Gerber Legendary Blades is a maker of consumer knives and multitools headquartered in Tigard, Oregon, United States, within the Portland metropolitan area. Currently Gerber is a sub-division of Fiskars Brands Inc, owned by the Fiskars company of Finland
Reasons I dislike Gerber:
-They don't readily disclose what grades of steel they use in their blades ("high carbon stainless steel" is meaningless)
-The Gerber knives I've encountered had QC issues (vertical and lateral blade play, sharp handle edges)
-None that I've encountered came acceptably sharp out-of-box
-Their designs seem uninspired to me, as if they are "pitching to the middle" of the market (to non-afis) - For multi tool I love Leatherman (the competition) I like Fiskars, so I own the compact mini axe and blade. I think the problem stems from folks wanting something cheap to do the job and clearly you get what you pay for.Honest I think Benchmade and others are better.
FYI - they are made in Oregon.
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