Gerber Vital Skin & Gut Knife Fixed Blade vs TOPS Knives BOB Brothers of Bushcraft Fieldcraft Knife

3rd and last Gerber. I like the design but I'm tired of how DULL Gerber knives come. I can buy cheap Chinese junk at a flea market that comes sharper than any Gerber I have ever bought. I don't know why Gerber doesn't sharpen their knives! For now on I'll just buy from a different company that actually sends out a SHARP blade

My last outing I chipped the blade (quite ugly) about 1/32" deep by 1/16" long piece of blade broke off while processing a wild rabbit. Apparently the rabbits neck was to much for this blade (cotton tail, very soft bones). Yes I had the rabbit on a felled tree trunk so the damage absolutely came from the rabbits neck.

Didn't stop me from going bow hunting two days later and using it. Works great, nice knife grip design.

Seven: five ounces for the micarta handles and nine point nine five ounces for the g10 handles the sheath weight of the knife comes in at three point:...

Cheap stamped our pot metal blade that if made of wood might hold an edge better. Lost it's edge after getting halfway through skinning out a feral hog. This could such a good blade if made from better metal and by people who give a damn about quality. The gut hook is sharpened on one side

Sturdy, sharp, American made, full Tang, with a heavy duty handle. It's a good size for a belt attachment. Nothing negative to say here. Very nice knife

I bought this for the handle design. Easier to hold on to with my arthritic thumbs. The blade makes skinning a breeze and the price is great!

The handle was well thought out. Multiple grooves to reduce hand fatigue after long periods of use as well as a great micarta grip. Soft in the hand but grippy. Will need oiled often if in a humid or wet enviornment as it is 1095 carbon steel