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I’m going to use a little bit of space here to do a BIG Thank You to Donda Burnett over in the Gerber Consumer Affairs Department.  She always goes above and beyond for me whenever I send her questions.

I had some questions from a few people on the Gerber LMF II knives such as “Was there ever an LMF I?” , “What is the Infra-Red resistance for?” and “What was the BMF knife?”  Here’s the reply I got from Donda and the great pic she found for me out of an old catalog. It’s a PDF file so you will need Adobe to see it.

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I’ve had several people that have had questions on the actual size of the Gerber LMF II series of knives.  I found this video that shows a guy holding the knife so you can get a feel for the size before you order one.  Enjoy!

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Ok, here we go again, if you didn’t get it last time don’t wait too long.  They got a limited number in again.  Last time they were sold out in about 10 days.

I just received an email from one of the companies I deal with and they said they got an early shipment of the Gerber ASEK knives that had previously been out of stock.  If you’ve been looking for this knife and having trouble finding the correct one you can follow this link Foliage Green Gerber ASEK LMF II. But I wouldn’t wait long, in the email they said they didn’t get very many of them. Happy Knife Hunting!

UPDATE!! 01/23/09 I’m changing the link for this because they rarely have this in stock. You can find the following Gerber LMF II knives by following these links.

Gerber 22-01627 KNIFE, LMF II ASEK GREEN, S/E – BOX

Gerber 22-01400 LMF II Survival Knife – Coyote Brown]

Gerber 22-01629 LMF II Black Infantry Knife- 4.8 inch blade

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I was walking around Walmart yesterday and of course I had to check out the camping section. As I was looking at the stuff they had on clearance I happened to notice that next to the compasses they had a folding lock blade knife made by Ozark Trail. It cost a grand total of $1.00! I bought two of them.

They are made in China, have a plastic handle, and feel kind of cheap. BUT for $1.00 if it gets dull or you snap the blade WHO CARES!! I checked them out to be sure the blade would stay locked and they operate fine so, I put both of them in my bug out bag. The other thing they are great for is giving to someone at the camp site that doesn’t have one so they won’t be borrowing your really cool Gerber LMF II ASEK knife.

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I contacted Gerber again with a question concerning the infra-red resistance on the Gerber LMF II ASEK knife. In a nutshell ONLY the green foliage knife comes with the infra-red resistance, and it is on the knife handle and the sheath. Here is Gerber’s reply below:

The Foliage Green LMF II Knife Handle and Sheath are both IR Resistant no matter if it is for ASEK or Infantry as long as the color is Foliage Green. However, the Black and Camel Brown are standard product and are not IR Resistant in any circumstance.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Consumer Affairs

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I added the Buck 119 knife to my squidoo lens. This is reported as the knife Les Stroud “Survivorman” carries. I also finished building my Ka-Bar lens, I’ll be adding the links to all of them to this blog soon.

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I contacted Gerber in hopes of clearing up the confusion on the different types of LMF knives. I got a very detailed response from one of their Consumer Affairs personnel. I found the note at the bottom particularly interesting. Here it is:

Thank you for contacting Gerber Blades and your interest in the LMF II (Lightweight Multi-Functional) Tactical Knife Series, made in the U.S.A.

The LMF II Infantry version of the knife includes the initial sheath, knife and one leg strap. The Infantry version is available in Camel Brown, Black and Foliage Green.

The ASEK version (Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe) of the same knife is the identical product but does include the initial sheath, knife, TWO leg straps, Safety Knife and Safety Knife Sheath (extra blades are found inside the handle of the safety knife itself.) The ASEK is available in the Foliage Green color and has Infra Red resistance.

The SURVIVAL version is much like the ASEK in that it includes the Knife, Initial Sheath, TWO leg straps, Safety Knife and Safety Knife Sheath (extra blades are found inside the handle of the safety Knife itself.) The SURVIVAL is available in Camel Brown only.

All versions include the following specifications:
Overall Length: 10.59”
Blade Length: 4.84”
Blade Steel: 12C27 Stainless Steel (Swedish)
Blade Style: Drop Point
Blade Thickness: .185”
Rockwell: Rc 55-57
Handle: Glass-Filled Nylon with TPV Overmold
Weight: 11.4 oz
Origin Portland, OR, USA

Inserted in the primary sheath is a knife sharpener for on the spot sharpening set at a 35 degree inclusive angle. Please note that this sharpener will not sharpen your serrations but only the fine edge of your blade.

Model #’s Available:
22-01627 Foliage Green LMFII ASEK (IR)
22-01626 Foliage Green LMF II Infantry
22-01117 Foliage Green LMFII Knife only (no sheath included)
22-01118 Foliage Green LMFII Sheath only (no knife included)
22-01400 Camel Brown LMFII Survival
22-01463 Camel Brown LMF II Infantry
22-01629 Black LMF II Infantry

***NOTE*** January 2008 – April 2008 the steel type was temporarily changed from the Sandvik 12C27 SS to 440A US SS. As of May 2008 production has resumed with the Sandvik 12C27 SS. The temporary change was due to material unavailability and the 440A US SS was most closely matched to that of the 12C27 SS.

Sincerely,
Consumer Affairs

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I found this at www.boingboing.net

Police in London are on the lookout for £200 frozen-gas knives designed to kill bears and sharks, according to the never-inflammatory Daily Mail.

The manufacturer describes [the Wasp Knife] as perfect for downed pilots, soldiers and security guards and boasts that it will “drop many of the world’s largest land predators”.It can snap-freeze all tissue and organs in the area surrounding the blast.

A source close to West Midlands Police said: “The Met is obviously concerned about this and that is why they have circulated the information.

“This knife will almost certainly kill and the Met must have intelligence that they are in circulation.

“I think it is only a matter of time before one of these is used because the internet makes it much easier to find and buy weapons like this.”

Wasp injection knife (Daily Mail, Thanks James Olson!)

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I updated my squidoo lens today to include a knife that I DON’T recommend, the Rambo knife. These may be fine as a collectible but as a survival or hunting knife they are seriously lacking.

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