Two new Toys for me!!!! (new Knives)

[4Rescue]

Well, my Yari II Drop-point finnaly showed up and it is AWESOME!!!! But then just on a whim Whitney (my GF) brought home one of their new fixed blades AND one of their civilian leagal versions of their auto-knives. This one uses the Gerber F.A.S.T. system that makes it fairly close to a switchblade, you just have to open it with the thumb-stud and after you get it out a tiny bit it flips open. Pretty cool and as with all gerber products, it's made VERY VERY well.

Here's the Answer featuring F.A.S.T. technology: I hate to say it, but I can'r decide on wich to carry, this new knife or my old stand-by Torch II...so I carry both HAHAHAHAHA yeah I'm that guy with TWO big knives in my pockets...

This is the Yari II: Let me just say, this is one of the most expensive things in the employee catalog... and it's even more spendy if you don't have this hook-up. I about spit out my beer when I found out how much it cost retail...BUT, it is again VERY well made and made here in Portland OR (oddly enough I had to order one and it came from a warehouse in Tenesee...) It has a really neat sheath that can be mounted on a Molle vest, a Hand gun holster, verticaly adn horizontaly on your belt and to your thigh/calf... you can also just put it in the sheath and NOT snap the keeper strap over the handle, it's held in the sheath by a friction lock kind of like a dive knife so you can get it out in a flash. One of Whit's co-workers son's is in Iraq and after getting his Yarii the whole unit ordered them. Gerber apparently set them up free of charge adn they all now carry them as well as the Gerber LMF infantry knife, but the Yarii is apparently theor favorite knife ever. I can vouch for it's awesomeness It's got a sold aluminum handle so it's VERY tough. Great field knife IMO.

BUT!!! the real suprise to me was teh Metolious Fixed blade. It has a really comfy handle adn the back edge of the blade has a "grip" section so you can use your thumb to control the knife. it really has suprised me and turned out to be one of my fav's even though it's nowhere near the technicaly brilliant knife the Yarii is... just goes to show you, cost ain't everything eh.

Here they are together to give you and idea of size between the two.

I'm really looking forward to using these knives in the field more and letting you all know how they hold up. I'm a bit of a knife nut, I love them all, but I have my favorites...

Ceers

Dave

 

[Maximus Ram]

nice knives. I like. can the 3rd one be carreid horizontaly on the belt ?

 

[4Rescue]

Oops, guess I should have called it 3 new toys.

nice knives. I like. can the 3rd one be carreid horizontaly on the belt ?

unfortunatly no, well... not yet, I'm working on stitching on some added webbing so that it can be. I like carrying the Yarii II like that it's nice and tucked away. As it is the sheath is kind of odd in that it covers the top half of the handle and when it's on your belt it tucks really nicely into your hip pocket and you'd never know it's there. I hate it when a knife hangs down TOO far in the sheath and flaps around as I tend to carry them above either of my back pockets. It's cool too because you can really just get it close to the opening for the blade and since the sheath is completely lined with a thin plastic sheeting it slides right into place and kind of locks in. The Metolious is REALLY sturdy, sometimes I worry about "Glass reinforced" handles, but this thing is one big thick piece of metal that has a nice comfy grip and feels VERY controlable for something like say field dressing.


Cheers

Dave

 

[Corey]

Very nice knives.

I have been eying three of the Gerbers from Cabelas site.
Two use the FAST thing, and one does not.
Which is the FAST model you got?
It looks different than the two FAST models I list below that I have thought about picking up.

Powerframe serrated edge (no FAST)

FAST Covert

FAST Draw

By the way, I have this Gerber and like it a lot.

 

[4Rescue]

Very nice knives.

I have been eying three of the Gerbers from Cabelas site.
Two use the FAST thing, and one does not.
Which is the FAST model you got?
It looks different than the two FAST models I list below that I have thought about picking up.

Powerframe serrated edge (no FAST)

FAST Covert

FAST Draw

By the way, I have this Gerber and like it a lot.

First off, let me say If anyone has any questions about anything from Gerber, ask away and if I haven't played with it adn worked it over I can get my hands on it and let you know if it's worh buying before you plunk down any money... The firsat knife that Whit got me thrugh them was les than impressive when I got it, it had a Micarta handle and it felt like a wet noodle to me... so I can help avoid this type of dissapointment.

