{"id":279,"date":"2012-01-30T09:33:22","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T14:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=279"},"modified":"2012-01-30T09:37:05","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T14:37:05","slug":"gerber-debuts-new-de-facto-combat-knife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=279","title":{"rendered":"Gerber Debuts New De Facto Combat Knife"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>BlueSheepdog Aaron and I got a look at some new knives from Gerber Legendary Blades at 2012 SHOT Show.\u00a0 One knife stood out to me:\u00a0 the Gerber De Facto.\u00a0 With input from U.S. Army Special Forces personnel, this knife is primarily designed for close quarters combat.<\/p>\n

The steel used in this knife is S30V.\u00a0 Its 4\u201d blade is a flat ground, spear point, and double-edged.\u00a0 There are serrations right and left.\u00a0 At the opposite end of the full-tang is a glass breaker\/skull crusher at the pommel.\u00a0 The handle is a polymer that is slightly tacky in the hand for good grip.\u00a0 The knife weighs 3.9 ounces and is 8.875\u201d overall.<\/p>\n

There is an injection-molded single piece sheath that has a friction lock and secondary lock to keep this knife readily accessible, but very secure.\u00a0 The sheath has multiple mounting configurations and adds only 1.2 ounces to the entire package.<\/p>\n

Gerber Senior Marketing Specialist Andrew Gritzbaugh said the knife\u2019s overall design came from the needs of real shooters in the sandbox who wanted a blade specifically for hand-to-hand transitions in tight quarters.<\/p>\n

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Many combatives experts believe 4\u201d is the minimum blade length for a serious knife to take to that high-risk social event.\u00a0 A sharp end of this length will get you into the vital areas.<\/p>\n

The De Facto is very reminiscent of the Gerber Guardian Series, only a bit larger.\u00a0 The iconic Guardian was designed by legendary knifemaker R. W. Loveless and was initially offered by Gerber in 1981.<\/p>\n

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Gerber Guardian<\/p><\/div>\n

The De Facto handles well.\u00a0 For its intended use, it is right on the money.\u00a0 The De Facto will be offered in tan, but I hope at least a black (and maybe an OD) model will be produced down the road.\u00a0 MSRP will be around $140.00\u00a0 Small price to pay for something that is there to help save your skin.<\/p>\n

Randall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BlueSheepdog Aaron and I got a look at some new knives from Gerber Legendary Blades at 2012 SHOT Show.\u00a0 One knife stood out to me:\u00a0 the Gerber De Facto.\u00a0 With input from U.S. Army Special Forces personnel, this knife is primarily designed for close quarters combat. The steel used in this knife is S30V.\u00a0 Its 4\u201d blade is a flat ground, spear point, and double-edged.\u00a0 There are serrations right and left.\u00a0 At the opposite end of the full-tang is a glass breaker\/skull crusher at the pommel.\u00a0 The handle is a polymer that is slightly tacky in the hand for good grip.\u00a0 The knife weighs 3.9 ounces and is 8.875\u201d overall. … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[25,3],"tags":[31,30,29,32],"class_list":["post-279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-knives","category-shot-show","tag-combat","tag-de-facto","tag-gerber","tag-knife"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t