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Gerber StrongArm · Drop Point
4.8″ blade · 0.187″ spine · 7.2 oz · ~1.3″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.187″

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

Gerber

Gerber StrongArm

Bushcraft & CampFixed Blade

The Gerber StrongArm is a 4.8" drop point fixed blade in 420HC, flat ground. The handle is Glass-Filled Nylon. At 7.2 oz it sits 16th-lightest of the 30 bushcraft and camp knives here, where the median is 7.2 oz.

Blade: 4.8″
Weight: 7.2 oz
Steel: 420HC
Price band: Mid

Best for

Batoning, carving and fire prep

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Specifications

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

Blade length: 4.8″
Spine thickness: 0.187″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: 420HC
Overall length: 9.8″
Weight: 7.2 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: Glass-Filled Nylon
Country of origin: USA

Why a drop point

The default hunting and EDC shape, and the safest general answer. The spine curves down to the tip in a convex line, which keeps the point low and strong and leaves plenty of belly for skinning. It is hard to make a drop point bad at anything.

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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