Ahh yes the LMF... I just ordered that with the "survival" set-up. It includes a seperate window breaker/cutter that all mounts to the other sheath. What I really love about the LMF is that it really is designed to be a survival tool. I LOVE that it's designed with those holes to make it into a spear, used as a hammer, window break etc. I have had a chin wag with the engineers/designers and suggested that they make it double bevel and available in a D2 Tool steel version. They seemd to think it was a great idea so if that becomes available I want it on the record tht it was MY IDEA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

The Power/Para frame knives are pretty sturdy for what they are, I was really skeptical when I saw them with so little structure to them, but they are quite strong. Drop me a PM Corey and we can talk knives, I MAY be able to help you out, not promising anything, but let me see what I can find out.

I was also skeptical about the F.A.S.T. system, but now that I have one, I'll be getting another. this year they decided to make a civvy version of their combat auto-knife called the 06FAST. Not available till july but I can wait, it's not like I'm running out of knives, in fact I'm pretty damn spoiled that way

The other real neat thing is that I have obtained an order form for their Public-Saftey/Millitary/Rescue Personell only Auto knives. Oh yeah baby, I can't order them through the GF becaus eit's illegal for the maker to distribute them to staff. I have to use my DPSST Firefighter Cert. number and IM IN!!!!!!!!! I'm stoked and I wont even see the knife for another 6 months at least.

Gerber probably wouldn't be my FIRST choice of knives if I could choose my hook-up, but despite the fact that they're less expensive than say Benchmade and some Kershaws (all made here in Portland too, clearly I'm in a good town to be a knife freak eh ) but if you choose the right model they are every bit as well made. hard part is knowing what to avoid in their catalog.

Sorry I'm running on at the mouth, I just get passionate about tools and knives.

Cheers

Dave

Edit: Here are some toher Non-Gerber knives that I'm currently drooling over.

I know that it's blasphemoy to the GF to be looking at the competitors, but this Kershaw is so amazing. I REALLY am pushing the guys at Gerber to make a Tool steel survival knife, I find that out in the bush Stainless can be too brittle and that Tool steel can be sharpened on a rock in a pinch and holds an edge far better. May not be as razor sharp and maintinence free as stainless, no to mention heavy, but IMO it works better as a survival knife.

This thing is so bad-MMM:
http://www.kershawknives.com/productdetails.php?id=167&brand=kershaw

Buck is a company I'm kind of intreagued by. I tend to think of them as a hardware store low-end kinf of knife, but aparently that is not the case adn they turn out some pretty sweet knives
http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=product.detail&productID=2897

Buck Rescue: http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=product.detail&productID=3629

Buck Red-Ppoint: http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=product.detail&productID=2939
I really like the big clip on knife idea.

HUBBA HUBBA :drool:
http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=product.detail&productID=3565

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[4Rescue]

Damn I typed a bunch of crap and loaded a bunch of pics and them I loose it all because of some server error...

Oh well. More knife porn:

Simonich knives are flat out custom jobbies and VERY VERY beautiful to me.
http://www.simonichknives.com/gallery.htm
These are some of my fav's:
-The Nordooh: :drool::Wow: Espescialy love the second one.

-And the SRT!!!!

-Don't know the name of this one but it just calls to me and says let's go get lost in the woods

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[4Rescue]

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I would have killed to have one of these as a kid... I still think it'd make a great machete for bushwacking.

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Not my style per say, but no doubt a beauty. So meticulously made and just so pretty to look at but yet I bet it's as tough as it is neat looking eh.

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And what knife thread would be complete without some good old Benchmades: THey are without a doubt some VERY nice knives and yeah the other major players have expensive knives as well, but to me EVERY single benchmade is just really expensive. Very nice knives but I don't know that they're always the best value.

I love their water knife, have a bunch of buddies who run them, but the way they lock into the sheath is a bit prone to gfetting snaged and opened espescialy with where you tend to have to mount them on a typical white water PFD (I have a big Rescue Vest and a Wnoka Dive knife and I NEVER get snagged) but they are very cool knives and I like the size of the blade, very wide adn thick, good for prying and very strong in your hand for cutting lines if need be.
http://www.benchmade.com/products/product_detail.aspx?model=100SH2O

5500-81 Mini-Auto Presidio:
http://www.benchmade.com/products/product_detail.aspx?model=5500-81

Awesome, but seriously...$700.00...I've played with alot of the different auto-knives that aren't available to civilians typicaly, this one included, and there is nothing that makes it 2x as dear as the Gerber variety. This is kind of what I'm talking about with Benchmade, awesome knives pretty hard to swallow prices.

Here's something that I like, a more typical single edged blade style with a cutting edge on on teh back side. I've been drawing knives up lately and the all seem to have this feature.

