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Gerber 45803 Guardian Back Up, Double Edge, Fine Edge Knife

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Gerber 45803 Guardian Back Up, Double Edge, Fine Edge Knife

(14 customer reviews)

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GS-58575

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A professional fixed blade knife that takes a mighty serious cut at self defense, the Gerber 45803 Guardian Back Up features blackened--and therefore non-reflective--stainless steel in a 3/4" tang blade. Lightweight and compact, it's effortless to carry and agile to use. The Santoprene-covered nylon handle, and it comes with a patented sheath that lets you adjust the withdraw tension to suit your individual style. Clip it to your boot or belt or your strap, and you'll never be without a reliable back-up.

The double fine-edged, spear-style blade is constructed of high carbon stainless steel and has a fine tip. The blade measures 3.41 inches and it has an overall length of 7.28 inches and a 3-ounce weight. Made in the USA. Backed by a limited lifetime warranty.

The Gerber Guardian Back Up with aggressive lines and matte black paint job (view larger).

Gerber 45803 Guardian Back Up
At a Glance:

Aggressive lines and matte black paint job

Blackened, non-reflective high carbon stainless steel blade

Santoprene-covered nylon with soft grip inserts

Patented sheath with adjustable withdraw tension

Limited lifetime warranty

List Price:	$78.28
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Package Length:	8.9 inches
Package Width:	6.5 inches
Package Height:	1.9 inches
Package Weight:	0.25 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 14 reviews

Features

Double-edge blade
Non-reflective black blade coating
Adjustable withdraw tension sheath
Overall length: 7.28 inches; blade length: 3.41 inches
Weight: 3 ounces

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 3.5

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6 of 7 found the following review helpful:

A Good Knife Jun 21, 2011 By Dufus
I bought one of these for my son who went to Iraq and he liked it so I picked up one for myself. Very sharp. Good quality. My only complaint is that the tip will rattle in the sheath, so I put some cotton in the bottom and that took care of it.

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

Very comfortable, but seldom used Nov 30, 2011 By Jon
Short version: It's comfortable, low maintenance, and I'd trust my life to it if I had to, but I haven't used it enough to know if it deserves more than 3 stars.

Long version: I bought this knife on base about 1 1/2 years ago before I deployed to Iraq. I saw another reviewer on here saying it had a very triangular shape, but mine looks exactly like the one pictured and it's not like I bought it that long ago. It was very comfortable to keep in my boot and the clip on the side kept it in place very well. I can't verify how well the blade holds up to heavy use since all it really did was sit in my boot and cut some fruit and milk boxes when I forgot my other knives. It was sharp when I first bought it and I don't recall it ever needing to be sharpened during the six month deployment, but I did have to sharpen some other knives that were used more frequently. I took it out today after not touching it for almost a year and found the edges dull so I sharpened it back up with my whet stone (I've never used one before so I sharpened most of my knives for practice). The blade length is listed as about 3 1/2 inches which is true when measured from the top of the handle, but the actual cutting edge is between 2 1/2 - 2 3/4 inches. Since I've had it I've never really given it any kind of care and it's never shown any signs of rust or wear and tear, but then again it's hardly been used.

5 of 6 found the following review helpful:

gerber guardian back up Jan 26, 2012 By Connor
i just received my gerber backup today in the mail first impressions... IT Sucked i had i hopes for the knife it seems like they put a kid in charge of putting an edge all the angles are different and the blade isnt even close to symetrical one edge is completely straight it just seems like the quality control on this particular gerber model has gone out the window i own one of the original ones that my father had during desert storm and i would trust my life to that knife its been beaten up and used a lot over its life and the new one is in worse condition to start off. the only good thing i like about this knife is the handle it feels good in hand other than that i am not happy with this knife what so ever...

12 of 17 found the following review helpful:

review of 1983 Guardian May 30, 2010 By M. Daniels "Lyra"
Okay this is a review of my Gerber Guardian purchased in 1983. Original black handle shiney blade. To write this review I walked less then 15' and picked up my knife. What I'm saying there is 27 years after buying it I knew exactally where it is and can lay hand on it in seconds. The blade is designed by R.W. Loveless. The blade is made out of a high carbon very hard steel. It has a dimond shape cross section for making a blood channel. I used it once to put down a deer that had been hit on the road. One poke and there was blood squirting. The wounded deer was forever out of pain in about 10 seconds. Granted I have the anatomical knowledge to use a tool like the Gerber to that affect... don't expect a careless poke to do anything other then make something very angry with you. It was my main packaging knife when I was doing military service. The stiff blade was excellent at cutting tape.... after cutting I'd draw the edge back down the tape to stick it down real good. It is NOT weighted for throwing. I can throw it and did so when I was a silly young soldier. Take the advice of an ol-phart and don't throw it.

Early on I dropped the knife on its point while doing latrine duty. The tile floor curled back about 1/16 of the tip and I reshaped it with a diamond file. It is now robust enough that I used it as a can opener in college... poking it down at the rim and working my way around. It will also turn the frame screws on my eye glasses now. The round point makes it a decent deer skinning knife. The stiff blade will pry into a joint when breaking up a carcass for butchering. The handle is well shaped with the butt nesting against the heel of your palm. I suspect during self-defense it would be left all the way inside an attacker. There is a bevel up by the hilt that the thumb and forefinger can get a good grasp on even when wet.

The scabbard was never real good. I wore the original out when it was a belt knife during my military service. Uniform regulations only allowed me to wear it while at my duty site and then only because it was used constantly (packaging). When the second scabbard wore out I didn't replace it. A hard jar from jumping around like a young soldier might do causes the knife to fall out. Not something I'd take into combat. I lost a second Gerber while deer hunting due to drop out. Note: don't drop camo painted tools in the woods. Never was impressed with the black coating on the blade of my lost knife... it wears off with hard use.

I came here to look into purchasing another Guardian to keep in my truck. I have a 10 y/o multi-tool Gerber getting daily work use and a folding Parachute knife. The Gerber brand has made good tools for me. I've lost a couple but never broken one... alas I need another Solitary keychain tool. Must admit I've grown partial to the brand.

18 of 26 found the following review helpful:

Not as pictured Oct 16, 2007 By Fred "Fred"
If the knife had been as pictured, it would get 5 stars. The Guardian (and the Mark I & II knives) has always been a nice knife, with classic 'sword-like' blade lines and extremely sharp. However, look at the knife in the picture, and imagine that someone has taken a grinder to it and ground the blade to where it now looks like a triangle, with straight lines from the hilt to the point and a ridiculously large and obtuse bevel instead of the acute and classy bevel of the original. Yuck. The only excuse to ever do this to a knife would be if you chipped the blade and had to reshape the blade to hide the fact (and then sell it at a garage sale for $5). Nowhere near worth the asking price. If you are a secret agent and want to use this for taking out one of the opposition, it might not make a difference, but if you just like knives and want one just to have one, find an older model; you'll be much happier.

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