New Gerber fighter - What do you think?

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Straight from the spec sheet: The knife is made from 420 high carbon steel and with a blade length of 6.87″ and an overall length of 12.25″. It weighs 11.20 oz. Made in the USA. MSRP $200

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Looks familiar huh? Please Gerber, NO SERRATIONS!!!!
 
This looks like a camp knife I have from them, in that the handle is the same and the blade is similar, except for I paid twenty dollars for mine, It's an okay knife, but I don't think I'd ever buy this one. Looks too much like something one of them gooby gouls off Lord of the Rings would carry.
 
Nice looking knive, but personally I'd absolutly have to be IN LOVE with the handle and style of a knife to have a serrated blade. I can't stand them, like the kalinga pro if that had only a serrated blade I'd but it because I love the style, luckily they don't :)
 
I think it looks a lot like a Chris Reeve Green Beret knife.

Kind regards,

Jos
 
With 420HC blade steel, I bet it would take far more abuse from Noss than the Green Beret did before breaking. That said, it appears to be little more that a CRK knockoff, from a company I put right up there with Cold Steel, Dark Ops, and Mantis in terms of ethics!:barf:

Regards,
3G
 
Looks like a pretty "classical" design. Nothing edgy, a positive.

I am not sure of the street price, but I'd bet it will do the job most such knives are actually called upon to perform.
 
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Other than the serrations it looks OK, personally I wouldn't buy one because I don't like stainless fixed blades for field use.
 
The CRK look in this case is due to Chris Reeve being one of the knife's designers.

Here is the info from the Gerber site.

The L.H.R:

In the urban warfare environment, soliders recognized the need for a close quarter combat knife. After studying and interviewing hundreds of real life hand-to-hand combat encounters, MACP Close Quarter Combat expert Matt Larsen worked with award-winning knife makers Chris Reeve and William W. Harsey Jr. to create the L.H.R. The quick-release sheath has a built-in safety release that can only release the knife by the wearer. The textured TacHide™ handle provides sure grip in wet conditions. Proudly made in U.S.A.

Available February 2010.


Not meaning to advertise for them, just addressing the knockoff comments.
 
Good point there 10beers.
I was going to say to avoid knives with size retarded scales, because they normally don't feel good in the hand.
HOWEVER, there are rare exceptions, including the CRKs, and I'm sure this one is comfy in the hand.
BUT... that's no excuse for justifying the use of crappy stainless.
 
What we're seeing here is a Yarborough knife designed by Bill Harsey (manufactured by Chris Reeve) made into a more affordable version of the CRK Green Beret Knife. Considering Bill has made numerous knives for Gerber I think he and CRK is well aware of this knife, Bill may even be a part of the reason for producing it. I can't possibly think it's a knock-off.

In my opinion it's a good move to produce a lower end version of a popular knife. If it goes below 100 USD it should be of good value. Like the LMF II a plain edge version would be mighty useful.
 
The press release I saw from Gerber said around $130 to $150. That would bring the street price down to around $100 or so.
 
Jos said:
I think it looks a lot like a Chris Reeve Green Beret knife.

Kind regards,

Jos
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I agree. The first thing thought was that it looks very Reeve-like. And it's certainly overpriced, although edge retention isn't as much of a big deal for a pure SD knife.
 
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