Since Fiskars bought out Gerber, the quality has slipped. I used to like Gerber knives, now I won't even pick one up to look at. When that happens, it is the begining of the end for "Gerber".
I'm calling bovine excretion on this one.
After getting three pigs I'd trapped on ice the other day, I was sharpening my knives which include a 4 or 5 year old 20+ dollar Gerber skinner and my old Gator Serrator that's about 25 years old. Now, that skinner, fairly recent purchase, doesn't get as sharp as my Case Kodiak which cost 6 times as much, but holds an edge a LOT longer. I really like that knife especially for no more than it cost. Then I was looking at the sheath of that 25 year old Gator and right there, in plain letters, it says "GATOR", "GERBER", "LEGENDARY BLADES", "A Fiskars Company", "Made in USA". Now, I'd remembered this post claiming Fiskars as the reason Gerber went to crap (I still like mine, but then, I actually USE them). At the same time, everyone is saying the old Gerbers made in the USA were decent. Well, which is it, cause my 25 year old made in the USA Gator was a Fiskars product! There seems to be a problem here with facts.
Oh, and my wife says anyone who thinks Fiskars scissors ain't worth a toot is full of it, too. She's a quilter, sewing is her thing. She says Fiskars ain't the best, but they're near the best in scissors. I'll just take her word for it, cause the only scissors I've ever bought were a couple of bucks at Walmart. Didn't check, just ASSUMED they were made in China. ROFL