How 'bout the Gerber Steadfast?

[G. Scott H.]

This one: http://www.gerbergear.com/product.php?model=1120. :cool:

P.S. Two areas of interest. THe spine on this thing is .25" thick, and the hilt is held on by some sort of hex head nut. I'd be interested to see how the thick 440A blade holds up to abuse and how strong the assembly is.

[Thecarotidpulse]

I dunno....

I was personnally impressed with the LMF II"s steel but I've also heard a lot of bad things about the 440A steel...

Plus personally I dont like the finger notches at all as you can only really hold the knife one way with them. Forehand grip ftw if you have that size of hand, but what about chestlever, or reverse or any of the others?

[G. Scott H.]

I've thought about the finger grooves, and the handle looks kinda fat at the rear too, but I'll have to handle one first to really make up my mind (still waiting for the local shop to get one in :mad:).

440A is no supersteel, but it can be perfectly useable and pretty tough with a halfway decent heat treat. It remains to be seen whether Gerber has applied such a heat treat to the Steadfast, though. On the other hand, we're talking about a blade here that's only 6.125" long and .25" thick, so...:eek: Heck, they can be had for around $36-40 many places online. I might just try one out myself (I just wish I could handle it first :().