Gerber Fast Draw Knife
January 24, 2010 | Posted by admin 
Product Description
Be the first with your knife out when you carry the Gerber Fast Draw. With a fine or serrated edge and two ways to open it, this Gerber assisted-opening knife is ready to chop, slice, or carve. Open the Fast Draw manually with your thumb and forefinger. Or use Gerber’s Forward Action Spring Technologytrigger the blade’s sudden-release button with your index finger to allow the Fast Draw to jump into action. A fiberglass-reinforced nylon handle with a textured grip a… More >>
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Tags: Draw, Fast, Gerber, Knife | 
3 Comments »
This seems like a good knife. I’ve only had it a week or so. The description doesn’t tell you about the locking thumb button, and it’s hard to see in the picture. The assisted opening works well and it doesn’t open it so fast that it tries to “jump” out of your hand like others I’ve used. This knife was very sharp upon delivery. I did not get the one with the serrated edge, because it is easier to sharpen a knife that doesn’t have the serrated edge.
Rating: 4 / 5
Opens easily with a two step process- 1) flip up locking button with your thumb (hard to see in the picture, but it’s in the middle of the handle) 2) flip out the blade with your thumb. Fold back by pushing up on the locking button again and manually folding it. Does the job. Handle has a bit of a cheap look and feel, being hard plastic of some sort, but seems to be solid. Has a metal belt clip that grabs tightly. Current price is $12 less than I paid in a major discount store.
Rating: 4 / 5
The pros;
.open assist is fast and works well
.weight
.clip is in a good position at the end , tip up
.price
.easy carry for use as an EDC knife, very compact
cons;
.steel is way too soft and blade is too thick of a grind for this small of a knife, the serrated grind is also has too deep of a cut pattern for my liking
.constant dulling in use. No mention of steel type either, my guess 440c, or AUS6. My Fire/ Rescue Gerber has a better steel quality, but that was made in the USA, this is Taiwan.
. grip needs more roughness,slippery when wet, [you can do some changes yourself there]
. for my hand it is too small of a handle for medium to heavy EDC utility use
If the steel was better it would be an acceptable knife. If you buy it and like a really sharp knife that will stay that way in reasonable use do not buy this. Kershaw Leek,Blur, SOG Trident, have AUS8, much better steel. My Leatherman New Wave has CM154 and is excellent in edge hold and sharpness, that is a great steel choice also, hardly ever sharpen those blades.
Rating: 3 / 5