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Folding Knives	Gerber Gator	Pro-Tech Godfather
Summary
Rating	Not Rated	Not Rated
Rank	#41786	#76746
Overall Length	7.2" (183mm) 9.0" (229mm) 8.86" (225mm) 25.70" 7.20" 16.00" 8.625" 15.55" 8.54" 8.50" 7.63" 18.75" 19.50" 9.00" 19.00" 24.00" 11.14" 8.86" 22.50" 8.625"	9.25" (235mm) 9.6" (244mm) 9.25" 9.73" (247mm) 9.6" 9.60"
Closed Length	4.14" (105mm) 4.9 5.0 4.96 4.11 4.72 4.125	5.25" (133mm) 3.98" (101mm) 5.56"
Blade Length	3.08" (78mm) 4.02" (102mm) 3.6 3.60 3.76 3.62 7.5 6 4.00 4.02 3.7 7.63 3.75 2.75 18 15.44 12.00 9 10.75 18.00" 3.10" 10.50" 3.625" 6.65" 3.76" 3.62" 10.75" 9.00" 4.00" 12.00" 17.90" 6.10" 4.02" 15.50" 3.625"	4" (102mm) 4" (145mm) 5.71" (145mm) 4" 4.00" 4.04"
Blade Steel	420HC	154CM
Blade Style	Clip Point Gut Hook Drop Point Standard Other Drop Point, Other Hawkbill Tanto Trailing Point Kukri Drop Point, Other	Stiletto Spear Point Drop Point
Handle Material	Glass Filled Nylon Glass-Filled Nylon Rubber Zytel Kraton Nylon High Carbon Steel with Gator-Grip Gator Grip GFN Rubber	Aluminum Black Aluminum - Ivory Micarta Inlay Black Aluminum - Marbled Carbon Fiber Inlay Black Aluminum - G-10 Inlay Micarta Carbon Fiber Mother of Pearl Stainless Steel G-10 Wood Ash Titanium Coral Bone Tiger Coral Ironwood Ivory Coral, Titanium Mastodon, Titanium Noble Maple Mother of Pearl, Titanium Carbon Fiber, Titanium Ivory, Titanium Ironwood, Titanium Aluminum, Ash Aluminum, G-10 Cocobolo Mastodon Aluminum, Micarta Aluminum, Cocobolo
Lock Type	Lockback Back Lock Lockback	Button Push Button Automatic Button Lock
Weight	3oz 6.6oz 1 lb. 2.00 oz. 3.00 oz. 13.21 oz. 4.47 oz. 5.25 oz. 10.80 oz. 4.96 oz. 4.40 oz. 5.40 oz. 14.30 oz. 8.00 oz. 7.67 oz. 1 lb. 11.30 oz. 1 lb. 5.80 oz. 4.20 oz. 3.80 oz. 6.60 oz. 14.40 oz. 1 lb. 4.80 oz. 4.47 oz.	4oz 4.0oz (113g) 4 oz 4.15 oz. 3.85 oz. 7.48 oz. 5.02 oz. 7.69 oz. 4.01 oz. 4.77 oz. 4.70 oz. 3.72 oz. 4.24 oz. 7.35 oz. 7.22 oz. 7.68 oz. 6.90 oz. 5.07 oz. 4.40 oz. 5.30 oz. 5.20 oz. 3.80 oz. 5.00 oz. 3.94 oz. 5.32 oz. 5.89 oz. 7.25 oz. 4.99 oz. 4.98 oz. 4.94 oz. 4.91 oz. 7.33 oz. 7.67 oz. 7.45 oz. 4.00 oz. 4.28 oz.
Country of Origin	USA China USA	USA
Assisted Open	No
Automatic Knife	No
Blade Color	Silver/Gray Black Black, Silver/Gray
Blade Edge	Plain Partially Serrated/ComboEdge Serrated
Blade Material	Stainless Steel (CPM-S30V) S30V Steel Stainless Steel (420HC) Stainless Steel (440) Stainless Steel (400 series) Stainless Steel (154CM) Carbon Steel Carbon Steel (1055) Stainless Steel (high carbon) High Carbon Steel 420 Stainless Steel CPM S30V 154CM 1050 CPM S30V	154CM Damascus
Handle Color	Black
Knife Type	Folding Fixed Blade Manual Manual	Automatic
Knife Weight	4.8 4.6 5.40 4.4 4.96 4.2 8.00 3.8 6.6 5.25 5.4 5.0 4.40 2.8 0.18 26.5 17.6 14.30
Pocket Clip Included	No
Point	Gut Hook Drop Point Clip Point Trailing Point Blunt tip Hawkbill Clip, saw
Sheath Included	Yes
