Please help identifying this Gerber

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Hey guys, I read the rules and I believe this is the right forum to post in, but if not...my apologies!

So.. I was recently on a job down in North Carolina where I met a sheetrock guy who showed me this beauty...

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Like the title says, it's a Gerber. It also has the glass breaker which is kinda tough to see in the pic. I'd very much like to get one of these, but I don't know much about knives. I'd really appreciate some help identifying it and, if it's permitted on this forum...maybe a link to the best place to buy one. Thanks!
 
I may be wrong but this looks like fake to me.
Glass breaker,rope cutter hole is pretty common at counterfeit knives and overall desing looks fake to me.
 
 
I think that's a fake. I found this listing (and others like it) at an online retailer's site that is known to be a purveyor of less-than-legitimate goods produced in a certain country that has a reputation for manufacturing these types of fakes. The model name listed is an actual model made by Gerber, but it is a completely different knife.

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Thanks for the quick replies, fellas. It didn't even cross my mind that it could have been a fake.

Thanks for the links as well. Some of the models listed on Gerbers' site say "Credentials Required". Are they restricted to military/former military or do you just need to sign up to that Pro Program to buy one?

I've never carried a tanto blade before, or anything like that modified clip point. I know this is probably Knives 101 to you guys, but are there certain benefits that one type has as opposed to the others? Also, of the two G10 handles that Dan57 linked to, is one superior to the other...or is one just an updated version?

Thanks again, guys. The help is much appreciated.
 
"Credentials required" would pertain to the autos (switchblades) they sell, per this regulation:

18 U.S.C. § 1716(g)(2)

Federal law prohibits shipment of automatic knives across state lines, with the following exceptions: Switchblade knives can be shipped: (1) to civilian or Armed Forces supply or procurement officers and employees of the Federal Government ordering, procuring, or purchasing such knives in connection with the activities of the Federal Government; (2) to supply or procurement officers of the National Guard, the Air National guard, or militia of a state, territory or the District of Columbia ordering, procuring, or purchasing such knives in the connection with the activities of such organization; (3) to supply or procurement officers or employees of the municipal government of the District of Columbia or the government of any State or Territory, or any county, city or other political subdivision of a State or Territory; procuring or purchasing such knives in connection with the activities of such government. (4) to manufacturers of such knives or bona fide dealers therein in connection with any shipment made pursuant of an order from any person designated in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
 
Thanks Zakk, I dig a few of the stainless steel byrd models, but I have a Buck knife that I carry every day that is very similar. Though that's good info to know when I decide to replace it. Appreciate it, man.

@ G. Scott H., That's too bad. But it's clear to me now that I need to educate myself on my local laws before a purchase.

I do, however, wonder how leniently "militia of a territory" could be interpreted? Could one man/three quarters of an acre be classified as so under such a broad definition? Haha.

I guess the logical move is to just grab one of the manual ones then..huh? The reviews of the DMF tanto folder aren't too favorable though. Something about the Wedge Lock being defective. That's not too reassuring. Do any of you have experience with something similar?
 
Definitely find out the local laws if you decide you want an auto. They are legal in many places around the US, but my understanding is that you have to buy them from an in-state dealer if you don't fit into one of those special categories. The local knife shop nearest me used to carry quite a selection of them before they closed down a few years back. Here it is legal to own and carry them just like any other knife, but that varies in other states, so do your homework. :thumbup:
 
A fake Gerber, talk about lose-lose. What's worse, a fake, or an actuall Gerber? :D
 
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