Gerber Gear Prodigy Fixed Blade Survival Tactical Knife - Full Tang, Serrated Edge Knife - American High Carbon Steel Blade - Molded Soft-Grip - with Protective MOLLE Sheath - Black

First off.... MADE IN USA! it is not so often that you see that on products nowadays's but when you do your sure as heck your getting a quality product. Now for the knife itself. My knife came in a clam shell package, other than the made in USA print nothing to be excited about. The knife itself came sharp out of the box, but just like i do with all my knives i give it a quick run on my leather strop. After a few minutes the knife is shaving sharp. The Blade: The knife steel is 420HC stainless steel ( 420 stainless steel category with high carbon content ) with a 3/16" thick stock, i normally do not get knives with 420SS steel due to it being inferior compared to other knife steels, but gerbers heat treatment obviously makes the steel desirable with a good balance of corrosion resistance and edge retention. The blade is full tang all the way to the tip in which acts as a glass breaker or nuggin buster. I have carried this knife a lot and have used it for cutting branches and wires, opening cans and chopping wood. Till this day i have yet to sharpen it since the first time i did the day i got it and it still passes my paper test. With heavy use, the blades black finish gets scratched up and worn out, but that's to be expected of a rugged tactical/utility knife. The Handle: Made out of over molded plastic with a rubber top layer. It is contoured well enough to fit most hands and provides enough grip to prevent slippage. My only gripe with the handle or pommel area is the glass breaker, it tends to scratch and poke my arms when i carry it suspended on my belt. But filing of the sharp rough edges on the glass breaker tip of the pommel remedied the problem. I have also made a nylon strap for it replacing the molle compatible strap it came with making it have a slimmer profile than the original and makes it less intimidating when carried as an EDC. To make the strap i just cut a 6 inch long 3 inch wide nylon strap from an old laptop bag strap and folded it into a U shape and drilled two holes through the nylon strap and mounted it to the hard case sheath via the two original screws with the original lock nuts. The Sheath: The sheath is made out of a durable hard plastic with a rubber over mold and can be mounted for a variety of carry options. This sheath has been through a lot of abuse, from being used as a hammer to being an alternative to a pot holder. I find myself using things for purposes they were not designed for many times, but it is what i had in hand and within my reach and when time is of an essence then if it works then it works. And this one just happened to be one of those things that i had on me when i needed some thing done. Overall impression: Great overall quality and construction, Good price point, Sharp blade that holds and edge and a nice quality sheath. I have chosen this knife over the gerber LMF2 due to the fact that the tang is really FULL tang, unlike the LMF2 that i had a pommel fly on me. This prodigy is almost the same thing as the LMF2 only with some slight differences at a fraction of the price and of course a real full tang.

let me start off by saying i'm usually not a big fan of serrations. i own only 2 knives with them out of a collection of about 40. this knife has changed my view on serrations. Gerber got it right. these can actually cut and carve much like a smooth edge.when i got this knife in the mail today, i opened it up and my first impression was that it and the sheath looked solid. upon taking it out of the box, i noticed the thickness of the blade, and that it was a full tang. i have no complaints about the sheath. the housing section of the sheath looks like its held to the backing with velcro straps, but thats not the case. its held with two bolts at the top and a piece of nylon at the bottom. i think the velcro is just for attaching things like pouches for storage.the knife is comfortable and weighted well. despite the fact that its a smaller knife, i think its perfectly sized for almost any task. the spine on the top of the knife is sharp and strikes a firsteel extremely well. after making some adjustments to it i took it outside and did some testing. i started off by batoning some wood. the knife performed well and i did not feel the need to hesitate to strike it as hard as i could in order to drive it through the wood. next, i tried out the glass breaker on an old fishtank. it punched right through it better than some of the other glass breakers i have used on pocket knives. getting back on topic, i shaved off some shavings from the wood i had split and used my firesteel and the spine of the knife to start them easily. the back edge of this knife throws massive sparks with a basic firesteel. because i notice the knife was balanced correctly, i decide to try throwing it. it throws better than you would expect. i like this knife and after some decent use, all i can see wrong is i rubbed off some of the paint. i highly recommend for the price.

Great hunting knife, very high quality, balanced and heavy duty. Extremely hard metal, edge has held up very well. Also, sheath locks in securely, and love the optional leg strap. Would recommend to anyone looking for a new hunting knife. Razor sharp and nice comfortable handle.

The five star rating is a combination if steel quality (not the best but very good), knife/sheath features, price (I paid $38 on Amazon) and being american made. I have three of these, one in my edc bag, my wife's car and my son's bug out bag. This knife fits all three of us very well with hand sizes from small to XL. The grippy overlay on the full tang handle provides an excellent grip for a nonslip experience with or without gloves. The pommel tapers to a sharp point to create a glass breaker, and has a lanyard hole making this knife an excellent urban survival or utility knife. The sheath provides excellent retention with its three points of contact and with plenty of slots and holes to allow for strapping items to the sheath as well as the molle straps and loops on the back that allow the knife to be carried I'm multiple angles in both right and left hand. I have strapped a firesteel, paracord lanyard, Gerber sharpening rod, and micro flashlight to mine to make it more of a survival package. The partially serrated blade provides excellent cutting power for hard to cut items like wet rope, tires, or nylon strapping. Though not the best bushcraft knife in the world, due to the serrations, it will handle typical camp, hiking, and survival task without issue. I have done feather sticks, notches in wood, chopping , and batoning with this knife with no damage to the serrations. This knife is light weight and very versatile, low in cost and american made making it a must have in every knife collection.

