Gerber Fastball S30V Wharncliffe Manual Flipper Folding Knife with Easy-off Liner Lock Release - Fine Edge, Black [30-001612]

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Gerber Fastball S30V Wharncliffe Manual Flipper Folding Knife with Easy-off Liner Lock Release -...

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Pros

The clip keeps it low and nicely secured without tearing up my pocket. Think it's a great edc knife.

Cons

Good try for gerber entering this higher end folder market, but lacks the finesse of a spyderco or benchmade. The flipper mechanism is uncomfortable, sticks 8/10 times opening and is very slow. To me this knife is expensive and there is just no excuse... Read More

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Quality

I like this knife a lot it is the first high end knife i owned my cheap knives were from an auto parts store and they are not e... Read More

Overall, i'm pretty pleased with the fastball.

Meaning that the quality control of gerber on this particular product may not be quite there.

I initially dinged this knife for its somewhat obvious quality control flaws, which a number of other reviewers have pointed out.

Competitiveness

Some would say it's unfair to compare a spyderco to a gerber, but in this case i feel it is entirely justified.

I swore off gerber products years ago, but this gave me hope for their future offerings.

Carried it for about a month before switching to a benchmade.

Well, because i don't want a multi-tool.

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great, little, quality, sharp and open.

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Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.

This product had a total of 189 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 16 2022.