The Gerber Strongarm, spot the fake before wasting your money.

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9 ай бұрын

Recently I had decided to ass a Gerber Strongarm tp my collection. This isn't my first Gerber but all I've ever seen of the Strongarm is other peoples pictures and no firsthand experience. Looking I went on the internet and I ended up on Amazon where I found, "what I thought" was a good deal for the knife in question. Getting it, making a video and uploaded I soon found out from a viewer that it was a very cheap fake nd that I should do further research on it. I watched some videos and decided that firsthand knowledge is the best witness so I went to the official Gerber gear website and purchased on directly from them.
This video is to help you to know the difference and if you want the real thing you should for the effort stay away from Amazon. Instead go to a well know knife provider like BladeHq, Knife center or straight to the source at Gerber itself. Hope this helps you along your journey and please do Have A Knife Day.
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@Cretestreetstudios 4 ай бұрын

Appreciate the video I bought one today and just found out it was fake watching this video. Luckily bought it at a bin store for $10.00 so it will make a great beater knife. Before people say I should have known as it was at a bin store. I have purchased a lot of legitimate outdoor gear from this bin store and just didn't think to dig before I grabbed it. Still at $10.00 was worth it for the experience.

@haveaknifeday 4 ай бұрын

Happy I could help 👍🏼

@tomritter493 9 ай бұрын

Thanks k.d good to know stuff . I bought a falkkiven that you couldn't tell the factory showed me the checking was one line short

@BUILT2KEEL 2 ай бұрын

Id be interested in testing it and seeing if the fake can stand up to the real thing

@kpal2946 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review of both. I just got one from a pawn shop, it was new but no box no papers etc. It was obvious right away that mine was GERBER. thankfully.

@haveaknifeday 8 ай бұрын

That is a fantastic score

@byronkennedy7912 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the share of these tell tale signs of a forgery. Used to be a tyme when places like this were ... put out of our misery. Now ... I'm pretty sure some of the largest offenders are the biggest importers/suppliers ... just a different label. Thanks Mr Rexu.

@haveaknifeday 5 ай бұрын

Brother, you are very welcome

@francisblair 4 ай бұрын

Fuck I actually got Fuck twice

@peterv1318 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this.

@haveaknifeday 4 ай бұрын

Brother, you are very welcome 👍🏼

@tbasmwmc 9 ай бұрын

Sadly, few buyers will know or care about the difference. Amazon probably won't, they make money off of those cheap knockoffs and have no motivation to stop those sellers. Good on you to take the time to point out the differences.

@haveaknifeday 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. I just want to help people get the brand and quality that goes along with it. These are made in America and those that are making these cheap knockoffs are hurting American business and the families that are being supported by the jobs that are here. We cannot even verify the steels etc. used by the knockoff company. But it is better to put it out there and help educate those that know it matters.

@knifelore1647 9 ай бұрын

I used to buy knives on Amazon! Did have some good ones, and bad, the best, a Amalgam from Spyderco, the best/worst the Bark River highland special, I use both as EDC, the brkt is really an fantastic edc knife, and I use it daily, but mine came almost ³/16's of and inch tip swaying left from pommal!

@letsdoitup7525 9 ай бұрын

Hey man! Not sure how I've missed ur channel so far! I was a foreward observers the 82nd and I'm pretty sure we were attached to third battalion when we went to hang out lol. Love the channel! I've never had a gerber on my channel before, ill have to start taking a look at those. Keep up the great work man!

@haveaknifeday 9 ай бұрын

That’s fantastic, I was there 89-93

@letsdoitup7525 9 ай бұрын

@@haveaknifeday missed ya by 5 years lol, I arrived in 98, 1/319 FAR

@sylviacandler5541 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! You just saved me from buying a knock off!

@haveaknifeday 3 ай бұрын

I’m very happy to have saved you the time and money 🙏🏼👍🏼

@romanyoutube1260 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video! Greetings from Germany.

@haveaknifeday 2 ай бұрын

You are very welcome and happy to have helped you 👍🏼🫡 hope to go to Solingen someday.

@rroyr5698 4 ай бұрын

I found that my Strongarm is a fake by watching this video. I bought it on ebay for $28.00+free shipping a month ago. Thanks for the information and God Bless!

