Gerber 475HS Presentation Grade Hunting knife near mint,
high speed steel blade with original premium grade leather sheath in the
original early green and white box. It has never been sharpened
with very, very light use. It is 9-3/4" overall with finger grooved
Macassar Ebony hardwood handle.
It has the Rockwell indent mark of 62 and HS on the tang of the high speed steel
blade with thumb rest on the spine of the blade. Probably from the early production of this
series of knives in the 1970's. Made in the U.S.A. Also marked on the original
early green and white box 475HS Ebony handle.
High speed steel HS
Presentation Grade Hunting knife
Not common as most where 440C stainless steel!
This model
was next to the largest in the series and is a great skinning
and general camp blade. This is only the second high speed steel HS
Presentation Grade Hunting knife made by Gerber we have had to sell since we
started in business in 1991. Not common as most where 440C stainless steel!
If the knife is not marked with the HS it is stainless steel. Only models
475 and 525 have blade thickness of .187", as compared to the other blades at .156".
If you are a fan of high speed steel get it before its gone.
Only Gerber's most skilled
master craftsman earned the right to make these knives.
The
Presentation Grade hunting knife series was Gerber's top of the line
hunting knives until about 1995. There were five models starting with the smallest model 400,
425, 450, 475 and going up to the largest 525. Only Gerber's most skilled
master craftsman earned the right to make these knives. They were almost custom hand
made knives produced in a factory!
Extra-strong blades are precision
ground to a razor sharp, double-wedge shape and boast a super-hardness of
Rockwell C60-62. Special industrial hard-chrome plating keeps these high
speed tool steel blades bright and stainless through the demanding use for
which this series was designed.
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| Gerber 475HS Presentation Grade Hunting knife near mint,
high speed steel blade with original premium grade leather sheath in the early green and white box. It has never been sharpened
with very, very light use. It is 9-3/4" overall with finger grooved Ebony hardwood handle.
It has the Rockwell indent mark of 62 on the tang of the high speed steel
blade. Blade thickness is .187", as compared to the other blades at
.156". From the early production of this series of knives
probably in the 1970's. Made in the U.S.A.
No longer made. |
H000130 |
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