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GERBER USA FAIRBAIRN/APPLEGATE Covert Folder With Custom Pouch
This is a slightly older and mint, GERBER USA Fairbairn/Applegate Small Folding knife with custom made leather clip pouch.
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Steel is ATS-34.
Stamped on one side of the blade are the signatures of Fairbairn and Applegate
Stamped on the belt clip is: GERBER
Steel is ATS-34 on the part serrated blade. Handle is Black Glass Filled Nylon
The Pouch is a beautiful custom made Dark Brown Hand Stitched Leather specifically made for this knife and it can be worn on the belt or clipped to a boot. A really nice little addition to the knife and cost $80 to make.
Never used, carried or sharpened and in mint condition.
Specifications:
- Overall Length: 16.7cm
- Blade Length: 7.5cm
- Closed Length: 9.5cm
- Weight: Under 100g
- Lock Mechanism: Liner Lock
- Blade Style: Spear
- Blade Material: ATS-34
- Blade Type: Single edge-part serrated
- Handle Material Black Glass-filled nylon
- Opening Style: One-handed opening
- Handle Colour: Black
- Blade Colour : Black with Applegate/Fairbairn Signatures
As legacies go, a man could do worse than being survived by the famous knife he designed. Such is the case with the late Colonel Rex Applegate. He was one of this proud nations top authorities on close-quarters combat in particular, and fighting knives in general. The Applegate-Fairbairn Covert stands with the Applegate-Fairbairn Combat as lasting symbols of the colonels dedication, expertise, and sense of purpose.
We also have a Gerber USA Khaki/Olive Handled 'COMBAT' Folder which can be seen in the final image and at this link: