| It seems that everywhere you look at these | | | | and Law Enforcement. |
| days you see ads for some new type of survival | | | | The Gerber Prodigy is not a flashy knife. It comes |
| knife. Survival knife ads have taken over nearly all | | | | with a ho hum nylon sheath. Some call it a |
| of the outdoor magazines and now they're | | | | combat knife and I guess technically it could be |
| creeping into a lot of the websites and blogs | | | | used for such, as could any knife. But where this |
| about outdoor activities. Fortunately, the Gerber | | | | knife sets itself apart from others is its thick, |
| Prodigy Survival knife stands out among the | | | | stout blade. One you handle it, you'll determine |
| mountain. But does this mean that it is the | | | | quickly that this knife has some steel behind it. It |
| survival knife you need? | | | | makes short work of cutting and chopping jobs. |
| The fact that there are so many knives on the | | | | The but of the knife has a steel 'glass' breaker. |
| market today makes it extremely hard for the | | | | This steel breaker also has a hole in it that you |
| beginner, and even the experienced survivor in | | | | can thread a lanyard through. |
| many cases, to determine which survival knife | | | | The particular knife I have has a partially serrated |
| best fits their needs. | | | | edge. In times past, I wasn't a fan of serrated |
| On the other hand, it can be a good thing to have | | | | blades. It seemed that knives that had them |
| so many knives to choose from. Nowadays | | | | were cheap. Nowadays, you can find knives with |
| people are choosing survival knives for camping, | | | | serrated as well as plain blades in the same model |
| hunting and general outdoor use. Many are also | | | | line. I highly recommend serrated blades these |
| doing double duty as tactical knives in the Military | | | | days because of their exceptional cutting power. |