Gerber’s got a reputation for making delicious baby food made of strained squash, beets and leafy green vegetables.
Oh wait, wrong Gerber. This Gerber has been making quality outdoor knives for nearly 70 years. Gerber was originally formed by an advertising executive who had a set of knives hand-crafted for his best clients.
Once he got a look at those knives, he decided he was in the wrong business.
Advertisting’s loss is our gain, as Gerber makes gorgeous, functional knives such as this Freeman Folder.
This knife won the 2004 IWA “International Knife Award” so you know it’s going to be good.
It’s a solid knife, weighing in at 8.2 ounces and measuring just over 8 inches when extended.
It features an open spine for easy cleaning, a grooved finger guard for a sturdy grip, and an oversized lanyard slot.
The blade is a high-carbon stainless steel with a drop point that enhances the tip. It includes a nylon sheath.
The handle is stainless steel with lacquered pear inlays.
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June 24th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
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June 26th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Sharp looking knife (forgive the pun). I’m just wondering if you happen to know what high-carbon stainless exactly their using for the blade? And, if possible a rockwell hardness rating for it. I was always a big fan of Gerber knives, until I bought one of their smaller folders and found that they don’t use nearly such good steel on some of the really little ones. I have not followed their performance on the larger folders like this one for quite some time, but with the slick look of the wood-on-silver I may need to take another look.