They were possibly designed for locations where a double-edged knife was illegal. I've only noted one Command II blade without serrations. Second, there are serrations (teeth) only on 2 of the 3 inches of the sharpened top edge. Only the bottom edge and 3 inches at the front of the top edge are sharpened. However the Command II blade differs in several ways. It has the same handle and the blade is the same length. Gerber recently announced several new knives and one multi tool at the 2019 SHOT Show.The Command II knife is very similar to the Mark II.
The Suspension-NXT, a butterfly opening multi tool and successor to the Suspension. The Truss, a butterfly opening multi tool and successor to the Suspension. The Suspension Multi-Plier, a butterfly opening multi tool. The Center-Drive, known for its automatic opening pliers and bit driver. the Gerber Gator: A single blade lockback knife with an ergonomic thermoplastic handle molded to resemble alligator skin. The Gerber/Emerson Alliance: The first automatic knife made by either company is based on the profile of Emerson Knives, Inc.'s earlier Raven knife design and is an issued item to certain military units under the NSN (NATO Stock Numbers): 5110-0. The Paraframe, a lightweight pocketknife. The Flatiron, their only folding cleaver blade knife. the LMF II ASEK, or Aircrew Survival and Egress Knife. the Gerber Blackie Collins Clip-lock Diving Knife. the Gerber 22-41121 Prodigy Survival Knife. the Gerber 31-001901 Bear Grylls Ultimate Pro. the Gerber Guardian: A boot knife designed by knife maker Bob Loveless more than twenty years ago. Models of Gerber fixed blade knives include: Gerber built a line of folding knives based on designs of Rex Applegate. Former Gerber employees who have started their own successful knife companies include Al Mar and Pete Kershaw. By October 2003, the company employed three hundred people, and had revenues near $100 million and was the second leading seller of multitools in the United States, after Leatherman, another company based in the Portland area.ĭesigners who have since designed knives for Gerber include: Bob Loveless, Paul Poehlmann, Blackie Collins, William Harsey Jr., Fred Carter, Rick Hinderer, Brad Parrish, Ernest Emerson and Matt Larsen. Ĭhad Vincent was hired as chief executive officer in July 2001. Finnish company Fiskars purchased the private company in 1987. In 1966, the company relocated to new headquarters in Tigard, Oregon. Gerber started Gerber Legendary Blades that same year. 
These handmade knives were very popular, with then catalog retailer Abercrombie & Fitch requesting more of these knives from Gerber to sell in their catalog in 1939. While working for the family business, Joseph Gerber mailed twenty four sets of kitchen knives to clients during the holidays. In 1910, the Gerber family started an advertising firm in Portland, Oregon.
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