New Gerbers!

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Wunderbar

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If the descriptions that I have fit the bill, then Gerber has redeamed themselves in my eyes. There are a bunch of new folders with FRN handles, 440C steel blades :eek: and at least one of them is a liner lock. Then there are some new fixed blades with 440C steel blades. One of them is the new LMF. The description states that the blade length is quite a bit shorter than the original though. There are some new hunting/skinning knives and a new boot knife with a blade longer than the Guardian. Hopefully the descriptions are correct, unlike their current batch of knives. The Mini-Covert being one of them. The description states that the blade is made of 154CM but I have two of them and one of them has a box that reads the blade as having AUS-6A steel. The pics aren't up yet but if you're iinterested you can find the descriptions here at www.moteng.com . (Just tap on the "knives" logo and then the "Gerber" logo.)
 
thanks for your post. i got a mini-covert because of 154cm and 35.00 but have been very dissapointed with it's edge holding. i lke the knife and it's ok if it's aus6 but it is a disapointment to find out AFTER you buy. i pasted up that knife 4 or 5 times until i went to the web site and saw 154cm. thanks.

*my box only said "surgicial stainless steel blades" ???
 
I sure hope that Gerber is getting better. I hate explaining to so many people that they aren't what they used to be. How do you explain that to a 65yo man who's been a loyal Gerber user for his entire life?
 
If the rumor is true about gerber ripping off the CRK&T Carson collaboration, I wont be buying any gerbers.
 
well, i'll watch out for the CRKT rumor, but i don't think i'll be looking at Gerber anymore unless they change thier ways.

*i sugested this knife (mini-covert) a couple of times here and i'm saddened at hearing this news.
 
wwells20 said:
i got a mini-covert because of 154cm and 35.00 but have been very dissapointed with it's edge holding. i lke the knife and it's ok if it's aus6 but it is a disapointment to find out AFTER you buy.

*my box only said "surgicial stainless steel blades" ???
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Don't feel too bad. I've called Gerber about the types of steel they use and they said that if it's not listed, then it is 420HC. There was a problem a few years ago with Gerber and Remington Cutlery stores. According to the manager of a local Remington store, Gerber was sending out their standard "EZ Out" models marked as ATS-34 when in fact they had 440A blades. Remington questioned this because the real ATS-34 EZ Outs had a stonewashed blade but the newer ones were coming in with a beadblasted blade. Gerber said that they "mislabled" the 440A models as ATS-34. I wonder how many people paid the extra $20 for the 440A models?
I can't really blame the Gerber people that much though. Gerber has produced great knives for many years. Their problems seemed to have manifested once Fiskars took over. :(
 
thanks Wunderbar, maybe they will get it together. that Fiskars thing sounds about right.
 
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