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A knife in my small collection is the largest of the old Gerber FS series. The FS 3. I bought it new in 1976. Never used, in perfect condition. Only thing I remember about it, I was out of basic training, Air Force. Some buddies and me went downtown ( SanAntonio ). I went into a knife shop or sporting goods type shop and spotted the Gerber and asked the proprietor about it. He told me that knife was the last of the India Staghorn Gerbers, because that material had now been banned for import. I don't remember what it cost, except it was the most expensive knife I'd ever bought at the time. It still has the original brown leather Gerber sheath. It's a beautiful and well built folder. I'm proud of it, but have no idea if it's worth anything on the market. I will try to figure out how to get photos of it posted here so you'all can see it. It really is a perfect specimen of a vintage factory Gerber, from what must have been their golden years. I bought other Gerbers from that era, they were always very good quality, sadly all gone now. I'm lucky this example survived all this time (43 years )..edit: I took photos, attached, Para3 Maxamet for size comparison. 
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