This knife is amazing. It is a full tang knife that feels solid but not too heavy. The 3/16" thick blade is the perfect width to withstand heavy duty tasks like batoning and chopping, but still thin enough to handle smaller detail-oriented tasks like notching and carving. It has an incredibly balanced feel. Whether your hands are wet, dry, gloved or bloody, you will not lose your grip. The window breaker in the pommel could do some serious damage. The sheath is also great. A rubberized plastic sheath attached to ballistic nylon. It holds the knife very securely. It has the potential to be a perfect sheath with a few mods. I removed the screws holding the rubberized part to the nylon part. Now only the velcro straps hold the two together. I have a sharpening stone stored back there (similar to the Bear Grylls ultimate knife sheath) I also attached a utility pouch to store a small survival kit. This knife could compete with knives that are far more expensive. Great buy for an incredibly great price. The knife and sheath are MIRS compliant which means they are made to standards that the military approves for purchase and use.

I ordered this knife with Amazon Prime last night and it arrived at my door in the morning. Handle has a nice (and solid) rubber grip, which was one of the main reasons I chose this knife due to how fast my hands tend to sweat even in cold rooms. I can get a good grip on the handle despite having slightly large hands (my glove size is large due to the width of my hands, though I have average sized fingers)and the weight of it in my hand is reassuring, let's me know I'm holding a real man's knife that could really take a beating . . . and do some beating of its own. The blade is thick at the top and tapers down to a fine looking edge. Doesn't seem like the type of blade that would break off, especially with it being full tang. The serration takes up most of the blade space, which can be a good or bad thing depending on what you're looking for in a knife. It makes a decent little saw though. The glass breaker on the end is nice in my opinion. With the weight of that knife behind it, breaking through a car window in an emergency should be a cakewalk. Of course to use it as a hammer you'd have to use the side of the handle and not the glass breaker due to the shape. Unfortunately I'm not qualified to really make much comment on the sheath and the straps. What I can say is the sheath itself is hard and thick and I can't see how even a knife like that could break through it even if a person were to try to damage it on purpose. You'd have to saw through the damn thing with the serrated edge. The straps, however, I never intended to use and have no idea how to use for that matter. I've never owned a knife that came with a strap on sheath before, nor am I legally allowed to carry something like that in public without exposing it for all to see, so read other reviews if you want to know more about how secure it is. As most potential buyers would probably expect, the only reason I gave this item a 4 star rating instead of 5 was the lack of sharpness on the blade. Out of the box it couldn't cut paper. Now this could just be a factory defect or something, but if it's not then some of the reviewers here need to seriously re-evaluate what "sharp" means on this kind of knife. If it can't draw blood with light skin contact then it isn't sharp. I can't say it any simpler than that. If you really want to test the sharpness of something then you need to pay the blood price so you KNOW what it would do to someone or something when serious force is applied. And for those who are a little bothered by that, I'm sorry, but if I'm going to trust my life to a piece of metal I need to know it won't fail me. I used a crude sharpener on it to try to hone the edge into something workable, but it still didn't pass my test. A better quality sharpener is probably needed to give this thing a razor edge. I'm going to look into getting a sharpening material or sharpener that should give it the edge I need, but if it doesn't work I'll have to return the Prodigy to Amazon for a refund.

I bought the Gerber 22-41121 Prodigy Survival Knife and I have to say this is a really impressive knife. Gerber is known for quality so I knew this one would be good. After a ton of research, I settled on this one. I considered buying the LMF II knife from Gerber but the differences are somewhat small and I felt this one was a better buy based on the price difference, all things considered. In case you are comparing this to the Gerber Bear Grylls knife, buy this one. Some of the reviews on the Bear Grylls knife indicated that there are some quality construction issues there. First, this is a full tang blade from Gerber made from U.S. 420HC stainless steel, so right off the bat it's designed right from someone who knows how to make a good knife. The sheath is impressive and holds the knife very securely. Strap is rugged and will hold up to serious abuse. Black oxide coating looks impressive and is a functional plus. Molle compatible. Feels very solid and secure in your hand. The over-molded handle feels very good. Window punch is solid and functional. This knife should handle pretty much whatever you need it to do. Based on the fact that it's a Gerber you know it is quality. Sharp out of the box. Highly recommend. UPDATE: I took this on a winter survival camping trip recently. Works very good and takes a lot of abuse. Was able to use it for light chopping and cutting kindling. Had some fun whittling a stick for cooking with. Took it on the trail. The only downside, if there even is one, is that the blade length could lean a little on the short side. This wasn't really a concern or problem for me though.

This is a great blade. Out of the box it was sharp enough to shave off a patch of leg hair. i even shaved my facial hair with it a couple times. It is PERFECTLY balanced, i mean you dont get better than this! The blade is as long as the LMF II, howverer it doesnt have the cool feature of it's bigger sibling like the lanyard holes or built in sharpener, but I would still rather have this one. Don't get me wrong, this knife is still badass. I own both the Prodigy and LMF II and I use the Prodigy more, it might be because of the handle. The handle is a comfy rubber and it's hard to lose your grip with it. The blade also has the cool text "PORTLAND, OR", The sheath is great and very durable. It fits perfectly on a belt (I had it fit horizontally on my belt loops, pretty nice) or backpack with buckles or any strap. Woul i buy this knife again if something happened to my current Prodigy? no, i would buy the tanto version or the Ka-Bar Peter Janda fixed blade. Pretty sick. Peter Janda Fin Fixed Blade Tactical Knife, Tanto