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so i have a few gerber pocket knives, from back when i thought that they were one of the better knife companies out there (the now me thinks the then me was stupid 
) and have recently dug them out to see what kind of edges they can reach and maintain compared to my kershaws i have been edc'ing lately. then while digging them out of the hole i keep them in, i stumbled upon another knife from my old collecting days (i say old like im not a young person, but ive been collecting since before kindergarten, got my first one when i was three) that i got as a gift. its a little slipjoint bought from napa auto parts. two blades, one standard, with a blade whole shaped like a byrd knife, and the other blade shaped almost identical to that of a straight razor. the blade says 440 steel on it and nothing else. there is not brand or manufacturer, it doesnt even say made in china, just "440 steel". the box it came in is plain white with a barcode on it. no name, nothing. this knife, which was all of ten dollars, has taken a mirror finish edge on BOTH blades, shaving hairs with zero effort, and cuts through rubber tubing under the hood of old vehicles, cuts through plastic and cardboard all day long, denim, a little bit of leather, and after a few passes on a strop, is good to go. the gerber knives i have have not reached this level of sharpness despite some good effort, and they fail to hold what edge i can get them to reach. just thought i would share this with you for two reasons. im curious if anybody knows this napa knife im talking about. and also, how does a commercial manufacturers quality stand up this poorly to a knife that costs ten dollars, has no advertising, and no desire to even be claimed by one certain company??
) and have recently dug them out to see what kind of edges they can reach and maintain compared to my kershaws i have been edc'ing lately. then while digging them out of the hole i keep them in, i stumbled upon another knife from my old collecting days (i say old like im not a young person, but ive been collecting since before kindergarten, got my first one when i was three) that i got as a gift. its a little slipjoint bought from napa auto parts. two blades, one standard, with a blade whole shaped like a byrd knife, and the other blade shaped almost identical to that of a straight razor. the blade says 440 steel on it and nothing else. there is not brand or manufacturer, it doesnt even say made in china, just "440 steel". the box it came in is plain white with a barcode on it. no name, nothing. this knife, which was all of ten dollars, has taken a mirror finish edge on BOTH blades, shaving hairs with zero effort, and cuts through rubber tubing under the hood of old vehicles, cuts through plastic and cardboard all day long, denim, a little bit of leather, and after a few passes on a strop, is good to go. the gerber knives i have have not reached this level of sharpness despite some good effort, and they fail to hold what edge i can get them to reach. just thought i would share this with you for two reasons. im curious if anybody knows this napa knife im talking about. and also, how does a commercial manufacturers quality stand up this poorly to a knife that costs ten dollars, has no advertising, and no desire to even be claimed by one certain company??
