Customer Reviews

Gerber 05785 Applegate-Fairbairn Convert Knife

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This knife gave me evertyhing I wanted, nice size edge for slicing. An edge for ropes and locking mechanism that no other can match. Well worth money.

First knife received appears to be used and Amazon exchanged it with a "new" one, which arrived in the box without any platic bag, it was just the product in the box. Finish coating on the blade is poor, uneven coating can be seen near the serrated edge and blade was not sharp at all, opening the knife can be smother, its more for collecting than EDC.

This is my second purchase of this model. I liked the first one as an edc for workdays and it held up well until I lost it (about 10 years). I like the fit and feel of these knives, size is a good compromise between too big to carry in pocket comfortably and too small for heavier work.

Blade sharpness on both knives is the worst I've ever seen on a quality knife. Never could get a decent edge on the first knife until I took it to a pro and am wearing out my wrist trying to get a good edge on this one, after you get beyond this significant nuisance I think this is an excellent knife.

Strangely, I also have the larger version of this knife (too big to carry but nice for heavy cutting) and it came with a good edge.