Sheath Material	Leather ballistic nylon Nylon Plastic Cordura
Total length	8.5 8.6 7.63 8.50 8.54 12.13 10.88 9.00 8.86 8.58 8.75 6.875 25.7 22.48 19 19.5 18.75
Machete Type	Bush Bolo Kukri
Finish	Black Bead Blast Polish Satin Polish	Black Bead Blast Satin Damascus Mirror Copper Gray Polish Blue Pink
Edge Type	Plain Serrated Plain	Plain
Handle Length	7.70" 4.10" 5.50" 5.00" 8.78" 4.96" 4.11" 8.00" 9.50" 7.00" 6.10" 4.84" 5.00"	5.25" 5.56"
Color	Black Gray Black	Black Blue Black, White Gray, White Gold, Brown Black, Gray OD Green Wood Black, Red Black, Wood Bronze, Brown Black, Tan Black, Brown Black, Blue Gray, Tan Gray, Wood Bronze, Tan Brown Bronze, White Brown, Gray Spectrum Gold, Gray Gray Gray, Red Black, Spectrum Blue, Wood Blue, White Tan Green Black, Yellow
Sheath	Nylon Leather Leather
Model	Gator Gator-Mate Gator Machete Pro Gator Brush Thinner Golok Gator Bush Machete Gator Fillet Kukri Bolo Gator	Godfather
Model Number	31-000758 06149 31-000705 30-001086 30-001085 22-41457 46932 22-41417 06064 46079 46069 31-000759 31-000083 30-001082 30-001083 31-002850 31-002848 75230 46904 46906 31-002074 31-002076 30-001086	921 920 921-Operator 920-Blue 921-Satin 952 928-BT 927-BT 915-RED 906-D 907-C 917-BT 917 921 CR 900-JB 951 9NOBLE-1 947 901 905-M 901-BT 906 907 900 951-DM 900-D 900-BT 915 921-SWAT 931DM 907-BA 909-BG 909BT-Jazz 949BT 910-JAZZ 909-Jazz 921DS 930-DM 965-D 961-D 906-C 935 906-C-DAM 949 906-BK 900CF 947-C 942 962 921-INK Blue 921-INK Red 921-INK Yellow 920-Green Tuxedo Damascus 721-RG
Best Use	Camp/Hike Hunting Fishing Hunting	Tactical Everyday Carry Collection
Product Type	Machete Knife Saw Knife	Knife
Frame/Liner	Stainless Steel	Aluminum Stainless Steel Titanium
Cutting Edge	7.33" 3.50" 3.30" 11.00" 15.50" 3.625"	3.75"
Blade width	1.75"	0.75"
Blade Thickness	0.13" 0.12" 0.25" 0.19"	.125" (3mm) .12" (3mm) 0.125" (3.16mm) .120" 0.13" 0.12"
Blade Grind	Scandi Flat	Hollow Flat
Handle Thickness	0.94" 0.81" 0.82" 0.88" 0.90" 0.83" 0.81"	0.51" (12.9mm) 0.49" 0.50" 0.48"
Bolster Material	Steel Steel
Opener	Thumb Hole Thumb Hole	Push Button Button
Blade Finish		Black Coated Satin Black Cloated Bead Blasted Black DLC
Pocket Clip		Yes, right hand only, tip up Yes, left hand only, tip up Tip Up Tip-Up
Edge Style		Plain
Manufacturer Ref. #		952 905-M 900
Cutting Edge Length		3.9" (99mm)
Hardness		59 RC
User		Right Hand Left Hand
Handle Width		1.00"
Details
Brand	Gerber	Pro-Tech
Prices
MSRP	$123.95	$209.95
Used Price	$86.77	$146.97
Sale Price	$76.95	$188.96

Folding Knives Descriptions

Gerber Gator

Gerber's iconic Gator line gets a boost with premium S30V steel. Polished blades and bolsters offer classic protection against corrosion and undeniable beauty. Its handle has been updated with a Gerber logo stamped steel bolsters and stylized Gator Grip rubber. This folding MODel has a drop point blade with a gut hook and a stout lockback mechanism. Includes an alligator-embossed leather sheath.