@haveaknifeday 4 ай бұрын

Brother, you are very welcome.

@samward9641 3 ай бұрын

The Walmart prodigy is better than the strongarm anyway and it'll cost you probably 30 bucks if they still got them..

@007twm 5 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you.

@haveaknifeday 5 ай бұрын

You are very welcome, Have A Knife Day.

@PourMeAnother 14 күн бұрын

Nothing like "Put on your boots, boot, boots and parachutes, chutes, chutes"...I have not heard that song in 20 years. I was in the 82nd for 8 years, Army for 13 before being retired. I buy all of my Gerber's directly from Gerber, only way to know that they are the real deal.

@haveaknifeday 14 күн бұрын

In this day and age you are very correct. Amazon is not worth it.

@deBritzer 23 сағат бұрын

Many tests, by many people who all work in the outdoor sector, confirm again and again that the Gerber Strongarm fake only has a few shortcomings, for example the material of the knife holder. The knife itself in particular has no noticeable shortcomings in terms of stability and durability compared to the original. Therefore, a price difference of a good 10% can almost be considered a bargain.

@haveaknifeday 23 сағат бұрын

That’s good to know but then there’s the intellectual theft prospect and that should mean something. I’ve worked in China and you should see the conditions people work under and then there’s the loss of income for American workers. So, as much as possible I support American businesses and their employees.

@francisblair 4 ай бұрын

Same exact thing that happened to me ...lots of fakes ....soo glad you focused on this fubar

@SteinzVsKnives 2 күн бұрын

Just found your channel brotha i happily subscribed i just started trying to make videos myself I've tested the strongarm clones from temu on my channel and was honestly surprised how well they held up

@haveaknifeday 2 күн бұрын

Welcome to the family. Look forward to seeing your testing.

@LegionTacticoolCutlery 9 ай бұрын

Good info

@stewarttrains98 8 ай бұрын

I bought mine a few years ago from bass pro. Interesting video for sure. I wouldn't have never known about this if it had not popped into my feed. But as with many things on Amazon its buyer beware. Some things maybe not a big deal, but something like this, rather have the real deal any day.

@haveaknifeday 8 ай бұрын

I’m right there with you. At least it is misrepresentation.

@truth959 2 ай бұрын

Wouldn't it be funny if the knock-off was better than the original, lol

@mattsimmons4721 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video! I just returned the Chinese made (even says so on the box!) fake Gerber knife I bought.

@haveaknifeday 2 ай бұрын

You are very welcome. Happy to have been able to help.

@caldy4731 7 күн бұрын

Damn, they got me. Haha got it off eBay they did a pretty good job too. I'll just keep it and beat it up. Thanks for the video

@haveaknifeday 7 күн бұрын

🫡🙏🏼

@marksfarmcraft1888 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the Video! I got mine from Amazon about 6 years ago...likely before the knockoffs appeared. The biggest blade difference I saw in the knockoff was there is a crease where the blade edge curves up towards the handle. The original has a smooth curve. That said, if you only paid $20 to $30 for the knockoff, it might be a good deal for a toolbox knife...just saying.

@haveaknifeday 4 ай бұрын

True, but I hate rewarding intellectual theft by the commies. They should, at least not portray it as an actual Gerber knife.

@deBritzer 23 сағат бұрын

I bought one of these fakes from Ali for around €18 and I'm absolutely delighted. I don't know how I can push such a sturdy, top-quality knife to its limits. Completely indestructible, in a sector that a human can experience.

@haveaknifeday 22 сағат бұрын

It’s just that they shouldn’t be passing it off as another brands work. That’s not to hard to ask? They could call it a Berber Strungyarm and at least it’d be honest.

@johnfenske9339 4 ай бұрын

I am so ticked off! I just bought a Strongarm from Walmart online. I know Walmart has been discounting in-store Prodigy models, so the low price on this ( $32) wasn't overly surprising. Rec'd the knife today. Packaged exactly the same way as the fake described in the video. My knife is serrated, as ordered, but serrations are way overground, too pointy, and appear fragile. Black finish on knife is shiny rather than subdued. Only good thing is knife is very sharp . Bought this from Walmart online, thinking Walmart would not be selling fakes ... WRONG!!!! Will be trying to return this. Grrr!!!

