Gerber LMF 2

[Jiopopp]

This is a little review of my problem with this knife. Okay first of all, this is the most disappointing purchase I've made in a while. The person who made this knife I would dearly love to find em and ram it down his throat! Before I even got it home, the handle grip towards the top of the knife where the hilt meets the blade is peeling off. Also, the pommel at the bottom that is made supposedly for breaking windows, Plexiglas, and ETC. is not even placed on correctly it is sloppily put on there its not tight against the bottom of the handle! like its suppose to be in the pic. I paid $99.99 for this piece of junk and with tax it came out to $109.99. I'm taking it back to Cabela's tomorrow to get my money back! What knife should I buy with $133.00 please help me i need something like a military knife that I could use for survival as well as other tasks. Thank you, for listening to my rant.

Thanks,
Brennon

 

[hso]

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Becker Knife and Tool

Personally, I'd spend the money on a BK7 and the micarta scales you can get from the company.

Be sure to take pictures of the flaws and send them to Gerber. You may be surprised at their response.

 

[Todd A]

Falkniven F1 gets great press from real users.

R.A.T knives have a strong following as well.

Though I'll second hso with Becker. I wasn't able to destroy my BK11 with hard/normal use. So I passed it on to my son, he hasn't been able to destroy it either.

 

[X-Rap]

Is this the one made in China? I bought a LMF a couple yrs ago and it was of very good quality but have since seen a cheaper Chicom model that looked horrible, I can't remember the model though.

 

[OpelBlitz]

My Gerber Infantry Knife is, IMO, of the utmost quality. Been using it for about a year now with heavy use and it's held up in every which way except some expected dulling of the blade.

 

[lightbulb0413]

Yeah, I think you probably got a defective knife. I have one and have no doubt it will do the things that people say it can. It is a very stout knife.

I would just send pictures to Gerber like a previous poster stated.

 

[HoosierQ]

I have posted before that I really want to like this knife. Mine seems to have been made very well. I have none of your problems. However, the fine part of the edge was not as sharp as I'd like and I have tried like crazy to correct that with different angles on my Lansky. I fear that maybe this knife would have been better off with a full flat grind or maybe even a Scandinavian grind. I think the primary bevel is too narrow and thus the secondary bevel ends up being way too many degrees. The serrations are well done and very sharp. The sheath is top-notch. The blade is marked Portland Oregon.

I really want to like this knife and if it were as sharp as I'd like it to be...I would. I am keeping it though. I have a Camillus USMC knife that is very sharp and that is my go to "survival" knife at this time...no I don't have to survive much more than Monday morning meetings but...just saying.

I too am a little dissapointed with this knife.

 

[leadcounsel]

I carried one of these on Deployment to Iraq 2 years ago. Granted it was too big for most chores, but it held up well and performed great when I needed, and I would be confident to use it for its intended purpose strapped to my IBA - as a quick close in defensive tool.

I liked it so much that I bought like 5 of them. You overpaid. They are like $70 on Amazon.com.

I also have several BK&T knives, but the handles are just too thick. Great knives though.

 

[Yo Mama]

I really wanted to get one of these, so I will be watching this thread closely. I wish they made a stainless version.

 

[hso]

Actually, they're even a better deal at $44 on Amazon at the moment (http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-22-01117G-Knife-Sheath-Foliage/dp/B000OEFFKW). Sounds like our young friend should take the knife back and use his money to order 3 of them from Amazon and keep the best and sell the other 2 to his buds for $60 each and enjoy the "free" knife.

 

[Grizfire]

I have an LMF II, and I think it is great. The pommel is straight, nothing is peeling. Mine reads Portland Oregon, USA on the side of the blade, Gerber on the other.

 

[Stainz]

Just to put things in proper perspective, here are the closest things I have to 'survival' knives. Top down: KaBar, Gerber LMFII, RAT RC-5, Buck 650 Nighthawk.



I couldn't bring myself to buy the LMFII despite the $50-$70 they dropped to at some sites. Care should be excercised on 'too good' prices - like the $47 one referenced earlier - they are less the sheath. I don't like serrations - they waste knife edge space. my elder son came to the 'rescue' - gave me one for Pappy's Day a few years back. The others I bought - and am quite pleased with. The RC-5 is the best - albeit a few bucks more than your $133 limit, if you include s/h. The Nighthawk and KaBar are right up there, too - very useful - and ~$55-$65. I used my late Dad's old WWII KaBar for many camping trips - and was quite happy. I have since been enlightened - and have spent the GNP of Tchad finding better - more proper - bushcraft knives (Barkies, etc.). It's really all in what your perceptual needs are... if my LMFII didn't have sentimental value, it'd be long gone.

Just so there is no complete Gerber-bashing here, I have a little 500 folder that has worked fine in an 'Altoids' emergency tin - and a stag/S30V Freeman fb that is a real keeper. They - and that LMFII - were made in OR!

Stainz

 

[X-Rap]

The Prodigy is the one from China, for me it was obvious when I saw it in the store. The fit and finish was what you could expect from the ChiComs. It was not even close to the LMF.
I have very little use for such big knives in what I do but since before we were a country young men have gone to war with large blades so I carried on that tradition with my son and will with his brother.