Gerber LMF II Infantry is NOT A SURVIVAL KNIFE

This is the coolest looking knife I've seen. Too bad it weighs so much and can't even chop. Unless you're a pilot, steer clear of the Gerber LMF II.

This Gerber LMF II was designed for pilot egress and survival. The serrated blade and pommel are restricted to specific tasks such as egress through cockpit glass, aluminum aircraft skin, and cutting webbing and seat belts.

Unfortunately those two features-the serrations and the butt cap smasher-get in the way of bushcraft related tasks. The pommel, which is awesome indeed, added so much to the overall weight of the knife that it was far too great a weight penalty to even consider adding it to a bug out bag. Otherwise, the found the design exciting and versatile.

First, the sheath is "jump ready". It was a little too tight for my liking. It was like arm wrestling a bear every time I wanted to unsheath it, though it could have been user error. It was a solid sheath though, and offers great variety of molle attachment options. The real gem here is the built in sharpener. What a brilliant idea. No hollow handle nonsene, just solid engineering. As long as you have a sheath, you have a sharp knife.

Are you reading this knife makers? Put sharpeners in sheaths, and modify those drain holes into whistles. Better still, make sheaths that are capable of adding various tools like a sharpener, fire striker, file, screwdriver, seatbelt cutter, pouches. What an upsell! Maybe I'll start making some myself.

Anyway, the weight penalty is far too great, especially when the knife has ZERO chopping capabilities. That, and the serrated blade is less than ideal for bushcraft. So, survivalists steer clear of this knife. Pilots though...

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[cooper1768]

Do the people that watch this know anything about knives? Everything he says he has a good point about. Theres no way id carry this knife

[envirosponsible]

@cooper1768 I have to wonder. To each their own I guess.

[69cswizzle]

fuck you I carry a lmf 2 and it is the best knife I have ever used and yes it is heavy and surrations are fucking best

[envirosponsible]

@69cswizzle Good for you. Why would you be upset that I don't like them? What's wrong with you that my opinion would rattle you so much you had to curse me? Seriously people.

[waderobertsNChunter1]

you fucking fagits its personal prefrens i carry fuck 68lbs back pack and my knife axe gun all add up to 43lbs and that is cus i deal with it and i dont plan on have a mad man runing at me when i have a fucking AK poniting at them and i got a pack that is 15lbs and glock and knife 5 lbs what ever

[envirosponsible]

@waderobertsNChunter1 That's the most incoherent comment ever left on my channel. Congratulations.

[Bored197272]

At it again here with you qualified review? And ahhh.. yes the serrations... Again, I ask have you ever used one of these knives you review? I mean in the field, not your enviro camp or back yard?

Have you ever tried to cut a rope, piece of PVC pipe, cord, wire, ice, anything at all, with cold, wet, sore, numb hands? Along with the standard Buck 119, I have also carried a gerber with serrations with me for 20 years, and I tell you out in the field, for survival or anything, they sure are nice.

[myantispambox]

Why is the SRK lighter? BECAUSE IT HAS A THINNER BLADE.

[BrainDeadGizmo]

other than it being a little heavy this knife is a tank. i can personally vouch /watch?v=2c0f-pnF4u4&feature=r­elated

[mattschae]

@envirosponsible Hahaha! Isn't it astonishing how sensitive people get? You should do a review on whichever blade this guy used to butcher the English language - it must be quite sharp.

[waderobertsNChunter1]

@envirosponsible ok ive never been on the top comment but thanks ???

[envirosponsible]

@elwhiteboy I don't understand your incoherent message but I think we agree that it's a great knife for military use.

[elwhiteboy]

to heavy for a bitch ya for the INFANTRY WHICH IS WHO IT IS FOR?! NO IT ISNT. IT IS A FIGHTING KNIFE FOR THE INFANTRY WHO FIGHT AS IN THE MILITARY REMEMBER THEM?!?!? please enjoy this comment

[cooper1768]

@myantispambox umm. No it doesn't ??? both 3/16. but good idea