@haveaknifeday 4 ай бұрын

Send them back and report it 👍🏼

@mooreoutdoor 3 ай бұрын

Dam. I thought buying from Walmart would guarantee that it’s real!! So technically you won’t know until you get it and look it !

@haveaknifeday 3 ай бұрын

@mooreoutdoor sad to say but that does seem to be the case. No internal audit for the sellers of products through either platform.

@SgtOddballz Ай бұрын

i bought 2 off TEMU very cheap, and not bad for price being knock offs. I knew they were knock offs and got them for truck knives whatever. They dont have the Gerber markingscexcept for the plastic sheath when you pull it apart you see gerber marking. All this said i want to get the real strongarm for actual carry on my person.

@deBritzer 22 сағат бұрын

Natürlich sollte in jedem Fall ein Original immer die erste Wahl sein, und nur in Ausnahmefällen oder für einfachere Tätigkeiten wie Bushcraft ist ein Fake ok, aber wenn im Extremfall das eigene Leben davon abhängen soll, sollte natürlich das Original-Messerwerkzeug des Vertrauens den Job erledigen.

@nickname007ify 3 ай бұрын

Ah crap.... I purchased a knock off from USA Serendipity. Thanks for the detailed video and explination. Don't think they have a return policy, more fool me. Thanks again

@haveaknifeday 3 ай бұрын

You are welcome. It's a bummer that the proliferation of clones in the market. I wish you luck in getting a refund.

@Marcustrismegistus 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your video. I was about to order a strong arm from Amazon. Ordered from Gerber and they gave me 15% discount. Ended up being cheaper than Amazon.

@haveaknifeday 3 ай бұрын

That’s completely fantastic. Happy to see you getting the real deal 👍🏼

@1944Jakob 5 күн бұрын

I bought mine at Walmart and they are original with the correct box....82 you say.....1/325 Inf......A Co, 782 Maint Bn and..... 1/ 17 Cav back before Dom Rep and after nam...went to both theaters......20yrs 2weeks and 3days.....C119 and C130's

@raventhegaymer 7 ай бұрын

I unfortunately just bought the knockoff 😔 thank you so much for this video

@haveaknifeday 7 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about that Brother. Can you send it back? I sent mine back via Amazon

@outlawgt3045 2 ай бұрын

I almost bought a fake one years ago on eBay. I just got a real one from Blade HQ. It's a limited edition Strongarm. It's green and doesn't have the black coating on the blade. Only Blade HQ has this version.

@haveaknifeday 2 ай бұрын

That’s pretty cool. I enjoy their limited editions.

@gyroscope993 Ай бұрын

can you tell what type of steel do they use on the fake gerber?

@haveaknifeday Ай бұрын

No real idea

@dusty111 4 ай бұрын

I actually have a Strongarm from Amazon on the way. I hope i'll be able to spot if it's real or fake. I will take your video as a reference, thanks!

@haveaknifeday 4 ай бұрын

You are very welcome. Good luck 👍🏼

@dusty111 4 ай бұрын

@@haveaknifeday it looks like i got a legit one. The only tiny little detail i could complain about is a small smudge on the sheath. Thanks for the help!

@elmofrazier3481 5 ай бұрын

Man, that's a huge watch you're wearing, what is that? It would be good to see a review of it

@haveaknifeday 5 ай бұрын

I’ll work on that 👍🏼

@edwardniqqa-hanz9099 3 ай бұрын

How do you spot the fake ones on Amazon when they all use the exact same stock photos?

@haveaknifeday 3 ай бұрын

At the end of the day it’s just best if we avoid Amazon altogether and stick with well known websites like bladehq, Eknives etc.

@chenks54 4 ай бұрын

Looking at the paperwork @3'56" check for spelling mistakes - I can see at least two - that should at least be a giveaway!

@haveaknifeday 4 ай бұрын

Good catch ✋🏼👍🏼

@dbbeck90 4 ай бұрын

DAMN IT. I have a knockoff.

