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I'd never seen a pic of the Gerber LMF tang. I gotta say that is the dumbest handle design I've ever seen. It looks like it was designed by an accountant who didn't consult with anybody in product safety engineering. Although, I can't imagine that they saved much money with that design vs. a full tang, exposed or not.

One more example of what's wrong with Gerber.
 
Too bad I haven't finished building my time machine yet. Anybody have a spare flux capacitor?

Exciting RBK news tho...
 
rkmoore said:
I'd never seen a pic of the Gerber LMF tang. I gotta say that is the dumbest handle design I've ever seen. It looks like it was designed by an accountant who didn't consult with anybody in product safety engineering. Although, I can't imagine that they saved much money with that design vs. a full tang, exposed or not.

One more example of what's wrong with Gerber.
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yeah it felt like a stylized brick that's why I sold mine lol. I'm pretty sure its a full length tang and doesn't extend through the pommel so it can stay electrically insulated from the handle (so if you're cutting live wire you won't get shocked through your hand on the pommel.
 
Got my sheath from 710 so far I am more than satisfied, testing and review in the works.
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I have an older LMF2 that I carried in Iraq. It is made in USA and has been a good blade that has seen plenty of abuse. It has a comfortable handle and I feel it has been well worth the $60 bucks or whatever I paid for it.
 
Psyop said:
I have an older LMF2 that I carried in Iraq. It is made in USA and has been a good blade that has seen plenty of abuse. It has a comfortable handle and I feel it has been well worth the $60 bucks or whatever I paid for it.
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Did you ever use the serrations?
 
TheWambo said:
I'm pretty sure its a full length tang and doesn't extend through the pommel so it can stay electrically insulated from the handle (so if you're cutting live wire you won't get shocked through your hand on the pommel.
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That's exactly what is was designed for. There is a story out there about a group of soldiers under a spotlight and pinned down by enemy fire and one of them used the LMF to cut live power line and was perfectly fine.
 
L4NE4 said:
Did you ever use the serrations?
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I have a Gerber Prodigy, which is very similar. I have used and abused this knife. It was my main knife til my 2 came along. I batoned,chopped and thrown this knife alot. It is still pretty sharp and going strong. I have used the serrations to cut cordage and saw through small branches. They are effective but I would prefer the knife without them. To me, the serrations are where I do most of my cutting tasks (shaving,notching,feathering,etc..) and they dont allow me to do these tasks very well. Overall its a good nice and I assume the LMF is just the same if not better (Except the tang issue--the prodigy is full tang). Its not a BK2 but I think its a great knife when you consider the cost.
 
L4NE4 said:
Did you ever use the serrations?
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Yes I think serrations are great for a military knife. When I was deployed I used the serrations for most any heavy cutting task. Metal bands on pallets, zip ties, MRE bags, 550 cord. I used the forward part for finer stuff that way I didn't damage my edge. As anal as I am about my edges now. In combat I was much more worried about cleaning my weapons and other jobs than taking care of my knife. Thats why serrations are great for military. They cut things for a long time with little maintenance.
 
Psyop said:
Yes I think serrations are great for a military knife. When I was deployed I used the serrations for most any heavy cutting task. Metal bands on pallets, zip ties, MRE bags, 550 cord. I used the forward part for finer stuff that way I didn't damage my edge. As anal as I am about my edges now. In combat I was much more worried about cleaning my weapons and other jobs than taking care of my knife. Thats why serrations are great for military. They cut things for a long time with little maintenance.
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I am really tempted to try it. How do you feel about the tang on the ASEK?
 
Just saw this on YT. I think this is an interesting setup and think it would be good for a 9/16 setup (or something like that) I may try it as a 2/14 (since they are the only ones I have)gonna have to make some leather pants for my 14 first.

[video=youtube;5ifVehVmWtA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ifVehVmWtA[/video]
 
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Psyop said:
Yes I think serrations are great for a military knife. When I was deployed I used the serrations for most any heavy cutting task. Metal bands on pallets, zip ties, MRE bags, 550 cord. I used the forward part for finer stuff that way I didn't damage my edge. As anal as I am about my edges now. In combat I was much more worried about cleaning my weapons and other jobs than taking care of my knife. Thats why serrations are great for military. They cut things for a long time with little maintenance.
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Agreed, but now that I'm a civilian, I hate serrations again.
 
OutdoorsFamilyMan4 said:
Just saw this on YT. I think this is an interesting setup and think it would be good for a 9/16 setup (or something like that) I may try it as a 2/14 (since they are the only ones I have)gonna have to make some leather pants for my 14 first.

[video=youtube;5ifVehVmWtA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ifVehVmWtA[/video]
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That's how I carry my Leatherman and larger streamlight at work. I don't use the secondary biner though.
 
Psyop said:
Yes I think serrations are great for a military knife. When I was deployed I used the serrations for most any heavy cutting task. Metal bands on pallets, zip ties, MRE bags, 550 cord. I used the forward part for finer stuff that way I didn't damage my edge. As anal as I am about my edges now. In combat I was much more worried about cleaning my weapons and other jobs than taking care of my knife. Thats why serrations are great for military. They cut things for a long time with little maintenance.
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Somebody much wiser than I once posted that serrations belong on the forward edge, while the sweet spot near the pommel should be reserved for a plain edge for carving, etc.
It certainly makes a lot of sense, but VERY few knife companies produce a knife like that.
 
OutdoorsFamilyMan4 said:
I catch a lot of crap from my wife's family and mine for this, but I love that feeling of being able to help someone right then and there. Besides, they all give me a hard time but I am always the first person they go to when they have an issue.
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RogueBowie said:
A common quote from my girlfriend:

"Why did you have this in your pocket?"

As she is using the object in question :rolleyes:
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exactly...

and without missing a blink, the first thing when someone needs something handy like that is "say my name"...

but always the comments of "you don't need to bring that"

fine, stop asking to use it then :D
 
K9-Handler said:
Somebody much wiser than I once posted that serrations belong on the forward edge, while the sweet spot near the pommel should be reserved for a plain edge for carving, etc.
It certainly makes a lot of sense, but VERY few knife companies produce a knife like that.
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That is exactly the concept of our new military folding knife. Made by Victorinox, I think it's called the Soldier. Very good knife.
 
L4NE4 said:
I am really tempted to try it. How do you feel about the tang on the ASEK?
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I think the tang is fine the knife is pretty stout. I am like Murph I dont like serrations now. I dont know if I turned into a knife snob or what. I would say for a BK14 I would trade. Its a good knife. Would I buy one again for me now.....No
 
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