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gerber steel question
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There are two trains of thought on this. Both assume that the 400 series steels are the same varieties we are all familiar with.
1) They are using the absolutle cheapest 400 steel they can find (420, 425, etc) and don't want to be specific about that fact. I have seen a number of their smaller knives turning up with 425 stamped on the heel of the blade, so there is some honesty there. Also, you can get these Gerbers at absolute bottom feeding prices at wal-mart, so I guess there is some value there. (Please let's not get started on Wal-mart again.)
2) They state "400 series" as a means of steamlining their advertising, packaging and literature. If they just say "400 series", they can use the same copy for everything. This would save some costs, and would be consitient with their relativily recent push for economy.
I suspect that it may be a combination of both. You can still buy a Gerber knife if you like. I for one have quite them. I do still favor their multi-tools, though. Time will tell.
1) They are using the absolutle cheapest 400 steel they can find (420, 425, etc) and don't want to be specific about that fact. I have seen a number of their smaller knives turning up with 425 stamped on the heel of the blade, so there is some honesty there. Also, you can get these Gerbers at absolute bottom feeding prices at wal-mart, so I guess there is some value there. (Please let's not get started on Wal-mart again.)
2) They state "400 series" as a means of steamlining their advertising, packaging and literature. If they just say "400 series", they can use the same copy for everything. This would save some costs, and would be consitient with their relativily recent push for economy.
I suspect that it may be a combination of both. You can still buy a Gerber knife if you like. I for one have quite them. I do still favor their multi-tools, though. Time will tell.
I have called Gerber to ask what's in their stainless steels. I was told that if the knife is not marked/advertised with a particular steel, then it has 420HC for a blade steel. Recently I have called them again about the Mini-Covert and it's blade steel. This knife is advertised as having 154cm steel even though it's made in Taiwan. Talking to the Gerber rep, she says that this was a typo and that the blade steel for the Mini-Covert is really AUS-6A like originally advertised. This is not the first time Gerber/Fiskars has done this. There was the EZ Out blade steel fiasco in the late 90's. I feel that if a consumer buys a Gerber, they should not be expecting anything other than the lowest workable blade steel that's available,(ie; AUS-6A, 420HC, etc.) Who really knows what's in them? 