I recently found a Gerber that I have not seen before, it is called the “Vulcan.”
According to Phil Rodenberg’s book “A Chronicle of Gerber Legendary Blades,” the Vulcan series was made in Japan in 1986 and 1987. There were three sizes of the Vulcan however; he does not list the sizes in his book, nor does he have pictures of the three sizes.
I am surprised that I have not encountered any knives from the Vulcan series before. I have been around Gerber a lot, I have lived within 50 to 60 miles of their factory for the last 40 years. I worked literally half a mile south of the Gerber factory in the late 1970s. Gerber was one of the main lines of cutlery we sold in the cutlery store I managed in the 1980s and early 1990s, yet I have not encountered this pattern before.
It’s a very nice knife with a good grippy handle. It is 3-5/8” in length closed.
I can only assume the reason I have not encountered this pattern before is that they were either not very popular or there were not many of them imported. It’s too bad because this is a nice pattern with a good grip and a nice hollow ground blade.
Gerber Vulcan
Gerber Vulcan
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Re: Gerber Vulcan
That is a good looking knife, Dale.
It would be nice to know what the other sizes are.
It would be nice to know what the other sizes are.
Joe
Re: Gerber Vulcan
Happy New Year
That's a good looking knife. Got sneak attached on the bay about 3 weeks ago and missed one nib by a few dollars (last second bid while I was at work, who has time to sit and wait till the last few minutes).
Gonna be a great year feller's
That's a good looking knife. Got sneak attached on the bay about 3 weeks ago and missed one nib by a few dollars (last second bid while I was at work, who has time to sit and wait till the last few minutes).
Gonna be a great year feller's
My name is Mud,
But call me Alowishus Devadander Abercrombie
That's long for Mud, so I've been told
But call me Alowishus Devadander Abercrombie
That's long for Mud, so I've been told
Re: Gerber Vulcan
Neat knife. I've only seen them on eBay, and I've yet to snag one.