New toy for work

[dieselfuel79]

As kids, most of us has Swiss army knives with really tiny blades. I still remember mine with the built-in tweezers and plastic toothpick. This is what I picked up today. It's very basic, but very sharp. It will be used for work in "emergency" situations. You can draw your own conclusions, however, I think she's a beaut.

It's a Gerber Paraframe. The blade itself is only 3" and made of high carbon stainless. Beats the pants off of the camping knife I bought a few years ago from Wally's.




Regards,

Brad

 

[Taylor of Bank Street]

As kids, most of us has Swiss army knives with really tiny blades. I still remember mine with the built-in tweezers and plastic toothpick. This is what I picked up today. It's very basic, but very sharp. It will be used for work in "emergency" situations. You can draw your own conclusions, however, I think she's a beaut.

It's a Gerber Paraframe. The blade itself is only 3" and made of high carbon stainless. Beats the pants off of the camping knife I bought a few years ago from Wally's.

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Regards,

Brad

Nice.
She looks ready for action. Hope she serves you well!
I don't know what the general consensus is, but I like partially serrated blades. If I ever need to go through a rope or seatbelt in a hurry, it's nice knowing I have just the tool.

 

[Graybeard57]

Handsome knife. Who cares what others think? Good size to carry, IMO.

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

Good blades. Weak clips. I'll still keep buying them.

 

[73mountaineer]

I carried a paraframe for years & it withstood much abuse. The narrow width makes them ideal for a front pocket carry knife. Never had any issues with the clip on mine.

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

I carried a paraframe for years & it withstood much abuse. The narrow width makes them ideal for a front pocket carry knife. Never had any issues with the clip on mine.

I've had two bend out and just get weak. The clip on my kershaw Vapor on the other hand is so tight it tears pants.

 

[73mountaineer]

I've had two bend out and just get weak. The clip on my kershaw Vapor on the other hand is so tight it tears pants.

Strangely enough, I had the exact opposite experience. The Gerber clip stayed tight, but I had a Kershaw once that was very loose.

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

Very YMMV!

 

[Mick]

Nice knife. I carry a Gerber as my daily (same blade as yours but a different handle)

 

[COHunter]

Very same one residing in my pocket whilst I type this. Good little knife.

 

[incucrash]

Very nice knife.

The locking clip on mine gave out a few times, ymmv.

 

[maxman]

I like it. All the Gerber's i've had have been solid.
Nice score.

 

[Groat]

One issue I've personally seen with the paraframe models of Gerber knives: the screws may back out. I had a buddy have two screws on the frame go missing and after that the knife wasn't particularly useful anymore. Keep an eye on them occasionally, maybe put some loctite on them if you find them coming loose.

 

[rickboone1]

What type of emergency situations? I use one all the time at work.

 

[the_edski]

Handsome, indeed. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Helzerr]

My progression of what I've carried every day since 7th grade I think the Paraframe will start getting all the travel love thanks to TSA lightening up. I always feel naked without a knife on me.
Paraframe - 7th- freshman in college
Kershaw - Freshman in college - 2010
CRKT - 2010 to present.