Help with a Gerber

Gerber has never been terribly forthcoming with steel identities in its lower end models.
 
no no i was just interested in what kind of steel that my homemade 01 totally demolished on a $10 bet....
but thanks for the smart azz comment!
 
I have an older Gerber Gator than I've emailed the company asking about what type it is on two occasions and never recieved a response, tells you what they think of the customer right there :jerkit: however the reason I wanted to know what type it was is because it's a great knife that I use every day, has great wear resistance, gets hair popping sharp (when someone who knows how to sharpen sharpens it), and I wanted to know what kind of steel it was so I could make a knife with it
 
I agree with Wunderbar...I have a gerber harsey hunter fixed blade and the company told me it's 420 HC also.
My question is...does anyone have info on the quality of heat treatment on Gerbers? My knife takes an edge quick and is a great utility knife but I don't use it very hard. I absolutely love the handle feel and the sheath system but I always pass it up for serious outings because I'm afraid the steel is soft and won't hold up if desperatly needed. ( I have so many others it's easy to leave the Gerber behind).

Anyone have an informed comment about the 420HC from Gerber?

Knife edge
 
:jerkit: i had one of the bolt action type locking folders w/trigger ring that i got at the pawn shop w/a bent tip went to straighten it gently and the tip shot across the room like a bullet, it has to be brittle steel because even their tools are well known to have every screwdriver bit break off except for the phillips. and this is under light use. sad but true. they are for people who don't cut anything but plastic and other soft materials.
 
New to knives and I've seen alot of negative posts about Gerber as a company, quality of workmanship, etc.

As a starter knife (my first one) I bought a Gerber mini fastdraw. It seems pretty nice to others I've seen within that price range. In fact for $20.00 I couldn't find anything better. It has 440A grade steel like the AO Kershaws I've been told about and the workmanship is pretty tight. The fast draw feature is nice too. Good spring. I find myself opening and closing it as I drive around! It's got a safety and keeps a good edge.

Just wondering what is so bad about these Gerber knives so that I should avoid them and spend anymore money on Gerber? Am I missing something drastic here about the actual product itself?

Nick
 
deleted post. not sure how it got here, but it was originally meant for another thread.

Must be too much beer. (I am not senile. I'm not. I'm not. I'm not.)
 
its the kind you look at not use, maybe give as a gift,throw away,etc... i personally don't care for gerber anymore, they used to make all their knives with pride, i even had a gerber diver/river knife made in italy back in 99 but have never seen that quality since. no offense meant.
 
Fonly said:
haha, isn't that generally the idea? :D
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i'd like one to be able to split wood if i had to. a pretty knife is useless if its a pos. survival being in mind. and generally i would like to know if a knife is going to fall apart if i use it for heavy work. in drywall wussy knives don't survive.:cool:
 
southbeachlaw said:
I find myself opening and closing it as I drive around! It's got a safety and keeps a good edge.
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I did the same thing with a Gerber 3.0, The pin became really "scratchy" when I opened it, then it just stopped opening like it should have, had the same problem with my Gator.

But, to lightin' things abit, I've heard good things about the fastdraw.
 
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