Customer Reviews:
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Great Knife October 8, 2009 W. McCoy (Oklahoma) I love this knife, I was leaning towards the LMF as I've pawed it numerous times, but minus the "spear lashing" holes (Don't need no stinkn spear, thats what my 1911 if for), its basically the same knife, just a much better price and great sheath for a vest or low mount on its own Like most G.I.'s old or young we love Gerber "Stuff"
Good knife - Poor sheath September 27, 2009 J. Libertor (Los Angeles) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The knife is great for wilderness, and general survival. Full-tang, good heft, says sharp.
The sheath is poorly designed, and seems to be a knock off of the better sheath for the Gerber 22-01629 LMF II Black Infantry Knife- 4.8 inch blade.
Problems with sheath:
-The actual sheath is connected to the nylon part by non-functional velcro straps
-It has two useless, (and dangerous buckles) that are hard to use, and require holding down to insert the knife.
-It has three pair of belt loops, making for a very bulky contraption.
-No matter how you position the knife on your belt, you must use two hands. One to hold down the floppy sheath, and the other to pull the knife.
-The sheath only comes with ONE leg strap! ONE! You must go buy another yourself.
Good balance, excellent grip, stays sharp September 24, 2009 Kwan L. Lowe (Florida, USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have the big brother to this knife, the LMF II. This one is slightly smaller and doesn't come with that immense sheath, but is a solid knife in its own right. The grip is very comfortable and fits my hand well. In my opinion, a good grip is as important as a good blade because you can easily open your hand if the knife slips.
Out of the box, the blade was sharp enough to shave my forearm. It's a good weight -- not very heavy -- but feels solid. It does just about everything as well as the LMF II, except that it's just a touch lighter and shorter.
My usual knife test is to grab a couple coconuts from my neighbor's tree and see how easily I can open it up (carve the top off, open a hole to drink, carve a spoon from the husk, then chop it open). I did the test with this one and am happy to say that it did the job beautifully.
Next, I have this mutant tree in my back yard that grows like crazy. When green I can chop one branch with two swings from my machete. This knife took four to five hits but cut cleanly.
The Prodigy is actually a better bargain than the LMF II if you don't plan on "egressing" from a aircraft anytime soon. My "combat" experience is mainly waging war against the foliage, but I'm happy to have this knife during the fight.
Great versatile knife September 2, 2009 S. Swartz (Medford, Ore) This knife was purchased for our grandson to replace his old hunting knife. He carries it with him all the time. He uses it as a utility knife, hunting knife, and it cuts branches real well. He likes the weight of it, look and fit.
GERBER PRODIGY KNIFE 22-41121 /MOLLE SHEATH July 6, 2009 Mongoose/ARMY (SW/Va) 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Gerber 22-41121 prodigy survival knife;
This is one knife i wish i had bought sooner. It's balance is good the grip is great and the sheath sold me i can attach it to my molle vest or my drop leg in just a few min, according to my mission HOOAH 2GERBER you did an awsom job on this blade, A knife must be able to endure what task the buyer will be using the blade for surely it's not a crow bar.The seratted edge comes in handy, Better than most i've used it's great to use when cutting rope,small branches for Camo,Bone and those small serations come in handy for triming wire or det-cord.I;m in the military and i use my blades GO 29th ID/L
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