All my blades have Gerber USA stamped on them, I think the ruler is out on all of them though as my two MP600's are both off
How old are your MP600's ? Dunc
Quote from: dunc5 on May 02, 2008, 11:22:19 PMHow old are your MP600's ? DuncYes...... i have no idea, and i don't think there's any way of telling.
I took a look at mine,it's about 3 years old,and the mark is off on mine as well. I wish I could give you a reasonable answer why your blade isn't marked,but all I could do is speculate,is that possibly is was pulled from a spares or blem bin.
Mine with the Wharnecliffe blade on the newest-version MP600's doesn't seem to have any Gerber logo on it either. I can't tell exactly what type of knife blade you have there Dunc? I do notice your nail notch goes clear thru though, which isn't always the case. I never noticed that distorted 8mm marking before. It's on all of mine too. Notice how the 8 is near where the handle necks down to fit inside the opposite handle? That bend is a tough feature for a metal stamping to make. The metal has to sssttrrrretch. (try to imagine what the handle would look like if you could unfold it and lay it flat. See? It can't be done without stretching) My guess is they stamped the ruler when the metal was flat, then folded it into a channel shape, whereupon the metal distorted and messed up the 8 character.(just a theory of course)
Hi Duncan, Thank you for contacting Gerber Blades. Probably within the last 5-6 years the process of stamping our blades has ceased. The purpose was cost efficiency and expediency as the demand for the product(s) grew. Sincerely, Donda BurnettConsumer Affairs
Ok I emailed Gerber and they very quickly replied with this ........QuoteHi Duncan, Thank you for contacting Gerber Blades. Probably within the last 5-6 years the process of stamping our blades has ceased. The purpose was cost efficiency and expediency as the demand for the product(s) grew. Sincerely, Donda BurnettConsumer AffairsSo the ones with Gerber on the blade are older then five or six years . I guess thats why mine has cut out instead of nail nicks .If anyone can Duncan Can Dunc