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Gerber Folding Axe!
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You know, and I swear this is going to happen....trust me. Some idiot..Opps! ( sorry, some individual) is going show up on utube spinning this thing around opening and closing it, deploying it into a variety of fighting position that he will call "Systems". God help us one and all.
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Dwight
On the serious side if you got to do a lot of jumping out of airplanes this might be fine.
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Dwight
On the serious side if you got to do a lot of jumping out of airplanes this might be fine.
Sadly, you're unquestionably right. Somebody will have a video in which they are flipping it around like a bali or one of those Cold Steel Triple Action folders. Probably also a kydex, quick draw, underarm harness/holster setup for $200. Maybe even some titanium replacement parts for the guys who want to upgrade! How about a spring kit for auto opening?
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Next up: The Gerber folding hammer! 
Yes, in both this thread and another I mentioned that. In the other Axe Forum thread, I believe I advised bringing popcorn and a few beers! The guys in WSS hammered it pretty hard.
Now that I think back about it, I believe I was the one who suggested to him that he post the question in WSS.
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The guys in WSS hammered it pretty hard. Now that I think back about it, I believe I was the one who suggested to him that he post the question in WSS.
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I was thinking the same thing, Dwight. I suspect it would sound something like this. Flip, flip, flip, SNAP! OWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOOOO!!!
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I'll wait for the fully automatic version.
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The titanium parts will be those fitted by surgeons!
Could be!
I used to have a roommate who was pursuing a masters program at UCLA in prosthetics. She would bring home the practice limbs/hands/etc. that they built. I had some great pranking fun with those! One of my favorites was to have a really realistic looking forearm and hand sticking out from under the hood of my truck. It would fool people for a second or two (at best) but the reactions were very entertaining to watch.
Maybe Gerber should offer some optional insurance coverage with the folding axe?
DancesWithKnives
I used to have a roommate who was pursuing a masters program at UCLA in prosthetics. She would bring home the practice limbs/hands/etc. that they built. I had some great pranking fun with those!
One of my favorites was to have a really realistic looking forearm and hand sticking out from under the hood of my truck. It would fool people for a second or two (at best) but the reactions were very entertaining to watch.Maybe Gerber should offer some optional insurance coverage with the folding axe?
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This brings to mind the Marble's safety axe...from oh...maybe late 1800....it is a better axe and a safer one to carry than this. I would be interested in using one for an afternoon (with safety gear) to see how well it performs.
I think one of the guys in W&SS is set to receive one, but I don't know whether Gerber has started shipping them yet. I think the special, numbered, collector's First Production Run version goes only to members of the Ninjas Unlimited Treechoppers (NUTs). [And that's just a little humor----I'm not insulting anyone who wants to buy one and test it. I'll read the results with interest.]
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----I'm not insulting anyone who wants to buy one and test it. I'll read the results with interest.]DancesWithKnives
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Gerber put out a notice today they were cancelling the Kick Axe because of safety concerns. Given there is an article about the hatchet in the July issue, I bet the people at Tactical Knives aren't very happy right now.
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Where is this notice? I just checked their website and they still have a ETA date. 
