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List Price: $49.70
Our Price: $27.71
Your Save: $ 21.99 ( 44% )
Availability: Usually ships in 3 to 4 weeks
Manufacturer: Gerber Legendary Blades
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Binding: Tools & Hardware
Brand: Gerber
Color: Black / Stainless
EAN: 0013658471627
Feature: Overall Length 7.13", Close Length 4.17", Blade Length 2.99", Weight 3.6 oz.
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Gerber Legendary Blades
Manufacturer: Gerber Legendary Blades
Model: 22-47162
Publisher: Gerber Legendary Blades
Studio: Gerber Legendary Blades
Variation Description: Black / Stainless
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Features
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Overall Length 7.13", Close Length 4.17", Blade Length 2.99", Weight 3.6 oz.
Tactile texturing on nylon handle
High carbon surgical stainless steel blade
Fast Draw folding knife deploys quickly and easily with one hand.
Sturdy pocket clip keeps it close.
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Editorial Reviews:
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With spring-assisted technology, the Gerber Fast Draw Knife deploys quickly and easily with one hand. This fine edge knife can be triggered using the thumb stub or with a sudden release of the index finger. The Fast Draw features a high carbon surgical stainless steel blade and tactile texturing on nylon handle. The blade measures 2.99 inches in length. A sturdy pocket clip keeps it close at hand. This knife comes with Gerber's limited lifetime warranty.
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Best Designed Knife Currently Available
Comment: This knife is designed perfectly.
The safety is a much needed feature to prevent the knife from opening in your pocket. The button for the safety is ergonomically located so you can unlock the knife with your thumb and then more right to the thumb knob to FAST open it.
The hook to hook this knife on your pocked is located at the pointed end of the knife when it's folded. This is also very important if you carry it in your right pocked because if the knife accidentally opened it would open outward instead of inward towards your leg.
I own the serrated version and would recomend it vs non serrated. I've needed the serrated feature more than I've needed a longer non serrated blade area.
The only downside to this knife is the outer sheath is PLASTIC. What were they thinking?!? I would gladly pay an extra $25 to have solid steel. This is why I rated it 4 stars vs 5.
In the next version I would expect all steel and maybe some additional tools like a flat head screwdriver that would not increase the size of the knife.
Until that happens this is the best designed knife available.
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Summary: Does pretty much everything you could hope it could do
Comment: I would easily recommend this knife to anybody who thinks it would be nice to have.
The opening mechanism is slick and effective without coming off as automatically scary or threatening when used sensibly. I think this knife could be considered a good safety item for someone that spends a lot of time in a boat, air plane, or pretty much any vehicle. If you are ever caught in a situation where you only have one hand/arm available and you need to cut something, like if you were in an accident and needed to cut a seatbelt off but its holding down one arm, this would be the knife to have, and its small enough to always be near and not take up a lot of space or add a lot of weight.
The one thing keeping this knife from getting 5 stars, and it is kind of a big one is that it is easily possible for the knife to open when the lock is in place, its more like a spring off button then a true lock. Compounding this problem is that once the knife opens enough the lock is disengaged and the knife is "fully loaded" and ready to spring back open at any time.
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Summary: omg buy it
Comment: ok so i got it took it out of the box and first off wasn't as sharp as it could have been but thats fixed very easy. very very sturdy knife i fell like i could cut down a pine tree with it. buy it. i would have payed 60 or 70 dollars for it instead of 40$
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Summary: Not the prettiest knife I've ever owned
Comment: I was a little disappointed about the sharpness out of the box. A couple of swipes on a sharpening steel changed all that. Like I said, this is not the prettiest knife I've ever owned but it just shouts efficient tool. If you're right handed. I am and everything is right where it should be. With a little practice, the time from pocket to use is a matter of a second.
The blade is substantial and sturdy, I've used mine for anything from chipping ice to slicing up pork ribs.
Steve
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Summary: Matched set
Comment: I bought the Mini quick draw first and was so impressed with it's feel and function that I bought it's big brother and I can say that I was not disappointed.
Gerber sends excellently sharpened blades from the factory. With only minor honing and polishing, this knife takes a truly frighteningly sharp edge and holds it for a very long time. The workings are a bit slower than the Mini due to the greater mass in the Quick Draw (Sr.) blade.
One of the complaints I've consistently read for both models of these knives is that they "can open in your pocket." I believe this to be Liberalistic Chicken Little'ism rather than any factual based experience.
Both blades must be opened approximately 30 degrees before they'll spring and there is a distinct CLICK in the locking mechanism JUST before this point is reached.
Certainly, one must be cautious with such an implement, but we do not need to create the impression of danger where there is none and only nominal "common sense" is required for safe function.
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