Hi everyone,I am new to this forum although I have used it for some info before.
I need some advice from your members.I bought an Applegate Combat Folder for my BOB at a fleamarket,is this a good knife,is it strong and adequate?

There are three sizes of the folder and they are all made by Gerber...
I EDC the Middle size...
It is says First production run on it and has the slide safety release on the SIDE, put it up and buy something that is not so hard to get!!! It took me AGES to find another one for my collection once I started to carry it every day...
The big one and the medium size are the most comfortable folders that I have ever used, but they are hard to sharpen properly... Since I have already destroyed the collectors value of my medium, I may put a full convex edge on it...
The small one just does not do it for me... The handles seem to be made of a different material and it just does not SCREEM quality, like the others do...
There are a LOT of variations in each size, with black and etched finishes, and flat ground and semi-dagger grind(with false edge on top...

I have a mid-sized and a large. The large is almost too big for EDC, but I litterally carried my mid-sized to death (it's death). It survived EDC on the job and off for about 4 years. I stopped carrying it when it started to loose screws. It is a great knife, light and strong... even still has it's tip after all the prying and "popping" doors I have done with it <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />