Gerber Still Doesn't Get It

[SW-EDC]

The scales look spray painted with a can of silver paint. I have a $25 S&W that looks identical. No thanks.

 

[Rip Gut 916]

Looks like a "candy ass" knife.

 

[singularity35]

Maybe you can buy that knife and it's tax deductible as a donation to charity...

 

[Wanimator]

I handled one today. And I criticized their problems. Their excuse was it's hard to grind a knife sharp all the way back. Duh, it's also hard sell an auto knife with a $20 knife edge jobs, even bad for that. It's not a bad looking handle in person though.

 

[Makael]

I handled one today. And I criticized their problems. Their excuse was it's hard to grind a knife sharp all the way back. Duh, it's also hard sell an auto knife with a $20 knife edge jobs, even bad for that. It's not a bad looking handle in person though.

Where did you find one?

 

[Alberta Ed]

Gerber has been crap for a couple of decades or more. Too bad. They used to make decent knives.

 

[Rat Finkenstein]

looks better than some of the unpolished tactical sharts people buy for thousands.

 

[Makael]

They do quite a bit right. Maybe not everything but enough. Huge lineup of product on their website.

2017 shot Five NEW Gerber Knives / Multi-Tools - "MADE in USA" - SHOT Show 2017 - YouTube
https://www.google.com/search?q=ger...droid-samsung&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

 

[unklfranco]

Wow, another to scaled knife. That's so 3 years ago. A mediocre late entry to the knife world. Too bad, better luck next time.

 

[Mo2]

only good thing to come from Gerber was the center drive multi tool. not the greatest knife steel but I feel like multi tools will never have good knife steel.

 

[Rip Gut 916]

This thread just reminded me about the few times I asked people what knife they are carrying because I saw it clipped to their pocket, and the few times that they pulled out a Gerber they were always dull as a butter knife..... I guess most of the people that carry Gerbers just carry a folding butter knife and never sharpen it.

 

[Park Swan]

I handled one today. And I criticized their problems. Their excuse was it's hard to grind a knife sharp all the way back. Duh, it's also hard sell an auto knife with a $20 knife edge jobs, even bad for that. It's not a bad looking handle in person though.

You handled one at Blade I'm guessing? A Gerber rep actually told you that the reason they didn't sharpen the whole blade on the brand new line of $500 knives dedicated to showcasing American craftsmanship was because it was hard to do?

 

[22-rimfire]

I don't think I have $500 burning a hole in my pocket sufficiently to buy that Gerber made knife. But Gerber was a forerunner in the modern knife industry. I hope to see them back making good stuff again. Everything pretty much went to hell when Gerber was sold to a scissors company.

 

[palonej]

When I was a kid and you had a Gerber in your pocket you were baaaaaad!!
They made one hell of a knife back then.
If they stayed on that path, bet we would be lining up to buy $500 Gerbers.

 

[unklfranco]

When I was a kid and you had a Gerber in your pocket you were baaaaaad!!
They made one hell of a knife back then.
If they stayed on that path, bet we would be lining up to buy $500 Gerbers.

So true.

 

[Wanimator]

You handled one at Blade I'm guessing? A Gerber rep actually told you that the reason they didn't sharpen the whole blade on the brand new line of $500 knives dedicated to showcasing American craftsmanship was because it was hard to do?

Yes and yes. It's ridiculously stupid. Also they aren't donating to Knife Rights according to Doug Ritter. The San Mai wasn't as up to spec as I'd want as well, just wasn't done with experience. Spyderco's prototypes are done much better even when "rough".

 

[Petunia D. Feeble]

Yes and yes. It's ridiculously stupid. Also they aren't donating to Knife Rights according to Doug Ritter. The San Mai wasn't as up to spec as I'd want as well, just wasn't done with experience. Spyderco's prototypes are done much better even when "rough".

Perhaps @Critter could weigh in? Has Gerber refused to assist Knife Rights in the past?

These are pretty harsh statements. I didn't intend this thread to attack Gerber as a whole; I just thought this particular product and the ad for it seemed silly.

 

[NickShabazz]

I handled one of these at Blade Show. I'm glad they're trying to recapture past glory. As for the knife itself, well, the fact that this knife was submitted for "2017 Investor/Collector Knife of the Year" Blade Award is as good a working definition of "Optimism" as I'll ever find.

 

[Petunia D. Feeble]

I handled one of these at Blade Show. I'm glad they're trying to recapture past glory. As for the knife itself, well, the fact that this knife was submitted for "2017 Investor/Collector Knife of the Year" Blade Award is as good a working definition of "Optimism" as I'll ever find.

Just for contrast, here's the winner of that particular category:

The Protech Cambria Masterpiece. Protech's first flipper model, exquisitely finished.

They've won this category before with similar custom models of their button lock autos... Now if only Gerber would've had someone to look to for inspiration on their custom version of a production auto. Oh well.

 

[Wanimator]

I will admit, the handle wasn't as tacky in person, and the action wasn't that bad in person. Well, bad for $500, it has the sluggish feel of other Gerber autos, albeit I like that more than TOO MUCH thwack.