Gerber snakeskin sheath

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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Gerber snakeskin sheath

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This sheath came with a large Gerber lockback. I’m guessing it’s aftermarket, but did Gerber every offer a snake skin sheath?
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I don't know...but, that's pretty sweet! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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I know very little about Gerber's products after the company was purchased by Fiskars, and your post didn't include what model knife was in the sheath, so this reply is sort of a swing in the dark. However, I have never encountered a pre-Fiskars Gerber factory sheath that wasn't marked as such, except the very early A&F hunter and Shorty sheaths. Therefore, I'd bet the snakeskin is not Gerber.
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I've only seen leather factory ones. They're normally stamped Gerber, Portland, OR. That's a beautiful sheath though. Looks like rattlesnake. Common for craftsmen in the southwestern part of the U.S. to make belts and sheaths like yours.
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I doubt very seriously that Gerber would offer a factory knife with that type of sheath. Not saying it's impossible, but highly improbable.

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Sorry, it came with a very nice Gerber Porland Oregon folding hunter style knife. Not being marked, I assumed it wasn't Gerber, but thought I'd double check. Thanks guys.
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