Gerber A-400 Jungle Leaf Camo Hunter - Retro Knives

Описание: The Classic Gerber A-400 Armor Hide Hunter Knife With Jungle Leaf Handles Scales And Scabbard. Gerber knives Pre 87 were VERY good indeed.
There was a time when Gerber Legendary Blades actually made legendary blades. Up until the mid-1980s Gerber made some of the finest production knives in the world. Their quality and innovation was top-tier and they were a leader in the industry. Whereas Buck was viewed as kind of a stodgy battleship of a knife company that hadn't had an original thought in decades, Gerber forged ahead with outstanding designs, unique partnerships with leading knife designers like Blackie Collins and Paul Poehlmann, and always outstanding production quality.

Then in 1987 Pete Gerber sold the company to Fiskars and everything went to crap. Innovation and quality slid downhill and Gerber became just another purveyor of boring cutlery. Over time their designs became about as exciting as a 1960 Ford Falcon. I never heard just why Gerber decided to sell out. Perhaps the money was just too good. Now, I'm not saying that the post-Gerber ownership products were/are bad products. For the most part they are good quality working knives. But they are boring, uninspiring and soul-less.

But before 1987, oh what wonderful knives they made! Today we'll look at one of those pre-1987 knives, and one of my favorites.

The Gerber A400 drop point hunter: