Gerber is an iconic American company whose brand and products have global reach and relevance. For more than 70 years Gerber has provided its customers with quality, reliable and innovative products that our end-users have come to expect.
All Gerber products are designed and engineered in Portland, Oregon where many are also manufactured. However, there are unknown and unauthorized individuals and companies creating and distributing fake Gerber products, known as counterfeits, which do not meet Gerber's exacting quality and safety standards.
The success of the Gerber brand and products in the international marketplace has made Gerber a major target for counterfeits.
As this is a serious issue that impacts Gerber's customers, end-users and brand, Gerber is investing heavily in monitoring both on-line and retail environments for these counterfeit products. Once identified, Gerber is taking aggressive actions to shut these illegal activities down and stop unsafe fake Gerber products from entering the market.
Counterfeit products are often listed on e-commerce websites, including eBay, and sold to unsuspecting buyers as "genuine" or "100% authentic" items at prices close to retail.
To ensure you are receiving an authentic, quality Gerber product and Gerber's Full Lifetime Warranty, always buy from an authorized Gerber retailer or directly from Gerber.
Bear Grylls popular Scout folding knife is popular with the counterfeiters.
Never buy a product from an unverified seller using a manufacturer's stock (advertising) image. The ad may show an authentic knife, but you may receive a fake.
The authentic current Gerber Bear Grylls Scout Knives are packaged as shown here, in a graphic-backed plastic blister pack.
Authentic Bear Grylls Knives have Gerber's Full Lifetime Warranty, counterfeits do not.
This counterfeit Bear Grylls Scout Knife and packaging knife may look authentic, but it is a common counterfeit on China and e-commerce websites including eBay.
Counterfeit knives are poor quality, and do not have Gerber's Full Lifetime Warranty.
While visually similar, there are significant quality differences when comparing the authentic and counterfeit Scout knife.
This counterfeit Scout lacks the crisp molded edges and Gerber's proprietary font branding.
Professional manufacturing, quality parts and clean crisp edges immediately distinguish the authentic Bear Grylls Scout Knife from its counterfeit counterpart.
The Bear Grylls branding is clearly readable on the authentic knife, missing in this fake.
The authentic Gerber Scout has a precision machined stepped thumb lug, quality Torx screws, crisp molded edges and Gerber's proprietary font for the "Gerber" branding.
The authentic Scout knife has Gerber's Full Lifetime Warranty.
The authentic Bear Grylls Scout has a precision machined thumb lug and a recessed, flat head Torx machine screw mounting the belt clip to the knife.
The counterfeit shows sloppy, poor quality machine work, a hand ground thumb lug and round head screw.
This counterfeit Bear Grylls Scout knife is offered on a China website for just $9.50 with free shipping to the US.
Counterfeit products are often listed on eBay and sold to unsuspecting buyers as authentic items.
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