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Gerber Vital Pocket Folder · Scalpel
2.8″ blade · 1.3 oz · ~0.5″ 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 Pocket Folder

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The Gerber Vital Pocket Folder is a 2.8" scalpel folder in Surgical Stainless. It runs #60 replaceable blades and ships with 6 spares — the edge is swapped rather than sharpened. The handle is Glass-Filled Nylon, secured by a liner lock. It is the lightest of the 12 replaceable-blade knives here, at 1.3 oz.

Blade: 2.8″
Weight: 1.3 oz
Steel: Surgical Stainless
Price band: Budget

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: 2.8″
Blade shape: Scalpel
Steel: Surgical Stainless
Overall length: 6.9″
Weight: 1.3 oz
Lock: Liner
Deployment: Manual
Handle material: Glass-Filled Nylon
Replacement blade: #60 · 6 included

Why a scalpel

A surgical blade profile in a knife handle. Ground far thinner than any sharpenable knife can be, so it cuts hide and connective tissue with almost no force — and snaps if you twist it. Replaced rather than sharpened.

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About Surgical Stainless

The scalpel-blade stock in Havalon, Gerber Vital and Tyto blades. Ground thin enough to be startlingly sharp and brittle enough to snap if twisted.

Edge retention

1/5

Toughness

2/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

Ease of sharpening

Not rated

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 Surgical Stainless knives