gerber

[KFU]

I have the opportunity to trade for some gerber product but I am not real familiar with them. I have always heard to stay away from it. Do they make aqnything worth trading for?

 

[jackknife]

The china made stuff is junk, pure and simple.

The gator, gatormate, and LST line is still made in Portland, and gets a very good heat treat on decent grade steel. Not great steel, but decent, with a very good heat treat. I've got some non-knife knut friends who think a pocket knife is like a .99 cent screwdriver, just a tool to use up. They carry those LSTs and abuse the ever lovin crap out of them. They stand up pretty good.

I've had a Gerber/Fiskars sliding blade saw as part of my day packs gear, and for 10 years I've used it to harvest sapplings I make hiking sticks out of, to sell at craft fairs. Carl's third leg sticks. So far, it's been a great little saw.

 

[crj1968]

I have the opportunity to trade for some gerber product but I am not real familiar with them. I have always heard to stay away from it. Do they make aqnything worth trading for?

define "worth." Depends on what you are trading for it I suppose.

I have some paraframes and FAST's and a Profile - I've had no problems with any of them. I think they are worth what I paid.

 

[Seals]

If its vintage stuff it might be a wise move.Mk.I MkII,early hunters and fighters were very cool and very collectable.Also the Folding Sportsman and others.Present day Gerber isnt highly thought generally.