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I was gifted a new EDC knife for my birthday, a replacement for one I used to have! It's the Gerber STL, or "strong, thin & light" knife.
My original dropped out of my pocket while fixing a broken down car, and being in Eugene, of course a tweaker skittered out of the woodwork like a cockroach and scooped it up the second I drove away from the parking lot.
The other one was used when bought, so this is the first time I've seen the package this knife comes in.
Really, Gerber? It's not a liner lock, it's a frame lock. It even says so on the back of the package!
As you can also see, it has a Titanium-Coated stainless steel handle. Apparently that's a fancy way of saying "black paint."
Really, it's a cool little knife, why can't they just tell it like it is? Coated in titanium? That is just utterly ridiculous.
What it really needs is a custom titanium alloy replacement blade, on some bronze washers to replace the plastic ones. That would really make it a super special little knife. And it's really not bad at all, check out that centering:
It has a good detent, too. And the styling is awesome, like a '90s car:
Now to accent that styling with a '90s wallet chain -status ultra long kevlar cord and bronze Predator bead, of the Predator holding a trophy skull.
Yeah that's right, I even snuck a skull in there.
Damn good birthday knife. It really does deserve a little custom blade upgrade in Russian Spetznaz ballistic armor titanium alloy 5Al 2Mo 4.5V 1Cr 0.7Fe, and bronze washers.
My original dropped out of my pocket while fixing a broken down car, and being in Eugene, of course a tweaker skittered out of the woodwork like a cockroach and scooped it up the second I drove away from the parking lot.
The other one was used when bought, so this is the first time I've seen the package this knife comes in.
Really, Gerber? It's not a liner lock, it's a frame lock. It even says so on the back of the package!
As you can also see, it has a Titanium-Coated stainless steel handle. Apparently that's a fancy way of saying "black paint."
Really, it's a cool little knife, why can't they just tell it like it is? Coated in titanium? That is just utterly ridiculous.What it really needs is a custom titanium alloy replacement blade, on some bronze washers to replace the plastic ones. That would really make it a super special little knife. And it's really not bad at all, check out that centering:
It has a good detent, too. And the styling is awesome, like a '90s car:
Now to accent that styling with a '90s wallet chain -status ultra long kevlar cord and bronze Predator bead, of the Predator holding a trophy skull.
Yeah that's right, I even snuck a skull in there.
Damn good birthday knife. It really does deserve a little custom blade upgrade in Russian Spetznaz ballistic armor titanium alloy 5Al 2Mo 4.5V 1Cr 0.7Fe, and bronze washers.
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