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.

OK! There is a lot going on with this knife, bottom line is it is badass and is very versatile.Keep in mind, this is not a heavy duty blade, this is not intended for abuse (though it may be able to take some), but more something to always be on your person for when you need it.First let me start off by saying that there are 2 Ghostrike Fixed Blade Knife options, the regular, and the deluxe kit. They are about $15 difference, so if you see 2 products that seem the same but have different prices, that's whats going on. One is just the knife, and one is the deluxe kit.This knife is ultralight for a full tang fixed blade, I believe it was designed to be as low profile as possible. A fixed blade your could have on your body at all times without noticing it. Great as an EDC knife in the backcountry for the minimalist, the way this is set up it will attract everyone from ultralight hikers and survivalists to tactical law enforcement and military. Most will use this as a backup, but some...will use this as a primary.The steel is 420HC which I know some people are not the biggest fans of, but man when you hold this, you will love it. Sharp out of the box, the grip is perfect, and it just contours right to the hand like it should. The sheath is a whole other story. The blade locks in with these 2 tension locks for left handers or right handers. Also it has these belt loops that can be adjusted to mount on a belt vertically or inverted, and also horizontally left or right...and it sits flush. That's the beauty behind it, I just love being able to mount it in so many different locations or variations. The deluxe kit comes with this awesome ankle wrap which is made from neoprene. The sheath mounts directly to the wrap and can be worn on the ankle and does not feel uncomfortable in any way (I have went on a hike already with it mounted there). It actually feels pretty bad ass, and looks cool too. I could see myself or anyone wearing this with shorts on at the beach or near water as a river/dive knife or wear it paddleboarding. It does have 2 drain holes at the bottom of the sheath for water to escape and feels locked in pretty well. It is designed for concealed carry and many will get this just for that concept. I believe this knife would be great for self defense situations, or for anyone who may not ever want to carry a knife on a belt This offers a nice mounting option as an alternative to just belt or neck carry. This can be mounted to MOLLE webbing and I currently have it mounted on the side of a Maxpedition Remora with two 3" TacTies.The best part is the knife is made in Portland, OR. I believe many will get behind the Ghostrike and find many many uses for this versatile knife and all its mounting options. Highly recommended.I just don't know why Gerber didn't utilize the rest of the wrap that does not have the knife on it for "other" things...like an elastic sleeve for a mini ferro rod, or some tiny pocket for cash or whatever you may want to put in there. I guess its because it's part of the Gerber Tactical category, and not the Survival or Outdoor categories.Anyone with questions feel free to ask!