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[ 0 => '[[File:LHR Combat Knife2.jpg|thumb|500px|Gerber LHR Combat Knife designed by Matt Larsen, Bill Harsey and Chris Reeve]]', 1 => '[[File:Gerber-LMF-II-survival-knife-and-LHR.JPG|thumb|250px|These are two of the most popular Gerber knives. The smaller is the Gerber LMF II and the larger is the Gerber LHR Sheath knife]]', 2 => '{{Infobox company ', 3 => '|name = Gerber Legendary Blades, Inc.', 4 => '|logo = [[File:Gerber logo.png|220px]]', 5 => '|type = Corporation', 6 => '|foundation = [[Portland, Oregon]] (1939) ', 7 => '|location = [[Tigard, Oregon]] ', 8 => '|key_people = Pete Gerber, Founder', 9 => '|industry = [[Manufacturing]]', 10 => '|products = [[Knife|Knives]]', 11 => '|revenue = US$100 million|', 12 => '|num_employees = 300|', 13 => '|parent = [[Fiskars]] ', 14 => '|homepage = [http://www.gerbergear.com www.gerbergear.com]', 15 => '}}', 16 => ''''Gerber Legendary Blades''' is a maker of consumer [[knife|knives]] and [[Gerber multitool|multitool]]s headquartered in [[Tigard, Oregon|Tigard]],<!-- http://washims.co.washington.or.us/GIS/index.cfm?id=29&sid=3&IDValue=2S112AA00300&x_coord=7625501.10115548&y_coord=646316.72122851 see the county's tax map for their address --> [[Oregon]], United States, within the [[Portland metropolitan area]]. Currently Gerber is a sub-division of Fiskars Brands Inc, owned by the [[Fiskars]] company of [[Finland]]. Gerber was established in 1939 by Pete Gerber. Gerber was the first Production knife company to collaborate with a custom knife maker when it collaborated with [[Murphy knives|David Murphy]].<ref name="GP">{{cite book | last = Pacella | first = Gerard | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = 100 Legendary Knives | publisher = Krause Publications| year = 2002| location = | page = 126| isbn = 0-87349-417-2 }}</ref>', 17 => false, 18 => '==History==', 19 => 'In 1910, the Gerber family started an advertising firm in [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref name=history>Williams, Christina Dyrness. “Inside Oregon Business: Gerber sharpens edge on growth, marketing”. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', October 9, 2003, Business, p. D1.</ref> While working for the family business, Joseph Gerber mailed 24 sets of kitchen knives to clients during the holidays.<ref name=history/> These handmade knives were very popular, with then catalog retailer [[Abercrombie & Fitch]] requesting more of these knives from Gerber to sell in their catalog in 1939.<ref name=history/> Gerber started Gerber Legendary Blades that same year.<ref name=history/>', 20 => false, 21 => 'In 1966, the company relocated to a new headquarters next to [[Interstate 5 in Oregon|Interstate 5]] in what is now Tigard.<ref name=history/> Finnish company Fiskars purchased the private company in 1987.<ref name=history/> Chad Vincent was hired as chief executive officer in July 2001.<ref name=history/> By 2003 the company employed 300 people and had revenues near $100 million and was the second leading seller of multitools in the United States.<ref name=history/>', 22 => false, 23 => '==Designs==', 24 => 'Designers who have since designed knives for Gerber include: [[Bob Loveless]], [[Paul Poehlmann]], [[Blackie Collins]], [[William Harsey Jr.]], [[Fred Carter (knife designer)|Fred Carter]], Rick Hinderer, [[Brad Parrish]], [[Ernest Emerson]] and [[Matt Larsen]].<ref name="GP"/> Former Gerber employees who started their own successful knife companies include [[Al Mar Knives|Al Mar]] and [[Kershaw Knives|Pete Kershaw]].<ref name="GP"/> Gerber built a line of folding knives based on designs of [[Rex Applegate]].<ref name="GP"/> [[Bear Grylls]] has helped design a line of survival knives and tools.', 25 => false, 26 => '==Models==', 27 => 'There are many different models of Gerber knives, including:', 28 => '*the '''Gerber Guardian''': A [[boot knife]] designed by knife maker [[Bob Loveless]] more than twenty years ago.