BRAND:   Gerber

MAKER:   Gerber Legendary Blades

PATTERN:  Bird and Trout Knife

OAL:   7-7/8”

BLADE LENGTH:   3”

GUARD:   Integral

HANDLE:   Cast aluminum with a black Armorhide coating with gutting spoon built into the handle.

HANDLE STAMPS:   GERBER

BLADE ETCH:  440-C STAINLESS

SHEATH:   Gerber factory leather sheath

CONDITION:   Excellent +

DAMAGE:   There are sharpening marks on the blade and some minor staining. There is a chip on the end of the handle behind the spoon, see pictures. In the picture the chip looks huge, but it is approximately 3/32” in length.

BLADE WEAR:   Approximately 5% or less.

AGE:    Circa 1970-75

MADE IN:   Portland, Oregon USA

ADDITIONAL INFO: When I found this knife at an antique store, I thought it was a Gerber Pixie bird and trout knife. Someone once told me of a Gerber Pixie bird and trout knife, but I think they had mistaken a knife like this one for a Pixie. When I got home and compared it to a Pixie and a Miming it is different from them both. The Miming and Pixie have 3-1/4” blades measured along the spine of the blade from the tip to the handle. Using the same measurement on the Bird & Trout knife it is only 3”. Measuring the handle length from the furthest forward point on the guard to the end of the knife, the handle of the Pixie is 3-7/8”, the Miming handle is 5-3/8” and the handle of the Bird & Trout knife is 5”.

The Bird & Trout handle has a gutting spoon carved into the end of the handle and is coated with Armorhide as opposed to the chrome plated aluminum handles of the Pixie and Miming. The Bird & Trout also has a clip point that was ground into the spine of the knife beginning about ½" from the tip of the blade.

In Phil Rodenberg’s book, “A Chronology of Gerber Legendary Blades,” he mentions to Bird & Trout knives made by Gerber. He described the first as being basically a Miming steak knife with a gutting spoon in the back of the handle. This knife was made in 1968 and 1969. He then shows a picture of the Bird & Trout knife made from “1970+”. He does not say in his book when the second knife was discontinued but he does say later in his book that new fish knives were produced in 1976. I don’t think the Bird & Trout was produced for more than a few years. Living is close to the factory as I do and saying lots of Gerber knives over the years both in the retail business and as a knife collector this is the only small Gerber Bird & Trout knife I have seen with the gutting spoon built into the handle.

A nice addition to anyone’s Gerber collection!

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Item # 61588