Gerber Gator Clip Point — 3.6 inch clip point blade in 420HC

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Gerber Gator Clip Point · Clip Point
3.6″ blade · 5.4 oz · ~0.84″ tall (derived)

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline is the shape family's, not a trace of this model.

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Gerber Gator Clip Point

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Gerber's long-running Gator folder has a 3.6" 420HC clip point, a lockback and the textured Gator Grip handle. It is made in the USA and weighs 5.4 oz, heavy for its blade length. It is now the only Gator knife in Gerber's line.

Blade: 3.6″
Weight: 5.4 oz
Steel: 420HC
Price band: Budget

Best for

Big-game field work and camp chores

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against gerbergear.com.

Blade length: 3.6″
Blade shape: Clip Point
Steel: 420HC
Overall length: 8.5″
Closed length: 4.88″
Weight: 5.4 oz
Lock: Back Lock
Deployment: Manual
Handle material: Gator Grip Overmold
Country of origin: USA

Why a clip point

The front third of the spine is 'clipped' away in a concave sweep, dropping the point below the spine line and putting it out in front. That makes a finer, more controllable tip than a drop point — better for piercing, slightly weaker under load. The Buck 110 pattern is the archetype.

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About 420HC

Buck's Paul Bos heat treat is what makes this ordinary steel good. Dulls sooner than premium steels and takes ninety seconds to fix.

Edge retention

1/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

Ease of sharpening

5/5

1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All 420HC knives