Gerber Legendary Blades

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A Gerber Paraframe framelock knife, the Gerber Guardian Backup knife with sheath, and a Gerber Multi-plier 600 with sheath.

Gerber Legendary Blades is a maker of consumer knives and multitools headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Currently Gerber is a sub-division of Fiskars Brands Inc, owned by the Fiskars company of Finland. Gerber was established in 1939, and has a reputation for making quality knives of innovative design, designed by famous knifemakers.

Designers who have designed knives for Gerber include: Bob Loveless, Paul Poehlmann, Blackie Collins, William Harsey Jr., Fred Carter, Rick Hinderer, and Ernest Emerson. Former Gerber employees who started their own successful knife companies include Al Mar and Pete Kershaw. Gerber also sells a family of folding knives based on designs of Rex Applegate, and authorized by Applegate.

Examples of innovative designs by Gerber are the "bolt action" locking system designed by Blackie Collins, the unique front opening action of the Gerber multitools, and the push button locking Paul knives by Paul Poehlmann. Also unusual are Gerber's niche market products, such as the Clip-it diving knives.

Gerber has also led the market in using new technologies, and materials normally found in custom made or premium brand knives, such light but tough injection molded Zytel handles, Kraton rubber on handles for enhanced grip, ATS 34 and AUS 8 high carbon stainless steels (widely considered far better than the standard 440 series more commonly used), and titanium nitride coatings. Additional products in the Gerber line include tools, lights, accessories, packs, and hydration products.

1 Famous models
2 Gallery
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Famous models

There are many different models of Gerber knives, including:

the Gerber Guardian: A type of boot knife designed by Knifemaker, Bob Loveless. The knife was made more than twenty years ago. The handle has a hard inner core. The Guardian 1 has a Santoprene rubber coating for a nonslip grip. And has a double-edge blade finished in nonreflective black. It is the blade-weapon of choice used by Lara Croft, of Tomb Raider fame, and special operative Sam Fisher of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series however the knife was changed to a specially made version in Splinter Cell: Double Agent.
the Gerber Mark II
the Gerber multitool
the LMF II ASEK, or Aircrew Survival and Egress Knife
the Gerber Gator - A single blade lockback knife with an ergonomic thermoplastic handle molded to resemble alligator skin.

[edit] Gallery

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A Gerber LMF II ASEK used to cut through a 220 volt electrical line during a battle in Iraq	A Gerber Compact Sport 400 multitool, closed	A Gerber Compact Sport 400 multitool, open	A Gerber Mark II combat knife, with black anodized blade
A blunt tip Gerber River Shorty dive knife	A Gerber Paraframe I framelock knife, with fine edge and dark gray titanium nitride coating.