GERBERGear LMF II Infantry Survival Knife, Military Grade Tactical Fixed Blade with Serrated Edge, Shock Absorbing Handle, Molle Sheath and Sharpener, Coyote Brown

This is a great knife plain and simple. The feel, finish, and quality are outstanding for the price of this knife. I have had an Ontario TAK survival knife for years. This Ontario knife deployed with my multiple times as an Infantry Soldier and was my fail safe, in case things went horribly wrong. I always liked the Ontario knife until I saw this knife for sale. The Gerber LMF II blows my old blade out of the water.Reasons why it is better:-The Gerber LMF II is approximately the same length as the TAK knife; however the LMF's blade is designed differently. It has a sloped tip on the top portion of the blade to allow for better piercing if needed. The TAK does not have this feature; it is just a flat top blade.-The LMF's handle is slightly slimmer than the TAK but has a very nice rubber grip with shock absorption into it. The LMF's handle also has a strike point at the end of it and flat spot for hammering. Again, the TAK does not.-Both are approximately the same weight and about the same balance in your hands, but the LMF has a slight hand guard designed into the handle, to protect you if you are cutting or thrusting into an object. The TAK does not.-The sheath for the LMF is where it really sets it apart from the rest. The sheath is very well constructed, fully adjustable about 10,000 different ways, and is very practical. Zero movement or play comes from the knife once in the sheath. (This is big for me. This helps keep sound reduction down and keeps the knife from wiggling loose after long periods of time or from fast movement) The TAK's sheath is horrible to say the least. The knife is good quality but the sheath is worth about $2 brand new. No effort or design was put into the sheath or its capability. That was always a very sore point for me about the TAK when I purchased it years ago, and the newest versions still have the same crappy sheath.-Last is the price. The LMF is under $70 and as good as they come. The TAK is a great knife, poor sheath, and is well over $100. Without a doubt, if you want the best bang for your buck, and when your life depends on it...go for the LMF like I did. You will not be disappointed.P.S. - Several people mentioned about how HEAVY the LMF is... Maybe it's me, but I don't think the knife is heavy at all. Part of that could be from me carrying the TAK all these years, but I want to have a good solid knife in my hand and not a butter knife. Just my opinion from an old grunt. Hoped this helped and good luck.

This is more knife for your buck than you'd expect.I can use this as an axe, hammer or knife. It's essentially one very thick blade with a rubber coated tang, which like the blade is thick and heavy. This blade has outperformed every expectation I have for a blade. It's simple yet very effective. One of the key aspects of it that I really like is the 3 holes for attaching the knife to branch which makes it a spear. To use this as a hammer just rest the sharp edge of the blade on the wood intended to cut and hit the back of the blade with a heavy piece of wood.I can stab right through sheet metal with this thing and it holds it's edgeI can cut through cinderblocks without any notable damage, holds edge fairly wellThe grip is formed by a rubber coating over the tang. The rubber is extremely grippy, I love it.Due to it's weight (which I actually love about it) I can easily drive the knife into hardwood when thrown, also because of the shape of the handle it throws very nicely.TheThe sheath is VERY rugged and conveniently outfitted with not only the belt loop but molle straps as well. The leg strap is of notable mention, it is lined with a rubber stitch so the knife doesn't go flying when you take off running. It has a built in sharpener but it is not meant to hone the blade to a razor edge however it is a great field sharpener. The knife is held in the sheath VERY snugly, to fix this just rub a drop of veggie oil on the inside of the "lip" that locks the blade in. Doing this will allow your blade to slide out with much less friction however due to the shape of the lip it is definitely not going to just slide and fall out if you're upside down.ALSO the sheath can be completely removed and attached to JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.I wish I could get away with wearing this everywhere but due to it's size it is often inappropriate in town. However I keep one in each of my vehicles and each of my packs/bags. I just love this knife and because of the price I can easily afford to get several of them instead of just one overpriced knife.I personally recommend this product to everyone. I've been using these blades for several years now and they all receive significant abuse yet all are still in very good condition. On a side note, I am a blacksmith and I generally dislike to buy blades alltogether but this blade is just to great to pass down. To produce this by hand with the same type of steel would be extremely time consuming, this is a top of the line AMERICAN made.

This knife is a beast! It's the same great quality that I expect from Gerber Knives. It feels great in my hands, the grip is easy to hold and won't slip, the pommel is a glass break, and the blade is coated and corrosion resistant. The sheath has a quick sharpener built right into it. I wish I had this knife when I was still serving in the Army.

It's a cool knife and it's definitely heavy duty enough for whatever you have in mind. But.It would have been really nice for them to make it a little bit thinner( maybe .140"x 1.25" instead of .180x ~1.62) in the smidge longer(+.75-1.25"). the knife so heavy that it's noticeably slower to swing, Which is kind of insane. Comes pretty sharp out of the box. Don't know what else to say. It's too thick, heavy and not pointy enough to be A Decent combat knife or hunting knife, but it probably would make a decent survival knife. It's a chonky boi.