Gerber Paraframe Question.

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Hi ! :D

This is my first post, and i'm already loving it here! :D

On to the point.
Im looking for some help. I have a question about the Gerber Paraframe's. Gerber dosn't make all their knives in the USA more, so i wanna know if any of you guys know, where the Gerber Paraframe series is made.
Please respond if you know the answer, it would be very apprieciated! :D
I've had the knife for some time now, i know it's a cheapie, but it wasn't cheap back when it hit the shelves. My dad got it when he was in Croatia, with the Danish Army. He bought 3 Paraframe II's. From that day on, i've been loving it!:thumbup:
But if you know where it was made, please write a comment :)

PS: My English insn't the best ;)
 
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Anyone else that has the knife too? or have tried it?
 
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I have one or had one until my son kind of liberated it from me. I always had a bit of a
time keeping it sharp, I couldn't put a decent edge on it. Anyhow, if you can and you
like it then good on you. Gerber makes some pretty good knives but I found the Paraframe not to be one of their better one's IMO. :)
 
I have a paraframe. I don't know if it's a I or II. It's not the biggest one, the blade is about 3 inches long.

I bought it a fairly long time ago...at the time most of my folders were very cheap junk, the framelocks didn't even work on a couple of them. A friend had a paraframe and it had solid lockup, so i bought one too.

I carried it constantly for several years.

I got it out to look at while I wrote this...
I forgot how much I like it, and how comfortable I got with it.
I can twirl it around my fingers, opening and closing, switching grips, almost bali-song style...

It's held up well. It opens smooth and fast and still locks up tight.

I have knives now that are probably better in one way or another, and a lot of people here have fancier knives than I'll ever have. But the paraframe is nothing to be ashamed of in my opinion.

In fact I'm going to see what kind of an edge I can get on it, now that I'm better at sharpening...
 
Worst knife I have, but it was also my first. I bought it because I thought it looked cool years ago, and then once I started using it I realized how bad it was. It came duller than dull, and once I sharpened it and used it, it was butter knife dull after opening a single box.

That said I still use it to open packages, only because I don't want to gunk up my good knives.
 
Welcome to Bladeforums!

I think the paraframe is, in it's price range, probably the best knife you can buy, but I would go for the new one, the powerframe.. you are sacrificing a little bit of blade length for better construction

if all you can afford is about 15-20 bucks, then go for it, but I would also suggest you look at some of the ones in the 20-30 dollar price range

here is spyderco's byrd line:

http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_keywords.html?sortType=skuAs&srch=byrd

which I suggest the g10 meadowlark, the g10 flight, and if it is not too big, the g10 cara cara

(also be on the lookout because soon they will be offering the updated cara cara 2nd generation and the meadowlark 2nd generation, both of which look really good!)

also, I suggest looking at the kershaw storm: http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_keywords.html?sortType=skuAs&srch=kershaw+storm

In my opinion, it is better to get an entry level knife from a very highly recognized company, than to get the same price knife from a mediocre company (which in my opinion Gerber is.. try as I might, I just can't like them.. they are often secretive about what steel they use too..)

but the powerframe isn't a bad knife to start with, and it won't be long before you start itching for another one!

and also, despite what other people say about the knife, if you like it, buy it
 
once gerber went to china I stop buying there knifes. I am not paying a gerber price for china crap. the only gerber I am willing to buy or sell is usa.
 
Thx for welcome ! :D

I bought the Cold Steel Skean Dhu since it was on sale ;D Dunno what to expect...It's plastic, well.......Glass reinforced plastic. I have one other Cold Steel knife, the Recon 1. Very awesome knife! :D
 
I use the small paraframe for a money clip = not my main edc - had a larger version but my pinkie finger used to slip into the cutouts when opening and closing it - It went away really quick... but I do like the mini for "dress" as a money clip.
Peace and welcome to opinion city and the "Forums"!
Revvie
 
I've had one for a few years before I knew better. :) I've had things slip through the cut outs and ding the edge. It also doesn't take a really good edge (could just be me) or hold an edge long. I also cut myself somehow while gripping it closed. Part of my pinky slipped in to the cut out and got cut.

I threw it out at that point.
 
I have one, and it performed its tasks without hesitation. I never put it to any sort of heavy duty assignments, but it did just fine. Had no complaints, but my horizons are certainly much broader now.
 
I own and sometimes EDC a Paraframe II. I think for the price it wasn't all that bad. Mine came fairly sharp out of the box, and I have managed to get it shaving sharp on good days. One of its big downsides is that I don't like metal handles because they have horrible traction in general, and especially in this case. However, for $20 I think it's fairly decent.
 
I have the paraframe and the mint, bought them in a two pack from home depot for $20.
Personally I like the knife, however I don't edc it as I keep it in my truck's glovebox.
I did edc it for over a year and the only real problem I had was the clip got loose and it kept falling out of my pocket.
I rank it with my bryd in terms of quality for price.
I prefer my endura or military over it, but I still like it
 
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