Gerber Edict Tanto Fine Edge, Black

I saw a lot of reviews online that rated this knife as being "so-so". I also saw some reviews that said this knife had some up and down blade play. So far I think that this is a great knife and I am really surprised at how well it was made. I am not able to notice any blade play in this knife. It is a lock back which they do tend to develop some slight play after a while. However, it is usually not enough to be an issue. The knife fits really well in my hand and it feels really comfortable to me. This knife fits really well in the pocket and is really light for its size. The only "con" I have about this knife is that it was not 3.75 inches. That could be a good thing for some but I was looking for a knife to fill a certain role. However, that is nitpicking. The label on the packaging states that the knife is 3.6 inches long, which is close enough to fill the role I needed (more like wanted) this knife for. This knife came really sharp out of the box and seems to hold an edge quite well. All in all, Gerber USA (meaning US made) makes some great knives and I would recommend this one to anyone that needs, wants or is able to carry a knife of this size. Oh, and one last note. This knife looks really cool as well. Although be careful where you whip this out at because it screams tactical (which means scary to some).

Great knife for the money. It is hard to beat 154CM steel for a blade without spending a lot of money. This knife holds well, and the handle is rubberized which helps when it is wet. The only reason I give it a four is that the locking mechanism locks with a very loud click, unless you use two hands and open it slowly, as well as requiring two hands to close it. I would not suggest this knife for a personal protection back-up due to these reasons, but it is otherwise a great quality knife for the money.

DECENT LARGE TANTO BLADED FOLDING POCKET KNIFE……THE HANDLE IS TEXTURED BUT I FIND IT TOO THIN TO GRIP….NOT FOR A PERSON WITH LARGE HANDS.

This was my very first pocket knife that got me into the knife collecting hobby.The lock back mechanism offers ZERO blade play.The pure straight edge is super sharp out of the box and retains it's edge with regular use.Opening it one handed might not be possible / easy for those with smaller to medium size hands.For me it takes two strokes to one handed open the blade, you can't flick it open due to the resistance.The build quality / materials offer zero slip, even the positioning of the clip works well as a grip enhancement

Gerber has good steel and they all come with a good edge , but the Gerberedict is not a good knife .It has no steel liner just the plastic handles tightened up to hold the blade and it is stiff and cant be made loose, to open freely.It has thumb pegs to open the knife but you can not use them to open the knife with one hand.I took it to a well known knife shop and they said there was nothing they could do to fix this problem they are just made cheap! There are many much better knives in this price range no wonder they put it in a package you cant open to check the knife before you buy.

Great knife, I have one for work and one for day to day.

An American made tactical knife with CM 154 blade steel? At this price? It has a ceramic coating on the blade edge, a very grippable handle and a deep chill in the handle to protect your fingers? WOW

I have several Gerber products. Some of my favorite knives are Gerber. So, I really wanted this knife to work. (yes...I oiled it) It is sturdy I’ll say that. The blade is great and sharp. The only problem is getting the darn thing open. You need to be an iron worker to open it with your thumb. If you want a nice knife you have to open with two hands this will do you well. Oh...by the way. you can get a Kershaw that opens just fine at half the price. $60 bucks for I knife I can’t use very well is way too much. I would have returned it but I read the fine print...they will take a fee for opened products. Ok...how do I check it without opening it? I kept it rather than giving up 50% of the cost to send it back. Lesson learned.OK...to give credit where due I have to say I have come to really like this knife. Yes...it is/was hard to open one handed but since I did not return it I kept it on my desk. Everytime I looked at it I would snap it open. I finally figured out to use the meat of your thumb instead of the tip. It snaps open nicely now after a few hundred snaps!