January 18, 2019

Gerber Blackie Collins River Knife

These are two of the most popular Gerber knives. The smaller is the Gerber LMF II and the larger is the Gerber LHR Sheath knife Gerber LHR Combat Knife designed by Matt Larsen, Bill Harsey and Chris Reeve

and multitools headquartered in Tigard, Oregon, United States, within the Portland metropolitan area. Currently Gerber is a sub-division of Fiskars Brands Inc, owned by the Fiskars company of Finland. Gerber was established in 1939 by Pete Gerber. Gerber was the first production knife company to collaborate with a custom knife maker when it collaborated with David Murphy.

History. While working for the family business, Joseph Gerber mailed 24 sets of kitchen knives to clients during the holidays. These handmade knives were very popular, with then catalog retailer Abercrombie & Fitch requesting more of these knives from Gerber to sell in their catalog in 1939. Gerber started Gerber Legendary Blades that same year.

Gerber logo on machete/saw combo In 1966, the company relocated to a new headquarters next to Interstate 5 in what is now Tigard. Finnish company Fiskars purchased the private company in 1987. Chad Vincent was hired as chief executive officer in July 2001. By 2003 the company employed 300 people and had revenues near 0 million and was the second leading seller of multitools in the United States.

Models designed by knife maker Bob Loveless more than twenty years ago.

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the Gerber LMF II Infantry
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the Gerber 22-41121 Prodigy Survival Knife
the Gerber Blackie Collins Clip-lock Diving Knife
the, or Aircrew Survival and Egress Knife
the Gerber Gator - A single blade lockback knife with an ergonomic thermoplastic handle molded to resemble alligator skin.