gerber lmf

the original lmf (little brother of the bmf)? or the newer lmf2? i believe the original was made in the usa. the newer one i don't know (china?).
 
sorry, LMF 2 from cabelas. I was interested in it a year ago but heard negative coments about it so scrapped it but now people love it so..... Anyone have one? How is it? I know I rarely use fixed blades but am addicted to them. Im already planning 3 different ones. :eek:
 
They're heavy, a little hard to get out of the sheath, but solid as a rock. I give the edge retaining a 7.5 on a scale of 1 to 10. You really have to utilize the leg strap. The built in sharpener isn't great. To me it felt like I was holding a baseball bat. There are lashing grommets on the handle to make a spear. Tried it and it is way to heavy and large to spear fish. It may work better for larger game.
 
Check out this guy, :thumbup:
He puts popular knives through a destruction test including the LMF. I skimmed through the lmf and the part where it finally broke was when he battoned it halfway through a steel bar w/a 3 pound sledge hammer. He pried a hell of alot of stuff with the tip such as digging a hole through a 2x4 and chiseling conctete blocks without breaking it. He even did other knives like a fallkniven A2, Kabar and a busse battle mistress.
http://www.youtube.com/user/noss4
 
They're solid knives, and indeed made in the US. While the factory blade/edge geometry is an improvement over the original LMF, it's still on the obtuse side for the size knife it is--especially since the balance is decidedly handle-heavy, which robs it of what little chopping power a blade this size would normally have. So, thinning the edge down will give you a much more useful, general purpose tool. The serrations are actually a pretty decent pattern, although I never have been a fan of them on this kind of knife so...

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...there are options. :D

The edge profile has been pulled down a bit more than it was when this picture was taken, and now sits at about 25 degrees, included. Still fairly rugged but takes a whole lot less effort to cut with.
 
buy the knife, they are great. However throw the sheath straight in the bin and get a custom kydex from okuden or similiar. Makes a great pack knife or day hiker.

Nice recurve T1! :)
 
Thanks Guy--some inspiration taken from the Camp Tramp Mojos. ;) Good to see you around, btw. :cool:
 
gundy said:
buy the knife, they are great. However throw the sheath straight in the bin and get a custom kydex from okuden or similiar. Makes a great pack knife or day hiker.

Nice recurve T1! :)
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Isn't the sheath it comes in kydex? Does the sharpener work good on the serrations? I dont have a sharpmaker and have never had a serrated blade before.
 
3wolves said:
Isn't the sheath it comes in kydex? Does the sharpener work good on the serrations? I dont have a sharpmaker and have never had a serrated blade before.
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The factory sheath is kydex and holds securely but unfortunately of a design that puts a lot of wear and tear on the forward part of the kraton handle. I've been planning on getting it re-sheathed for awhile now and just haven't gotten it done.
 
I have a couple of the LMF's. They are built like a tank. Watch Ebay, as I picked up both of mine for about $50 each and they were brand new.
 
I have an LMF II Asek. The tan one and it says Portland Oregon on it. It's a heavy knife. Wasn't all that sharp out of the box. My Fallkniven S1 came much sharper and I just picked up some Moras... which were sharper by leaps and bounds over the S1. Not sure any of that really matters - just observation.

What I don't understand is that the Gerber site shows a knife and says it is 100% made in USA and is about $140. Then it shows the knife I got, does not say it is made in the USA (even though it says Oregon on it) and sells it for about $95. They appear to be the same exact knife, with the same sheath, and the same belt cutter... So - not sure where my knife was made and would love someone to answer this. I thought I was buying the USA made knife... hope i did.
 
3wolves said:
Check out this guy, :thumbup:
He puts popular knives through a destruction test including the LMF. I skimmed through the lmf and the part where it finally broke was when he battoned it halfway through a steel bar w/a 3 pound sledge hammer. He pried a hell of alot of stuff with the tip such as digging a hole through a 2x4 and chiseling conctete blocks without breaking it. He even did other knives like a fallkniven A2, Kabar and a busse battle mistress.
http://www.youtube.com/user/noss4
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thats noss4 who is a user here and a friend of mine
 
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