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Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
on: June 01, 2011, 01:39:58 AM
The Gerber MP400 Compact Sport is one of my favorite Gerber multi-tools. This smaller family member to the equally liked MP600 offers a lot in a compact frame.


From left to right: MP400 Compact Sport, MP400 Terminator T3, MP400 Corkscrew, MP400 Advertiser, and MP400 Fisherman.

The first is the bog standard MP400. The BO MP400 T3 is a special edition for Terminator 3. It is the same as the standard, with special markings on the handles. The MP400 Corkscrew adds the wine lovers favorite tool to the standard version, with the necessary handle cut outs and hardware to support this feature. The Advertiser offers one side of the handles with a solid surface for slogans and such (minus the diagonal cut outs). The Fisherman is a dedicated fishing multi-tool with fixed tweezers and a file with hook groove and elongated needle nose pliers.



So there you have it, the MP400 family, or the 5 that I currently have.
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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #1 on: June 01, 2011, 02:59:54 AM

Nice setup Chako.  Is this the complete series, or is there more on your shopping list?         :)
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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #2 on: June 01, 2011, 03:06:23 AM
I think I may be missing a BO version or two.
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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #3 on: June 01, 2011, 03:40:38 AM

Gotta love the BO.
Wait, that's Black Oxide right?     ;)
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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #4 on: June 01, 2011, 04:17:53 AM
Very nice! I just got my first MP, an MP50 through a trade with Mercury. It's the same as the basic MP400 except for a file instead of scissors. I've only had it for a few days, but it's made a positive impression so far.
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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #5 on: June 01, 2011, 05:10:02 AM
Quote from: jerseydevil on June 01, 2011, 04:17:53 AM
Very nice! I just got my first MP, an MP450 through a trade with Mercury. It's the same as the basic MP400 except for a file instead of scissors. I've only had it for a few days, but it's made a positive impression so far.


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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #6 on: June 01, 2011, 03:01:15 PM
Quote from: J-sews on June 01, 2011, 05:10:02 AM
Quote from: jerseydevil on June 01, 2011, 04:17:53 AM
Very nice! I just got my first MP, an MP450 through a trade with Mercury. It's the same as the basic MP400 except for a file instead of scissors. I've only had it for a few days, but it's made a positive impression so far.


Fixed :salute:

Thanks! Kinda hard to type while playing with OHO pliers.....
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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #7 on: June 01, 2011, 06:27:04 PM
Nice round-up Chako. :tu:  I regularly carry my MP400. :)
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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #8 on: June 02, 2011, 03:13:52 AM
Nice roundup indeed. Not my cup of tee but they are decent tools. I prefer the 600 or diesel.

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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #9 on: June 02, 2011, 02:08:28 PM
I like the corkscrew,  did they leave anything out to fit it in. Looking at the first two MP400s it looks like its an extra rather than a swap.  :think:
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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #10 on: June 02, 2011, 07:36:18 PM
Quote from: Screwtape on June 02, 2011, 02:08:28 PM
I like the corkscrew,  did they leave anything out to fit it in. Looking at the first two MP400s it looks like its an extra rather than a swap.  :think:

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       "corkscrew tool added. (Surprisingly, by using thinner washers, no other tools needed to be removed to make room for it)"

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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #11 on: June 02, 2011, 10:10:05 PM
Thank you  :tu:

Now the question should probably be, why buy one without the corkscrew (unless your chako then buying them all is essential )
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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #12 on: June 03, 2011, 01:52:27 AM
The corkscrew model is hard to find, at least up here in Canada. I looked for most of a year before I got lucky.
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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #13 on: June 03, 2011, 04:25:48 AM
Speaking of 400 corkscrew models, awhile back I found one, NIB, with the long fisherman's plier head. Not a catalog item, it was probably an "oops" on the assembly line.


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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #14 on: June 03, 2011, 05:12:19 AM
Quote
probably an "oops" on the assembly line.
someone changed the pliers head between two MP400 and got an interesting custom "hard drinker fisherman"  :cheers:
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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #15 on: June 03, 2011, 05:15:18 AM
Pretty cool Bob
I doubt it has the fisherman file??

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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #16 on: June 03, 2011, 05:28:05 AM
Quote from: scrappy on June 03, 2011, 05:15:18 AM
Pretty cool Bob
I doubt it has the fisherman file??

Nope, no diamond file. :-\ It has the standard Compact Corkscrew blade set, but with a Compact Fisherman plier.
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Re: Gerber MP400 Compact Sport
Reply #17 on: June 03, 2011, 07:52:01 AM
Well, thanks to this thread, I've just put in my MP400 for work today. ::)
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