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My Gerber Custom Assert Knife
« on: July 25, 2023, 07:47:27 AM »
I didn't know until Sunday that you could order customized knives and pocket multi-tools from Gerber. That's when I ordered my custom Assert knife. I started out by choosing a trillium white handle, since I don't already have a knife with a white handle, then I thought about how dirty my hands get most days. So white was out, and drab red was in. I chose the deep carry clip over a standard clip, in a satin finish. Of the 3 blade finishes, black oxide seemed like the best choice, especially when it's getting laser engraved. When I saw all the various pictures and patterns, etc., I knew what I had to get. There's a big ol' bear on one side, and look where it's headed. Straight for my tent! I chose burnt orange for the barrel spacers in between the handles, because I thought it looked good with the red handles. I stuck with the same color for the thumb stud and lock caps. I thought about cyan for the lock caps, before I chose the color for the thumb stud, but didn't want too many different colors. I wanted something more classy than tacky, or I would have chosen 3 different colors. Maybe on another knife, I will. And here's how it specs out -- 2.98" blade, which is absolutely ideal for me, and a weight of under 2 ounces.

https://www.gerbergear.com/en-us/custom/custom


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Re: My Gerber Custom Assert Knife
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2023, 07:53:16 AM »
The base model Assert is $175 fro green or grey, and $5 more for the black blade. The black one is all black inside and out.

https://www.gerbergear.com/en-us/shop/knives/all-knives/assert-black-30-001919
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Re: My Gerber Custom Assert Knife
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2023, 08:05:47 AM »
Here's the black one along with mine for comparison.
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Re: My Gerber Custom Assert Knife
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2023, 11:59:51 AM »
That's a nice lookin' knife, Frank!!!
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Re: My Gerber Custom Assert Knife
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2023, 12:24:21 PM »
Very nice.

I'm just too much of an Emerson Wave fan though. 
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Re: My Gerber Custom Assert Knife
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Re: My Gerber Custom Assert Knife
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2023, 01:13:50 AM »
Thanks, guys. I know at least one of my friends will laugh when he sees the bear and tent on the blade. It won't need any explanation, either. I just don't know if the color combination was too subtle. I should go back to the build page and see how the black blade and red handle would look with all cyan hardware.
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Re: My Gerber Custom Assert Knife
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2023, 01:36:32 AM »
All the hardware matched the pocket clip. Now I think it looks better with black hardware instead of satin finished. I didn't think things through well enough before I ordered.

Help! I don't know what to do.
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Re: My Gerber Custom Assert Knife
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2023, 11:02:24 AM »
Heck, I like it.......not everything in life needs to be black-on-black tacticool.
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Re: My Gerber Custom Assert Knife
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2023, 03:49:46 PM »
I like all the different variations I came up with, so I may as well stick with what I ordered. I figured I had until they started putting it together to cancel, then re-order a different configuration, but what the heck, it ain't bad.
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