Holy Bizallz! I have not seen a Gerber Australian Bowie since.... I walked out of my bedroom 😁 BUT, other than that, like.... NEVER. I got mine around 1990(ish). Don't store it in that Cordura sheath, I had to buff out a lot of surface rust (stuck mine in a drawer for a couple years). My handle looks like yours does AND some of the adhesive ran out of the crevices. Man, it is cool to see sum1lese with an old classic. These things are rare in the wild 👍
I have the El Gigante. I agree not the best steel but it is pretty, mine has the stag handles. Both chop about the same the Gerber is one I like the handle on better. Great short demo.
I had a coffin shape Cold Steel Recon Scout and the handle sucked so much I had to built it up with a cord wrap. The widest part of your hand is in the middle, so the handle should not be the most narrow there.
@@peterbiltknifeguy The grind on the spine was overdone on one side and not the other, the point was lopsided to the left, the false edge was lopsided also. It's a shame because it was in 3V I really want to love it. I think it was too far gone to try to salvage it, sent it back.
Holy Bizallz! I have not seen a Gerber Australian Bowie since.... I walked out of my bedroom 😁 BUT, other than that, like.... NEVER. I got mine around 1990(ish). Don't store it in that Cordura sheath, I had to buff out a lot of surface rust (stuck mine in a drawer for a couple years). My handle looks like yours does AND some of the adhesive ran out of the crevices. Man, it is cool to see sum1lese with an old classic. These things are rare in the wild 👍
Very rare and awesome 😎
I have the El Gigante. I agree not the best steel but it is pretty, mine has the stag handles. Both chop about the same the Gerber is one I like the handle on better. Great short demo.
Surprising results. I’ve never heard of N695. I believe Bohler N690 steel is pretty good. Keep these coming brother!🔥🔪
Me either. It’s basically equivalent to 440C
@@peterbiltknifeguy ohhh now I see. It did good in the testing so far.
Good comparison and testing....They both did well.....I really like that coffin handle....Good stuff....
Thank you
Man--I clicked on this so fast, thinking Gerber brought that sucker back! 😂
Ha. I wish
I've long wanted an El Gigante with the stag handle.
Killer blade&killer GAW knife bro!! Subbed ToadSticker..thanks for the new knife channel.
I would luv to own one of those Gerber Bowies
they remind me of the Trailmaster by Cold Steel
But with a better handle the the Trailmaster ⚔️⚖️⚔️
It’s definitely thicker in the hand
How did you come across the Gerber Bowie & can they still be obtained ? 🙂
I found it on Facebook
I like the look of the Boker to bad it's not thicker like the Gerber. It also seems to wedge into the wood more. Thanks for the nice review.🔪👍🗡️
Yeah. Ill be doing the gerber vs trailmaster next
I feel like I gotta have the Gerber but I can’t drop 5
I had a coffin shape Cold Steel Recon Scout and the handle sucked so much I had to built it up with a cord wrap. The widest part of your hand is in the middle, so the handle should not be the most narrow there.
How did thing work out with the Buck 124 and the issue with the deformed edge , I'm assuming Buck made good on that issue.🎉🎉🎉
I didn’t send it back. Decided to test further
Two dream knives after being disappointed by my trailmaster.
How did the trailmaster disappoint you
@@peterbiltknifeguy The grind on the spine was overdone on one side and not the other, the point was lopsided to the left, the false edge was lopsided also.
It's a shame because it was in 3V I really want to love it.
I think it was too far gone to try to salvage it, sent it back.
My trailmaster is the sharpest knife out of a box i have ever owned and I own quite a few..G'day from downunder
@@ludogayko2512 very lucky. Mine was sad.
Does the hand guard jiggle around & make noise ? The Boker
Arbilito El Gigante that I received does.
I'm returning this. Disappointed 👎🏼
Sorry to hear about that