Personaly though I like to have the sereation or wich ever blade type you have on the back, farther down towards the hilt for more blade control and cutting stabilty/force, but still I've always though that there is alot to be gained by having both a plain edge blade with a nice curved blade forwhittling and fine work and then a flat edge for planing or trimming. But then where do out out the seration? Cause we all know how invaluable that is... Sure seems like alot of wasted space on teh back/spine of the blade...

Couple more: :drool: yeah I'll take one. So sweet.

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[Totenkopf]

I'm into knives too. Got a lot of em...mostly customs, but have a bunch of Benchmades.

Here is a really rare 46DM.

 

[Corey]

Drats!
Went to order the serrated Covert Fast

Cabelas is out of stock until the middle of March.
Found a Gerber store online, but the only FAST knife they have is the Draw.
I want the bigger Covert one.

Found one at this site.
Hope they are a reliable store.
I have never heard of a Gerbere being called an Applegate too.

 

[4Rescue]

And how about some CRKT's:
Of all the knife companies out there or rather out here in Oregon this si the one I have the least ammount of experience with.
Kinda dig this one:
http://www.crkt.com/neckolas.html

http://www.crkt.com/yeago.html

 

[4Rescue]

Drats!
Went to order the serrated Covert Fast

Cabelas is out of stock until the middle of March.
Found a Gerber store online, but the only FAST knife they have is the Draw.
I want the bigger Covert one.

Found one at this site.
Hope they are a reliable store.
I have never heard of a Gerbere being called an Applegate too.

The Applegateswere origianly designed by Col. Rex Applegate (RIP) and now made by Gerber on liscenceI belive...I'm not really up on this part. They're pretty sweet too, This year they made an "Applegate" in their FAST and Auto-Style not just the standard Applegate Folders.

Cheers

Dave

EDIT: I know that you're having a hard time finding the knife you're after, but I would really consider waiting untill after July if you're after a Gerber, they're releasing their full 09 line then and there will be some options out that you might be interested in. As I mentioned earlier there will be a nearly rexact copy of the 06-Auto available with the FAST tech. As well as another Applegate variant that even I haven't seen. I wish I had a scanner available because I'm sitting here looking at the new dealer catalog right now and it's full of stuff I'd bet alot of you guy's would love.

 

[4Rescue]

I'm into knives too. Got a lot of em...mostly customs, but have a bunch of Benchmades.

Here is a really rare 46DM.

Wow, that is gorgeous mate. Don't really see butterfly knives much these days either. Again, that is GORGEOUS.

Cheers

Dave

 

[Totenkopf]

Wow, that is gorgeous mate. Don't really see butterfly knives much these days either. Again, that is GORGEOUS.

Cheers

Dave

Thanks...I have a lot of them...here is a page of my butterfly knives...organized by maker.

knives

 

[Corey]

New knife, Gerber Covert.
They make two sizes, I went for the large.

Full size

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT5RQ337PGA

The mini me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYHoWuE7x-o

Got mine from Cabelas, just came today.

It utilizes a technology called FAST.
Almost like a switchblade.
Slide the lock button to the open position, and barely move the thumb stud and a spring opens it all the way.
You can also flip the knife open with one had by flicking it.

Can not find it online at Gerber stores, but they show another one that uses the FAST thing.
I am sure Google will turn the knife up somewhere though.

Here is another Gerber combat knife I bought yesteryear.
http://www.onlygerberknives.com/Gerber-Knives-01.html
It is called the LMF.

Here is a site that has the Covert I just got besides Cabelas.
They already sold out at Cabelas just now, I had to wait about three weeks to get mine.
https://www.forceonetactical.com/product_info.php?cPath=36_39&products_id=95

Another site.
http://www.rockynational.com/5945_22-01966_Gerber_Applegate-Fairbairn_Covert_FAST.html

This will be my new camping knife to take with me to carry in my pocket.
I like the black blade look too.
They do make other models of the Covert too, some quite expensive as they are double edged, and some are full auto one.
http://www.rockynational.com/5954_30-000137_Gerber_Applegate-Fairbairn_Covert_AUTO.html

 

[Corey]

Mini me has arrived.
Ordered it Thursday along with the two Klean Kaneteens seen in another thread in this section.

I ordered it from REI since they have the Kanteens, and it takes less time to get it than ordering it from Cabelas.
I would have got the full size Covert knife from REI, but they do not sell it.
They only sell the mini one.

Gerber Mini Covert FAST Serrated Knife

Ahhhhhh, are they not cute?
They make a cute couple do they not?

The smaller one I can legally carry now at work since the blade is under 3".
I asked security about the bigger one, and it is not legal to take to work since the blade on it is 3.75".