment. I think that this knife, since it clearly owes so much to the fairbairn Sykes kind of sits as a tweener betwixt traditional and modern fixed blades. I think the general forum might be the best spot to get the most eyeballs on it. But I am really not sure. I don't know where they talk about daggers most.

I like daggers, but my love of the form is always tempered by the fact that I really don't ever stab things. So I tend to avoid too much discussion of daggers because the more I look at them the more I want more daggers to sit in my safe along with the other daggers that have never seen any use and never will. I try to avoid the temptations.
 
I like it too, but would enjoy somrthing more practical...a nice axe for instance. Think I will post in the wwt forum
 
As far as the knife goes she's a BA sticker to be sure, but I'm a Gerber fan.. As far as value I believe Al is right on the mark. As far as where the topic belongs, I think abbydaddy is correct about the General Forum regarding more eyes seeing and perhaps responding to it. You could also try Bernard Levine's forum to confirm value as well.
 
I'll move this to General to see if it will get more traction.
 
I wound up with this knife's big brother many years ago. It was purchased as a gift to go to Vietnam with his Dad. His Dad wound up not using it as he found the old Kabar much more useful to open cans, dig, chop and pry. He broke the tip when using it, and sent it back to the states while deployed.

So his son gets it (my buddy) and he gave the knife absolute hell as he figured with the broken tip it had no value. I swapped him something for it, and sent the knife and beautiful (but well worn) leather sheath off to Gerber. They reground the blade to take out the broken tip (and did a GREAT job) and even stripped and refinished the handle with that grippy finish. They told me (rightfully so) they didn't warrant the sheath, so they cleaned it up a bit and sent it back with the knife.

I never use it, so a couple of years ago I tried to sell it. Even with the complete refinishing by Gerber, the most I was offered was $100. I decided that as a keepsake it was worth that much, so I still have it.

I was so sad to see where Gerber went starting in the 90s, and it heartens me to see a once well respected company come back and take care of their products. I would love for a company like Gerber that was once held in such high esteem to make a comeback. It looks like they may be trying; good customer service as experienced by you and now some "better" knives for sale. Hope they do!

Robert
 
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