Show off your Gerber Knives

In 1939 Joseph Gerber (advertising agency owner) had custom knife maker David Murphy make 24 sets of carving knife for some of his select customers. Catalog retailer Abercrombie & Fitch saw them and was so impressed with the quality of the knives they wanted to sell them. Thus was born Gerber Legendary Blades.
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Straight out of Portland, OR. Two fixed blades and a folder, military style.
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Gerber Covert 05785
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Some LST candy to share.
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That's a sweet LST collection!! The pink and blue 200 are awesome
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whiskeytango315 wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:54 am That's a sweet LST collection!! The pink and blue 200 are awesome
Thanks, and I agree, the 200's are awesome. Now if I can just find one in purple or toxic green!
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Some of the bigger Zytel's and other related oddities......
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OK, now you've done it!!
I'm digging mine out this afternoon....Pics Soon!
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whiskeytango315 wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2020 4:42 pm OK, now you've done it!!
I'm digging mine out this afternoon....Pics Soon!
Looking forward to seeing them.
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Silver Knight's and a smoker's tool, new in the box.
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A few of the 'original' LST's
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Magnum, FSII and I think a PK1. Could be wrong.
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Replicant wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:21 pm Magnum, FSII and I think a PK1. Could be wrong.
Not really wrong, but that's a PK2D (drop point) instead of the straight blade PK2 or double bladed PK1 "Skookum."
PK2 also has the liner lock, 2 bladed PK1 does not.
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Just a couple of mine
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Really nice mag and original folder, with original box and sheaths. Getting harder to find as time moves along.
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Maybe 55 and 60 or so years new.
What's your best guess does FH stand for folding hunter or Francis Ham ? Could there have been a bit of vanity involved?
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Mossdancer wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2020 7:58 pm Really nice mag and original folder, with original box and sheaths. Getting harder to find as time moves along.
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Maybe 55 and 60 or so years new.
Thanks ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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I was wondering if someone with a copy of Phil's chronology of legendary blades would have insite on the year and what they would call this with the clip point blade. looks to me they made the box too short or the knife too long and took it to the belt sander. it also came with the Gerber hand made blades price sheet showing the knife box with the hook closure on the box.
I have only seen one other gerber with this clip point style on an older handle with no finger guard.
14-1/8 from bottom guard to tip.
19-5/8 from end to end.
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What is stamped on the side of the handle, should be the name of the knife, and can you post a pic of the price list
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only marking on knife is GERBER
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How long is the blade?
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nothing on bottom or right side.
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if this was a straight on top, it would be too long for this box.
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14-1/8" measuring from the bottom guard
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Over all blade length, from guard to tip. Trying to establish the model
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Looks to be a "Giant Excalibur". According to Phil's book it's a 1941 production only. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
It looks like one of the oldest ones they made, think they started production in 1941. Phil has a set in his book that was the first set produced in 1940.
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whiskeytango,
thanks for the pictures and the info
I've been looking for a copy of Phil's book for some time. definitely odd shape blade. the only other one I've seen is on worthpoint with a 8.5 inchish blade.
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