<ref name="GP"/> ', 29 => '*the '''[[Gerber Mark II]]''':A [[Combat knife|fighting knife]].<ref name="GP"/> ', 30 => '*the '''[[Gerber multitool]]'''', 31 => '*the '''[[Gerber Blackie Collins Clip-lock Diving Knife]]'''', 32 => '*the '''[[Aircrew_Survival_Egress_Knife#Gerber_LMF_II_ASEK|LMF II ASEK]]''', or Aircrew Survival and Egress Knife', 33 => '*the '''[[Gerber Gator]]''' - A single blade lockback knife with an ergonomic thermoplastic handle molded to resemble alligator skin.', 34 => '*The '''Gerber/Emerson Alliance''' - The first [[switchblade|automatic knife]] made by either company is based on the profile of [[Emerson Knives, Inc.]]'s earlier Raven knife design and is an issued item to certain military units under the NSN (NATO Stock Numbers): 5110-01-516-3243 and 5110-01-516-3244.<ref name="auto">{{Citation | surname=Karwan| given=Chuck| title=Automatic Success| journal=Tactical Knives |volume=9 |issue=6 | year=2003| pages=50–54 }}</ref>', 35 => false, 36 => '==Gallery==', 37 => '<gallery caption=Gerber knives and tools>', 38 => 'File:Gerber logo.jpg|Gerber logo on machete/saw combo', 39 => 'File:Gerber Machete.jpg|Gerber machete/saw combo', 40 => 'Image:SFC Johnson ASEK.jpg|A Gerber LMF II ASEK used to cut through a 220 volt electrical line during a battle in Iraq', 41 => 'Image:Gerber_Multitool.jpg|A Gerber Compact Sport 400 multitool, closed', 42 => 'Image:Mp 400 sport.jpg|A Gerber Compact Sport 400 multitool, open', 43 => 'File:Gerber Mark II.jpg|A Gerber Mark II combat knife, with black anodized blade', 44 => 'Image:Gerber River Shorty.jpg|A blunt tip Gerber River Shorty dive knife', 45 => 'Image:Paraframe.jpg|A Gerber Paraframe I framelock knife, with fine edge and dark gray [[titanium nitride]] coating.', 46 => 'Image:Gerber suspension blades.jpg|A Gerber Suspension pocket tool, blades open', 47 => 'Image:Gerber_suspension_pliers.jpg|A Gerber Suspension pocket tool, pliers open', 48 => 'File:Gerber Vise 1.JPG|Gerber Vise keychain, 60mm long when closed', 49 => 'File:Gerber Vise 2.JPG|Gerber Vise, fully opened', 50 => 'File:Gerber Blackie Collins CLip-Lock Diving Knife.jpg|Gerber Blackie Collins One Piece, Fixed Blade CLip-Lock Diving Knife', 51 => 'File:Gerber Vise 3.JPG|Gerber Vise, only side tools opened', 52 => 'File:Gerber Remix (Redesigned 2011).jpg| Gerber Remix, redesigned with Paraframe opening/closing system ', 53 => 'File:Gerber FAST assisted opening.gif|A Gerber [[Assisted-opening knife]]', 54 => 'File:Three Gerber tools.jpg|A Gerber Paraframe framelock knife, the Gerber Guardian Backup knife with sheath, and a Gerber Multi-plier 600 with sheath.', 55 => 'File:Fixed Blade Full Tang Survival Knife.png|[[Bear Grylls]] compact survival knife', 56 => 'File:Gerber Bear Grylls Firestarter.jpg|[[Bear Grylls]] series Gerber Firestarter.', 57 => '</gallery>', 58 => false, 59 => '==See also==', 60 => '*[[Knife making]]', 61 => '*[[Buck Knives]]', 62 => false, 63 => '== References ==', 64 => '{{Reflist}}', 65 => '*[http://www.brainstormnw.com/archive/oct02_feature.html Birds and Bees: How Businesses Are Really Born] (Section on Gerber)', 66 => false, 67 => '==External links==', 68 => '*[http://www.gerbergear.com/ Gerber Legendary Blades official site]', 69 => '*[http://www.militarygerber.com/ Gerber Military official site]', 70 => '*[http://www.fiskarsbrands.com/ Fiskars] (the parent company of Gerber)', 71 => false, 72 => '{{Knives}}', 73 => '{{Tool manufacturers}}', 74 => false, 75 => '[[Category:Companies established in 1939]]', 76 => '[[Category:Knife manufacturing companies]]', 77 => '[[Category:Multi-tool manufacturers]]', 78 => '[[Category:Mechanical hand tools]]', 79 => '[[Category:Companies based in Tigard, Oregon]]', 80 => '[[Category:Fiskars]]', 81 => '[[Category:1939 establishments in Oregon]]' ]