Gerber Silver Trident

[Knygathin]

If someone comes at you with a big wrench, iron pipe, or bat, you can't stop that with a knife. Then you need to rethink your situation, and run, unles you have some other defense.

And no one is going to break your Silver Trident in half, unless you use bad tactics and hold up the knife to try to block (it is unlikely even then, because your wrist will flex and deflect the energy of the strike).

 

[Thomas Linton]

The Gerber Silver Trident is NOT a bushcraft knife. It is not designed for battening, slicing potatoes, hacking in gravel stone, or bending and levering.

It is purely a tactical self defense weapon. Excellent for stabbing and slashing. Very deadly. Perfect weight and length for the purpose. That it would break on such encounter is extremely unlikely.

A fantastic knife!

You open a thread after almost a decade to tell us that the tacticool knife in question is "deadly" ?

"Purely a tacticool self defense [sic] weapon"? You make Cliff's point for him. It is SOLD as intended for "various military, hunting, survival, tactical, industrial and outdor situations."

I have heard of a knife made of a hard material called proteon. I don't know how the sharpening is done. The edge is so sharp that it consists of only a single string of molecules. It cuts through wood like soft butter. And it's impossible to touch it without cutting yourself.

 

[Knygathin]

You open a thread after almost a decade to tell us that the tacticool knife in question is "deadly" ?

Yes, I have not had the knife for very long.

"Purely a tacticool self defense [sic] weapon"? You make Cliff's point for him. It is SOLD as intended for "various military, hunting, survival, tactical, industrial and outdor situations."

No, it is not "tacticool". It is rational and well designed. Very good for its purpose. It makes more sense than the much celebrated Gerber LHR, which is too long - the Silver Trident is faster to handle.

 

[Knygathin]

Laugh and deride as much as you like. I still think the review is missing the point of this knife.

The hardness of 154CM steel comes at the price of some brittleness. It will chip and break if handled the wrong way. That is common knowledge. It is still regarded as a good steel.

A knife like this is not designed to be used for hacking in rocky ground, as a screwdriver, or for prying things open. It is meant for cutting and stabbing at an enemy.

This knife is meant for self defense. The serrations are for emergency situations, such as cutting off rope or sawing through tangled brush. The large double finger guard serve only one purpose, that of preventing the hand from slipping forward in a stab or otherwise messy situation. I don't care what a commercial blurb from Gerber may have said to increase their sales, the knife is still not suitable for those other purposes.

If you need a knife for cutting food, or for bushcraft, you should bring a separate knife on the side, like a Mora Companion. It will take very little extra space.

 

[chuxwan]

I think you missed the point of the review.

 

[craytab]

Laugh and deride as much as you like. I still think the review is missing the point of this knife.

The hardness of 154CM steel comes at the price of some brittleness. It will chip and break if handled the wrong way. That is common knowledge. It is still regarded as a good steel.

A knife like this is not designed to be used for hacking in rocky ground, as a screwdriver, or for prying things open. It is meant for cutting and stabbing at an enemy.

This knife is meant for self defense. The serrations are for emergency situations, such as cutting off rope or sawing through tangled brush. The large double finger guard serve only one purpose, that of preventing the hand from slipping forward in a stab or otherwise messy situation. I don't care what a commercial blurb from Gerber may have said to increase their sales, the knife is still not suitable for those other purposes.

If you need a knife for cutting food, or for bushcraft, you should bring a separate knife on the side, like a Mora Companion. It will take very little extra space.

Is this prac-tac? Nope, just an 11 year old necrothread started by a banned person.

 

[dingy]

I think you missed the point of the review.

this!:thumbup:

 

[fsatsil]

Laugh and deride as much as you like. I still think the review is missing the point of this knife.

The hardness of 154CM steel comes at the price of some brittleness. It will chip and break if handled the wrong way. That is common knowledge. It is still regarded as a good steel.

A knife like this is not designed to be used for hacking in rocky ground, as a screwdriver, or for prying things open. It is meant for cutting and stabbing at an enemy.

The point of the knife is for Gerber to make money selling tacticool knives to people who don't know much about knives. The same way they make money selling Bear Grylls knives to the wannabe Bushcrafters. If the knife was truly designed for combat it wouldn't be made from a steel that snaps in two.

 

[dingy]

The point of the knife is for Gerber to make money selling tacticool knives to people who don't know much about knives. The same way they make money selling Bear Grylls knives to the wannabe Bushcrafters. If the knife was truly designed for combat it wouldn't be made from a steel that snaps in two.

plain carbon steel is more suitable for combat knife

 

[Cobalt]

"Purely a tacticool self defense [sic] weapon"?

I beg to differ. It is not tacticool. It is TACTICLOL.