Gerber Gear 30-001006N Ghoststrike Fixed Blade Knife Deluxe Kit with Ankle Wrap, Black

This is an excellent fixed blade EDC knife. The ankle wrap is the best I've ever had come with a knife, and is truly comfortable for 16hr+ wear. Honestly I often forget that it is there. I've had it and worn it daily for 2 weeks or so, and I don't regret this purchase for a moment. It's light enough, thin enough and with a solid enough lockup that you could easily wear it as a neck knife or scout carry without fear of the knife dislodging. The included belt tabs look solid enough and are wide enough to accomodate a 1.75" belt width. I'm not a huge fan of the 420hc steel, I've found it needs resharpening more often than I'd like. That said, as a backup on an ankle it's perfect. No rusting, no worrying and the edge will be there when you need it.This thing does not print AT ALL. I've attached some photos of it on, and one with the pants over it and pulled forward. ZERO printing, and as I've said before, I often forget it's there.It's not a huge knife. I have L/XL hands, and the pinkie isn't always on the end of the handle, but it feels like a solid grip for a skeletonized knife. I love and hate the rubberized coating. I know it's going to wear off, but you really can't wrap much paracord around the handle before you start interfering with the sheath, so it's a great alternative. Perhaps I'll plasti-dip it when the rubber starts falling off.One word of caution. The lockup is fantastic, but there seem to be two metal detents inside that have the potential to dull the edge when inserting/withdrawing the knife. I haven't had any problems along those lines, but it's something to watch out for.Tips for mounting to the ankle wrap and wearing:- Mount the knife exactly the opposite the way that is shown in the photo. Mount so that the curve of the strap when flat runs down away from the protruding handle instead of up. This is because the shorter side of the wrap will be around the smaller portion of your ankle. The larger length of the wrap will be around the wider base of your calf.- I used all six screws when mounting to the ankle wrap. You could add a drop of loctite blue to each screw, but after tightening all six down and two weeks of daily wear nothing has loosened up.- You don't need to cinch the wrap down very tightly at all. Just barely stretched seems to be enough to hold it in place.- I'm left handed, so wearing this on my left ankle meant that I needed to rotate the knife position around to the 7 or 8 o'clock position so that the strap buckle wasn't sitting on the front of my shin. That was the only discomfort for the first day or two. Right handed carriers won't have this problem unless carrying on the inside of the leg.To pair this ankle knife with a neck knife for EDC, the best two I've found that are relatively inexpensive and lightweight are:Columbia River Knife And Tool's Folts Minimalist Bowie 2387 Razor EdgeandSchrade SCHF57 Full Tang Fixed Blade KnifeBoth are relatively inexpensive and will hold an edge reasonably well for everyday use. The Schrade is about twice as heavy as the CRKT, but it's more knife. Neither is too heavy to wear daily as a neck knife (at least for me). I've found that I pull the neck knife out most often, as it's easier to access and less work than getting at the ankle knife, so I worry about the steel quality in the neck knife more. Just my $0.02.

If you are looking for a knife you can conceal, with great versatility this is the knife for you. Ive carried it every day for weeks since I got it. It is very thin and super light. Its so comfortable that even when worn horizontaly on the belt you forget its there until you need it. The sheath was smartly designed, the blade can go in any way unlike some others where its directional. The retention in the sheath for the blade is great and its very durable as well. Miriad options for mounting as wellPros. Small and concealable, versatile mounting, comfortable, great but small grip though my primary concern was concealability. Light, insanely fast out of the scabbard and easily replaced. Secure retention superior to the other small knives and their sheaths ive triedCons. There really aren't any, I will say for my preference, id rather have had a more rounded end on the grip for concealability, but the longer top is necessary for a good grip in the hand just would have liked it rounded.I would absolutely recommend this for anyone looking for a concealed blade, or as a general purpose blade carried where legal, though I wouldn't use it for heavy hard work, not because its fragile(its not at all) but there are other blades better for that work

My knife arrived a day earlier than predicted. It was well packaged for shipping and missing no parts or pieces. Thanks Knife Country USA.The knife is VERY light and secures nicely/firmly in the hard, nylon sheath. The handle is contoured to my hand size perfectly, and though I like a thicker grip, I know this grip is skeletonized and compact for concealibility and light weight. There is a sort of concave indenture in the top rear of the blade, and I am not sure what it is for. Maybe it is a sort of "rest" for one's thumb? I'm not complaining... just curious.I bought this knife mostly because it came with an ankle wrap for the sheath. I love this ankle wrap set up! It is easy to put on/take off, very comfortable to wear for long periods (all day), and due to the light weight of the sheath and the knife, I easily forget it is even there.I don't know much about types of steel, etc; but the blade on this knife is pretty sharp without any final honing being necessary, in my opinion. I haven't used it enough to comment on how well it holds its edge or how hard it might be to sharpen.Finally, as another reviewer noted, the knife is made in the USA, and I like that. I'd definitely buy this knife again, and recommend it to you without hesitation.

Really good knife sharp right out of the box. I see people complaining about it dulls to quick I understand that knives should stay sharp but this isn't ment to be used hard every day it's a backup knife. If you want a EDC knife get an excellent knife I carry this with my Emerson every day its durable and does what its supposed to.PROS-concealable-sharp-good quality-ankle sheath fits comfortablyCONS-Belt loops where a pain to remove almost like they had glue on them.-small so grip is a little strange.