GERBERGear Freeman Guide Folding Knife, Fine Edge, Gut Hook [31-000592]

This is my hands down all time favorite fixed blade hunting knife. My second favorite is the Benchmade hidden canyon hunter. Considering the price difference, Gerber beats it by a mile. It held an edge from cutting through fur and skin on the chest. Stayed sharp enough to cut the diaphragm out cleanly and skinned the whole animal. I did not batton it through the chest or hip bones, however. We used a small hatchet for that. Over all a fantastic value for the real world hunter. Its quality enough to last and function well, cheap enough that you don't cry if you lose it. Also not heavy at all.

I am not a knife expert, but I purchased one for myself many years ago and have given several as gifts in the last couple of years. The knife blade seems durable for standard uses. It sharpens fairly easily and holds an edge well. It seems like that is often the trade-off, i.e., easy to sharpen but dulls quickly, or vice versa, but I am happy with this for normal use. One son gets much more hard-core use of his knife on his job and has said he is very satisfied. It may be a little heavy to carry in your pocket, but fortunately, it comes with a belt case.

Was looking at some more expensive fixed blade Gerbers and noted the reviews for the freeman Guide. For the price this is an excellent knife. Very sharp out of the box, full tang and excellent grip. The knife is small for a fixed blade but excellent for carry as it is light and easily concealed. This knife is a keeper. Love that it is made in the USA. I ordered two by mistake and trying to decide if I want to keep both???

Saw this knife on Amazon and wanted it immediately. I had recently purchased a Civic Elementum folding knife and this fixed blade Gerber looks really good sitting next to it because they have similar blade types and the grip with the steel accent liner of The elementum and the full tang being exposed around the edges of this Gerber look really similar to each other. The folder is what you will usually see me carrying in my pocket everyday, however I work on a horse ranch and often do heavy work that folding knives are not really built for. That's where the Gerber steps in. There was just one problem, the sheath. I've never made a kydex sheath nor did I actually have any kydex but as soon as the knife arrived (because obviously I need the knife to make a form fitted kydex sheath) I made a quick and easy press and again because I didn't actually have kydex I used what I believe was once a piece of a cheap aftermarket floor mat that you can buy for pickup trucks and I went about making my very first kydex not kydex lol knife sheath. And I have to say I'm pretty impressed with the results I will definitely pick up an actual piece of kydex and remake the sheath so that it doesn't have the texture that this does but this material worked very well I would argue just as well as kydex heck it might even be kydex. And I got lucky because I use quite a bit of Toughbuilt products including their clip tech tool belt system so I already had a clip that works perfectly for the sheath. Now it's a five-star knife.

Got this for the wife to keep in her car. Wish it was mine. Weight is nice, quality is on point for the price.

The GERBER Freeman fixed blade knife is one of the best little knives out there. I do wish it was half serrated, but it’s ok like it is. Blade is just under 4 inches, just right. Came sharp. Handle is rubber and fits the hand good. Wide enough to do working jobs and pointed enough to poke holes. The sheath is useless. Be prepared to find another sheath for this great little knife.

First Gerber knife I ever own and, so far, it has not disappointed. Weight and balance are good. It was sharpened, but I honed it just a bit more on a whetstone that I purchased, and now it's perfect for any use imaginable. Really like the weight of it overall, as it makes it that much easier to notice if you forgot to put it back in your pocket. Only thing I might point out is the opening movement is a bit tight, so I put a drop of WD-40 and smoothed that out a bit more to my liking. Opens perfectly with a wrist snap now.

The media could not be loaded. Ever since Gerber started doing their lines of Bear Grylls knives and zombie hunter machetes, I wasn't sure if I could take the company and their knives seriously. This folding knife caught my attention, though, and I thought I could use it as a sturdy folder and camp knife for things just a bit more demanding than basic whittling.Since getting it a few months ago, I've been impressed. It's larger than my other small pocket folders, and as such can take much more of a beating. The mechanisms have been flawless for me, and I've been impressed by the strength of the blade. This is the only knife I own in this class (larger folder), and have found it to be great for larger cutting and chopping jobs.If I had to say something negative about this knife, and it's really more of a thought than a concern or critique, it would be that this knife is too big to carry in my pocket comfortably. It's more of a belt knife, which is no biggie but worth noting in case you're looking for something smaller.UPDATE: After using this knife for 2.5 years, it's still going strong and one of my favorite folders. I turn to it so often because of its mass and the fact that the blade stays sharp. Note in my video that I show how the knife has loosened up a bit after some heavy baton-work this past summer on a kayaking expedition. Most knifes would have broken in two with what I was doing to this knife. It survived to cut another day.