
Desktop review of the Gerber LHR combat knife. Blade length - 16cm (3cm of serration, 13cm of plain blade). Blade thickness - ~6mm (7/32") Blade material - 420HC steel with ceramic coating Overall length - 32cm Weight - knife only: 300g (knife + sheath = ~590g) Role - Primarily a combat/tactical deployment knife (NOT utility) I know a lot of people have been reserved about this knife simply due to the blade material, but I think one needs to view this in light of the purpose for which it was designed. It was intended to be used as a primary combat knife (ie, a backup weapon in case your primary (boomstick) fails). AND, whilst out on deployments, the last thing you want to be worried about is spending a lot of time maintaining your blade (sharpening your blade or oiling it, etc). With the choice of steel and the great heat treatment and the ceramic coating, this is quite a solid knife, that was intended to be carried as a combat knife. And it's dependably there and sharp when on patrol. It's definitely not for everyone. I think it needs to be held in the hand, and try the sheath system - having said this, you REALLY want to give the knife retention system a good go (and getting used to) - I initially hated it, but once you get used to it, you hope that every other fixed blade tactical knife would come with such a system. Sure, it might make an okay wood splitter, but this is not what it was designed to do. You wouldn't choose an uzi to pull off long-range sniper shots, so <b>...</b>
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