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

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.

This GhostStrike knife is exactly what I was looking for. The ankle holder is very comfortable and I can barely tell that I am wearing it. It is fit on either side of either foot, but I can tell that it was made for a right-handed person because of the position of the grip on the knife. The knife is very sharp and tough, and I am very pleased with it. I noticed that the sheath and knife assembly can also be removed from the strap and then the knife can be carried in a horizontal position behind the back, or in the vertical position. The knife clips into the sheath very securely, so you can carry it in any position safely. I absolutely love this knife and it is well worth the money for this item because the design is perfect and it is very well made.

This knife is one of the best i've seen from Gerber. (5 stars) But... the directions from Gerber included with the knife asks the consumer for the installation of 6 fasteners when installing in the ankle sheath configuration. Gerber fell down again by not including the proper number of fasteners in the deluxe kit to match the installation directions in the deluxe package. Also the Gerber's web page as well as all the magazine marketing photos Ive seen are the same way....displaying a ankle photo for the ankle sheath configuration failing to install all 6 screws in the marketing pictures. Again just another example where a good, no a great company is failing the consumers by not paying attention to details. I requested from Gerber additional hardware (not included in the Deluxe package), so I could install ankle sheath correctly as per the Gerber directions. Replacement hardware came in fast from Gerber. Gerber should also add a few drops of locktite to the instructions for securing the hardware. I also recently purchased the Gerber Silver Trident... again Gerber fell down on the job with the sheath being made in China. Beautiful knife...expensive but well worth it, Gerber should understand and recognize that the US consumers who buy good quality US products are willing to pay the extra money to have a good knife sheath with all the hardware included (and not made in China). So now I'm going out to get a custom sheath made for my Silver Trident. Being prior military, (both Army and Air Force), and understanding military clothing specifications, equipment issue, and the need to have good equipment... Gerber could have done a better job, especially if the Silver Trident was designed by prior Seal Team members. What was Gerber thinking to have a inferior knife sheath for the Silver Trident manufactured in China? Im sure it pissed off the Seal designers of the Silver Trident.

Came close to loving this knife. I'm not a huge fan of 420HC steel, but this knife came almost razor sharp and the edge has held up to opening Amazon packages and killing cardboard boxes for trash pickup thru the entire holiday season. It's still as sharp as it was, and a close-up exam of the blade shows no wear on it at all. My only gripe so far is that for a 10.5" knife, it doesn't quite fill my hand. I think I have pretty ordinary sized "guy"hands, but I find myself wanting another 1/2" or so to completely fill my palm. For you shooters out there, it's kinda like holding a compact semi-automatic and having your little finger constantly falling off the grip. Love the kydex sheath. Looks cool, and holds tight without any rattle. Only takes a couple of minutes to convert the carry to the ankle carry by a few screws. Fine, close fit underneath my old non-issue jump boots as well as under cowboy boots.

This is a great high quality knife. Full tang design is strong and sturdy. Its hard to tell in the picture but the skeletonized handle is actually coated in rubber with ridges on the grip that give you a very good hold on the blade. This knife comes RAZOR sharp, im a collector and purchase high quality blades from renowned companies but none have been as sharp out of the box as this. My favorite feature is the multi carry options, I love the vertical belt carry on the back. But its also very handy to attach to the sleeve and where around your boot, pr better yet as ive found, your arm. Its very easy and fast to switch between the sleeve wrap, vertical or horizontal carry positions. Overall perfect product and fast shipping, a must have! I may even buy a second to attach both vertically on the back of my belt facing away from each other. Just note that if you plan to carry in this manner itll need a belt loop in front of the sheathe to prevent it from sliding along ur belt when you attempt to deploy it. Hope this helps!

For my purposes, and for what I believe this knife is designed for, it's excellent. I bought this specifically for ankle carry, and I carry it specifically for emergency use, not hard use. It's not my primary blade: I carry that one clipped to my pants pocket. My philosophy of use for the ghoststrike is similar to a Kabar TDI...I keep it laser-sharp and will use it only when I must. With hard use, I do imagine that the rubber grip could fall apart, as other buyers have described in their reviews. It wears very unobtrusively on the ankle, comfortably and unnoticeable, even though I wear dress shoes almost daily and I wear slim-fit pants. I imagine that the knife would wear well on a belt, but belt-carry doesn't work for me. I carry what I carry for function, much much less for style, but I have to admit, it feels rather bad-ass knowing I have this strapped to my ankle.

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 Edge and Schrade SCHF57 Full Tang Fixed Blade Knife Both 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.

Mine came super sharp and perfect, no complaints. I think the people leaving negative reviews on this product don’t understand what it is made for. If you are using this as a daily utility knife then you shouldn't of bought it as there are much better options. This is a “stand your ground” concealable knife, made for one purpose, self defense in the event you need it. The two biggest complaints on these reviews are the rubber handle wearing out and the blade hitting the metal lock snap during draw causing the edge to roll a little. Both are true if you use it daily. But that is not what this knife was made for. Treat it how it was intended and hopefully you will never have to use it.