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Offline UncleJohn

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Unknown Gerber Tool
on: February 23, 2013, 09:27:02 PM
Gentleman,
I have a Gerber tool I just got in a lot of knives I bought. I have done as much research as I can but have not been able to ID this tool.
If any one can ID it, I would be very grateful.
Thank you,
John

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Re: Unknown Gerber Tool
Reply #1 on: February 23, 2013, 09:31:06 PM
Hello Uncle John,and welcome to MTo!

You've an all time classic,the Gerber Multiplier,better known here as Mr Pinchy
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Re: Unknown Gerber Tool
Reply #2 on: February 23, 2013, 10:22:20 PM
Welcome to the Forum , Kirk is spot on. Looks in great condition too  :D
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Re: Unknown Gerber Tool
Reply #3 on: February 23, 2013, 11:30:07 PM
Not only that, but it has the original style, hybrid-pliers head design. :)

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Re: Unknown Gerber Tool
Reply #4 on: February 24, 2013, 12:42:17 AM
Thank you all for the quick response. Does this mean it is an early tool, it has no Pat. number ?
TY once more,
John

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Re: Unknown Gerber Tool
Reply #5 on: February 24, 2013, 01:27:14 AM
Welcome to the forum UncleJohn. :cheers:

J-Sews has some excellent posts in this thread showing some of the early versions of the Multiplier.  Gerber seems to have done lots of tinkering over time.

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,825.msg9808.html#msg9808
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Re: Unknown Gerber Tool
Reply #6 on: February 24, 2013, 01:34:19 AM
Very nice!  :tu:  Just make sure you're wearing your chain mail gauntlets before you try it out...  :ahhh
There's no such thing as "Too pretty to carry".  There's only "Too pretty NOT to carry"...... >:D
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Re: Unknown Gerber Tool
Reply #7 on: February 24, 2013, 10:25:27 AM
Another thread with some helpful posts from J-Sews.

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,2792.0.html
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Re: Unknown Gerber Tool
Reply #8 on: February 24, 2013, 01:34:37 PM
Quote from: kirk13 on February 23, 2013, 09:31:06 PM
Hello Uncle John,and welcome to MTo!

You've an all time classic,the Gerber Multiplier,better known here as Mr Pinchy

  Gawd, I remember having one of those things. Cursed palm pincher! Lost it down the fender well of a '67 Cadillac. Bought a Leatherman Super Tool the next week. Never touched another Gerber since.   :D
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Re: Unknown Gerber Tool
Reply #9 on: February 24, 2013, 01:44:45 PM
Do you find that Leathermans defy gravity better than the old Gerbers?  :P

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Re: Unknown Gerber Tool
Reply #10 on: February 24, 2013, 06:49:19 PM
Thank you all for your in put I had no idea what I was getting into. It has never been used so I guess that makes it a NIB early piece ?
I am going to sell it on eBay . I would not be off if I said it was one of the first types put out ?
I don't want to get any hate mail by people who know what they are talking about on MT's.
You have all been great ! Thank you for all your help.
Regards,
John

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Re: Unknown Gerber Tool
Reply #11 on: February 24, 2013, 07:15:39 PM
Definitely an early-ish one, though not a first production run.
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