type corporation industry manufacturing founded portland oregon 1939 ; 77 years ago 1939 headquarters tigard oregon key people pete gerber founder products knives revenue us 100 million number of employees 300 parent fiskars website www.gerbergear.com gerber lhr combat knife designed by matt larsen bill harsey and chris reeve these are two of the most popular gerber knives . the smaller is the gerber lmf ii and the larger is the gerber lhr sheath knife gerber legendary blades is a maker of consumer knives and multitools headquartered in tigard oregon united states within the portland metropolitan area . currently gerber is a sub division of fiskars brands inc owned by the fiskars company of finland . gerber was established in 1939 by pete gerber . gerber was the first production knife company to collaborate with a custom knife maker when it collaborated with david murphy . 1 contents 1 history 2 designs 3 models 4 gallery 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit in 1910 the gerber family started an advertising firm in portland oregon . 2 while working for the family business joseph gerber mailed 24 sets of kitchen knives to clients during the holidays . 2 these handmade knives were very popular with then catalog retailer abercrombie & fitch requesting more of these knives from gerber to sell in their catalog in 1939 . 2 gerber started gerber legendary blades that same year . 2 in 1966 the company relocated to a new headquarters next to interstate 5 in what is now tigard . 2 finnish company fiskars purchased the private company in 1987 . 2 chad vincent was hired as chief executive officer in july 2001 . 2 by 2003 the company employed 300 people and had revenues near 100 million and was the second leading seller of multitools in the united states . 2 designs edit designers who have since designed knives for gerber include bob loveless paul poehlmann blackie collins william harsey jr. fred carter rick hinderer brad parrish ernest emerson and matt larsen . 1 former gerber employees who started their own successful knife companies include al mar and pete kershaw . 1 gerber built a line of folding knives based on designs of rex applegate . 1 bear grylls has helped design a line of survival knives and tools . models edit there are many different models of gerber knives including the gerber guardian a boot knife designed by knife maker bob loveless more than twenty years ago . 1 the gerber mark ii a fighting knife . 1 the gerber lmf ii infantry the gerber 31 001901 bear grylls ultimate pro the gerber 22 41121 prodigy survival knife the gerber blackie collins clip lock diving knife the lmf ii asek or aircrew survival and egress knife the gerber gator a single blade lockback knife with an ergonomic thermoplastic handle molded to resemble alligator skin . the gerber emerson alliance the first automatic knife made by either company is based on the profile of emerson knives inc. s earlier raven knife design and is an issued item to certain military units under the nsn nato stock numbers 5110 01 516 3243 and 5110 01 516 3244 . 3 gallery edit this section contains a gallery of images . galleries containing indiscriminate images of the article subject are discouraged ; please improve or remove the section accordingly moving freely licensed images to wikimedia commons if not already hosted there . gerber gerber logo on machete saw combo gerber machete saw combo a gerber lmf ii asek used to cut through a 220 volt electrical line during a battle in iraq a gerber compact sport 400 multitool closed a gerber compact sport 400 multitool open a gerber mark ii combat knife with black anodized blade a blunt tip gerber river shorty dive knife a gerber paraframe i framelock knife with fine edge and dark gray titanium nitride coating . a gerber suspension pocket tool blades open a gerber suspension pocket tool pliers open gerber vise keychain 60mm long when closed gerber vise fully opened gerber blackie collins one piece fixed blade clip lock diving knife gerber vise only side tools opened gerber remix redesigned with paraframe opening closing system a gerber assisted opening knife a gerber paraframe framelock knife the gerber guardian backup knife with sheath and a gerber multi plier 600 with sheath . bear grylls compact survival knife bear grylls series gerber firestarter . see also edit list of companies based in oregon knife making buck knives references edit a b c d e f pacella gerard 2002 . 100 legendary knives . krause publications . p. 126 . isbn 0 87349 417 2 . a b c d e f g h williams christina dyrness . inside oregon business gerber sharpens edge on growth marketing . the oregonian october 9 2003 business p. d1 . karwan chuck 2003 automatic success tactical knives 9 6 50 54 birds and bees how businesses are really born section on gerber external links edit official website v t e fiskars subsidiaries arabia brunton inc. gerber legendary blades gerber mark ii gerber 31 001901 bear grylls ultimate pro 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