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[Gareth]

Thanks to both! 

I was dissapointed the seller did not have a Gerber branded sheath but this one that came with it fits it like a glove.. probably worth more than the MP600.. 

The Gerber is rattly but feels solid; more than the dime   

The only weird thing is getting the tools out; they are on the inside and you can not get them out easily by turning the handles around like  you would do with e.g a LM St300 (from which they borrowed the cutters too..  ) since the handles are fixed in that position.

You feel like there is not enough space to get them out.

  Next Gerber will be copying LM's blade exchanger and sliding head design.

As to the tools, you'll get used to it if you give it a chance.  Totally second nature to me now I've carried a MP400/600 a lot.

[dks]

 

[jerseydevil]

Nice one, dks.    I was carrying my blunt nosed MP600 today.  I got it the same way, "used", which maybe meant the pliers were flicked open once or twice.  The sheath you got is nicer than mine though...

[David]

Here`s a blunt nose Pro Scout I found not to long ago. Never had seen one with blunt nose before.

[David]

These BO Multi-Plier versions filled in some gaps. The one on the left is a fourth version with a second version plier head.   

[David]

Gerber MP600 Fisherman. Its kinda odd but I like it. I`m thinking since it has an awl and diamond file one might change the plier head and have a better working MT.   

[Gareth]

Cheers for sharing David.   Funnily I was just thinking about getting a Pro Scout yesterday, but couldn't see any particularly great deals ATM.   I'm wondering if you've used the blade exchanger much and if you rate it?

[David]

Gareth I packed around my old Pro Scout for years and never really used the blade exchanger much. But I hope to give it a better work out in the future.

Here is a shot of a Gerber TrailRider

[MultiMat]

Gareth I packed around my old Pro Scout for years and never really used the blade exchanger much. But I hope to give it a better work out in the future.

Here is a shot of a Gerber TrailRider

David is that some kind of hoof pick  , how does that fold back into the handle  . Does it have any other odd tools in it mate 

[David]

Here is a pic of it hoof pick folded up into the handle. The Trailrider also has an awl and scissors.

[J-sews]

Congrats on scoring the Trailrider version David! Those don't come along very often these days. Like Mat wonders though, too bad they didn't have some other neat horse hoof related tools on them, like a stud wrench perhaps....





...or a hoof knife.



 

With such a limited niche market, I suspect they didn't make many of them.

These BO Multi-Plier versions filled in some gaps. The one on the left is a fourth version with a second version plier head.   

More nice ones! Yes, I've seen a few where they have mixed components from one generation with another. Makes it dang difficult to keep them all sorted properly

[David]

Bob I remember back in the day A.G.Russell use to carry the Trailrider. I kept thinking I needed to get one. But since I hadnt saddled a horse since 95 and still havent I never got around to getting one till all these many years later. I still have no need for it but I sure do like having one in the collection.    

[J-sews]

Bob I remember back in the day A.G.Russell use to carry the Trailrider. I kept thinking I needed to get one. But since I hadnt saddled a horse since 95 and still havent I never got around to getting one till all these many years later. I still have no need for it but I sure do like having one in the collection.   

Agreed!

[Gareth]

Here`s a blunt nose Pro Scout I found not to long ago. Never had seen one with blunt nose before.

Well I see your MP600 Pro Scout Blunt Nose and raise you a MP600 Pro Scout Blunt Nose with replaceable cutters.

 








Seriously though, I still love it that Gerber will do so many little changes/options on one tool.   Now, if only they still did the "build your own" service.

[AHB]

Those pliers..  Looks like a real workhorse Gareth..