hi guys Matt with gerber gear here at shot show 2018 I wanted to run
quickly through some of the latest product launching here at the show from
Gerber these are the new empower automatic series knives these are coming
available in in April and are aimed at an everyday carry automatic automatics
are becoming legal across the country and we are seeing more brands coming to
market with automatics these empower series are based on the
popular propel downrange auto so plunge lock deploys the blade quickly easily
safety you can lock the blade open or closed and the body is built from a
machined aluminum scales the blade features s30v blade steel and a
drop-point blade shape makes it very everyday friendly it's available in a
number of colorways some have with a black oxide blade coating others with
stonewashed finish that is available again April 1st these come in and write
about 170 dollars MSRP additionally in the knife front Gerber took a look at
what was trending in the knife world and built some limited release specialty
knives this is called the flat iron it is a cleaver style blade offers
tremendous control with a deep finger choil
on the blade and a uniquely designed knife for careful clothes cutting tasks
something unique in the market you can get it with an anodized aluminum scale
or g10 frame lock design it's very classic the slim pocket carry knife
allows you to carry this everywhere this style knife style of blade definitely
stands out from the crowd stonewashed finish a beautiful unique
looking knife in that same vein kettlebell also coming to market june
anodized aluminum scales and a short robust blade again double deep finger
toils offers superior control over the blade
and another unique on-trend design available in June in the multi-too l
category few new designs coming to market this is the suspension next this
is a evolution of the very popular suspension multi-tool that keeps a lot
of its features but has been upgraded in a number of ways first and foremost it's
lighter and slimmer and easier to carry every day this new design features a
deep carry pocket clip allows you to slip the multi-tool in your pocket carry
it with you all the time and not in a a belt mounted pouch per se to fold out to
expose pliers there's still many outboard tools twelve tools included
most commonly used or if they are easily reached from outside the tools so you
don't have to deploy the jaws first additionally the truss similar
construction design shave some weight off streamline the design a little bit
17 tools available including a dedicated saw dedicated serrated blade fine edged
blade and all the tools that you've come to expect from the Gerber multi-tool
platform this is called the truss an american-made multi-tool wildly popular
Center Drive that came to market last year because being involved yet again in
the center drive black it's built to the same specifications as the original tool
with the very popular and widely asked for black oxide coating design very
popular as a rifle kit is available with a berry compliant sheath that with bit
kit included you can also purchase this with an m4 bit kit that comes with some
weapons specific tools including front sight post adjustment tool and the like
so that's the center drive black also new and available now and that's all
from the new product for Gerber in 2018 here at shot show make sure you check
out especially the empower autos you guys are going to love them find your
specialty retailer or check them out at knifecenter.com