@haveaknifeday 4 ай бұрын

Noooooo!!! I cannot understand how Amazon can permit this fraudulent conduct.

@peterv1318 4 ай бұрын

I have one coming. I will see if it’s a knockoff.

@Tusk2001 9 ай бұрын

This is why I don’t buy a lot of stuff from Amazon..

@abf91 5 ай бұрын

The shorter space from handle to edge sadly is better for cutting and carving this point i like better at the fake but anyway it is a fake

@thevagrowinggardener1898 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this because I almost purchased a knockoff.

@haveaknifeday 5 ай бұрын

You are very welcome. Happy to have been able to help.

@fsdarrell 8 ай бұрын

Some of the fakes have a hollow grind which is a dead give away.

@petedog1017 5 ай бұрын

Bought my first stronghold gerber off ebay for 35 bucks and unfortunately i snatched a fake one :( especially since after i got done throw it at a tree, there was already cracks and chips on the edge of the blade... So i will be purchasing the real deal from gerber themselves Thanks for the video

@haveaknifeday 5 ай бұрын

You are very welcome and I am happy to have been of assistance to you 👍🏼

@petedog1017 5 ай бұрын

@@haveaknifeday how sharp was your real strong hold when you first got it? Cause I was reading reviews on the gerber website and people were saying that the sharpness of the blade wasn't too great...

@haveaknifeday 5 ай бұрын

@petedog1017 paper cutting sharp out of the box

@bruhmen4273 7 ай бұрын

Im from the uk and im thinking of buying one from go outdoors is is reputable?

@haveaknifeday 7 ай бұрын

Have you ever heard of the channel called DBK? I do believe they have done torture tests with it.

@haveaknifeday 7 ай бұрын

Give this a watch. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nL14jb2IqaiolZc.htmlsi=4rgY8VFMlt4EflEO

@michaelhernandez410 8 ай бұрын

I also got one of these from Walmart online. They refunded my money asap.

@haveaknifeday 8 ай бұрын

That is fantastic. Keep ‘em honest.

@Terwin82 3 ай бұрын

I went through this process twice on Amazon and once on Walmart. Usually the sellers have

@haveaknifeday 3 ай бұрын

Completely understandable. Should get your money back and they should get a box of rocks.

@raulcarlod.botalin400 5 ай бұрын

Well I got both of them,and yes you can notice some difference,both are made in china😅,both handle a very brutal used so is up to the budget on the user.

@michaelwaldeck7081 8 ай бұрын

Oops I saw the other Gerber review and commented there on the fake

@Toyotas_n__Tools 9 ай бұрын

Love the thigh gap lol

@guyweisbeck3258 8 ай бұрын

Good review and sad that Amazon is pushing Chinese knock-offs on its customers. AATW

@haveaknifeday 8 ай бұрын

Very true. 👍🏼👍🏼

@samward9641 3 ай бұрын

All said and done the Gerber prodigy I got at Walmart for like 40. Has been a better knife than the strong arm. Was twice the price... True story... But if you can, the bk 18 would be a better way to go... But it's not 40 bucks... And if it is, it's probably a knockoff😂..

@haveaknifeday 3 ай бұрын

I really do like the XL series. Wish I did pick up the 47. But I do have some of the others.

@haveaknifeday 3 ай бұрын

I also a fan of knives design by Mr. Becker.

@samward9641 3 ай бұрын

@@haveaknifeday me too I got the BK-9 bk 18 and I a esee which I'm a big fan of..

@WeiserGold 7 ай бұрын

I've bought a Stongarm from Amazon (Amazon EU S.a.r.L.) a few days ago which just arrived yesterday. It looks exactly like your official one. Even the same serial number. The holster is exactly the same. The instructions paper also looks exactly like yours. It was also packed inside the same way. The only thing different is the packaging. The outer box is black and about the same size as yours, but it has information stuff and a picture of the knife printed on it, on the inside it has a cardboard box which contains everything. It also has a cardboard hanger at the top, so i guess it might be a packaging version for "in person" stores but idk. I guess i got a real one, but im still unsure because of the packaging.

@haveaknifeday 7 ай бұрын

Maybe you can take a picture and send it to Gerber to authenticate?

