I have a Gerber I've had since the early 80s, if not late 79 then 80/81. It's been with me on deployments, field exercises, jumps, and pretty much has been around the world. It's a Command II, 5 in single blade with a serrated false edge. I think it cost the princely sum of $25. Sheath is a little worse for wear, handle hs some dings, paint is worn - it was a working knife for most of my time in the service. I wouldn't trade it.

The stuff now, ehhhh. I have a folder that does what it is supposed to.

Guess when you outsource you degrade the quality some.