Gerber Knives - Still Legendary?

I own a number of quality knives each onesalesperson.
serving a specific purpose for the activities /Whatever the reasons, I'm pretty sure I didn't
hobbies I enjoy. A good number of the knives Iconsider some important details like quality of
own are Gerber Knives, some of which I havematerials, craftsmanship, ergonomic design,
had for years.durability and all the other characteristics that
It got me thinking, what was it that influenced medefine a premium knife. I simply trusted a name
to purchase Gerber Knives? Most likely it wasthat I knew, a brand that was familiar to me.
brand recognition, availability of product in the localWhy was it so familiar to me? Simple, the people
stores, the price to some extent or maybe itI knew and trusted owned Gerber Knives - good
boiled down to the influence of a convincingenough for me! Well that was the case back then.