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Gerber Vital Big Game Folder · Clip Point
3.75″ blade · 4.9 oz · ~0.88″ tall (derived)

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

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Gerber Vital Big Game Folder

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The Gerber Vital Big Game Folder is a 3.75" clip point folder in 420J2. It runs Vital Big Game replaceable blades and ships with 4 spares — the edge is swapped rather than sharpened. The handle is ABS, secured by a split sec lock. It is the heaviest of the 12 replaceable-blade knives here, at 4.9 oz.

Blade: 3.75″
Weight: 4.9 oz
Steel: 420J2
Price band: Mid

Best for

Field dressing and skinning without stopping to sharpen

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Specifications

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

Blade length: 3.75″
Blade shape: Clip Point
Steel: 420J2
Overall length: 11″
Closed length: 6.25″
Weight: 4.9 oz
Lock: Split Sec
Deployment: Manual
Handle material: ABS
Replacement blade: Vital Big Game · 4 included

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 420J2

Soft and very rust-resistant. Used almost exclusively for replaceable blades, where it is thrown away rather than sharpened.

Edge retention

1/5

Toughness

3/5

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 420J2 knives