@WeiserGold 7 ай бұрын

@@haveaknifedaythat's probably the best, your video has me convinced though that mine might be a real one, from looking at the knife and sheath.

@haveaknifeday 7 ай бұрын

I truly hope so. You deserve to own what you paid for. Of course Amazon should do it’s due diligence to protect its customers. It’s a really good blade. I hope you will enjoy wearing it.

@chapiit08 6 ай бұрын

The work involved in making these knock-offs is practically the same that's put in the original product, the inferior materials and attention to detail is what really makes them undesirable.

@haveaknifeday 6 ай бұрын

Very true.

@snakebite4891 8 ай бұрын

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@kantrikoboy 2 ай бұрын

Man you have to thank the knock off cause if they copied the legit 100%, then we cannot tell which is legit and not hehehehe...😅🤣😂......

@eddie10191 8 ай бұрын

Amazon is the Wild West. Bandits and outlaws. In the word of actor MK a copy of a copy is not as sharp.

@haveaknifeday 8 ай бұрын

The movie multiplicity comes to mind.

@abf91 5 ай бұрын

I learned that Both knives are made in f....China 😂This is very sad just the Design are made in merica thats fake too and i dont like that maybe Both were made in the same Place mhhhh😒They have to be built in Usa as real American Blades !

@earlgallup5223 6 ай бұрын

Sweet fake 😂😂😂😂

@SanitiveRevolution 8 ай бұрын

If the copy is just as good as the original, where's the waste of money? Unless this is just an ethics lecture.. I personally bought from the source and recieved the big box. But if you can save a buck and the product is just as good without the name, I mean...so what then. Who do you brag to anyway over a fkn gerber knife? lol

@haveaknifeday 8 ай бұрын

Part of it is ethics. I am looking to support an American company and those people and the families they have. Much has been sacrificed by “saving a buck” in this country. Just as good? The difference in quality when compared showed. We cannot even be sure if the steel used to make their blades. As for bragging? Individual choice dude. But intellectual theft is theft. Have A Knife Day.

@haveaknifeday 8 ай бұрын

Now, if I purchase a knife designed in America but manufactured in China, though I try to keep that as the exception, at least I know who is representing what.

@peterv1318 4 ай бұрын

The steel may not be as good. If they are using same steel then it’s just as good most likely.

@bcjones7145 27 күн бұрын

Speaking of wasting money… why would anyone pay $90 for a “ real “ strongarm when you can buy a clone for as little as $10. Apparently you’ve not seen any videos on trying to destroy a clone. The clones perform just as well as the original. I call your type “ fan boys”. Feel free to spend 9 times as much if it makes you feel fuzzy.

@haveaknifeday 27 күн бұрын

Probably because I want to support an American company and not a thieving Chinese company. But if that’s lost on you than there you go.

@TheDalySurvival 23 күн бұрын

Bro you broke just be quiet

@woofman4796 3 ай бұрын

i got my strongarm, black, plain edge, just after gerber released them, my serial number is long and ends with a D ,,??? everything else matches you're " real " strongarm to a T ,, so, having a longer serial number does not mean FAKE ????

@haveaknifeday 3 ай бұрын

The packaging, when you know the difference is also a big tell along with where the cutting edge stops.

@woofman4796 3 ай бұрын

@haveaknifeday this I already know. I can't remember the packaging, but everything about my knife and sheath looks legit, the slide in lock thing has gerber embossed on 1 side, you didn't show both sides of yours, you just mentioned the gap, I'm 99% positive mine is the real deal, I'm ex army combat engineer, and some " volunteer " CID stuff

@haveaknifeday 3 ай бұрын

“Volunteered” of “voluntold”? 🤣

@haveaknifeday 3 ай бұрын

You might go to the Gerber knives Facebook page and post a picture. The membership might be able to help there but the rest of the page is just random shit posts and crap unrelated spam videos. I used to be an admin there but I was spending too much time policing the page. If you let me know when you post your knife photos I’ll also take a look 👍🏼

@woofman4796 3 ай бұрын

@haveaknifeday I don't do Facebook, but thank you, like I said, I'm pretty sure my knife legit, I don't beat on my knives so I should not have any problems, stay safe brother