Hinderer CLS Tactical EDC Folding Pocket Knife, Serrated Blade | EDC folding knife, serrated blade, survival and camping gear, pocket clip, lightweight, durable

I bought this knife to carry on duty as a police officer for one main reason - the glass break tip. I wanted a folding knife with a half-serrated blade combined with a glass breaker to free up some space since I was carrying a folding knife and a glass punch separately, so I bought this one. It turned out well because this is actually a great overall knife and not just an average one that they added a glass break tip onto. The knife's a bit larger than most knives I've carried before but with that comes a good sturdy feel and weight to it that gives me a little more confidence and it fills and fits in my hand nicely, whether I'm wearing gloves or not. When I use it to pry into something it doesn't feel like it's going to bend or snap. The glass break tip has proved itself useful and flawless when I've needed to get through vehicle windows. While I haven't had the need to use the seat belt cutter it is a nice option if I need it. The pocket clip is sturdy and doesn't come loose or bend away from the knife to where it doesn't stay tightly clipped in my pocket anymore. The knife and clip are smooth and snag-free and haven't caused any unusual wear to my pocket in my uniform pants, another nice bonus for wearing it in uniform daily. The blade itself seems durable and with the good size and good grip it's easy to use to cut effectively. Plus, in addition to being able to easily open one-handed, it is also almost as easy to close one-handed with the release switch and the bonus is that it keeps your fingers out of the path of the blade as it closes. Overall I'm very satisfied with the knife and recommend it to other officers as a good all around affordable knife for what we need.

I bought this knife with very high expectations, so, naturally, I was dissapointed when the knife did not live up to my expectations. One, the lock was loose(meaning the blade would wiggle the tiniest bit when in the open and locked position). So I took it apart, removed one of the thicker Teflon washers, left the paper thin washer in it, and put it back together. Just like that it was fixed. Two, I had bought 2 of these, one as a gift for my dad(who is a former firefighter), and the other for myself. The one with the faulty but fixable lock is mine, and the other is obviously my dad's. The fault with his is that the cutting edge was WAY off center! So I had to fix that too! So, although it is a great product put out by Gerber, I expect a little bit more out of their knives. But overall, past the faults and issues, the CLS is an awesome knife. It retains its edge pretty well, strong lock-up(once it's fixed), the seat-belt cutter is very sharp and works extremely well for cutting zip-ties and random things that a blade is too large for, solid frame, and fills the hand well and is very comfortable. Oh, and you CAN open and close the knife with gloves on...if the gloves fit and aren't too big. So would I buy another? Yes I would because if it doesn't work right, I know I can fix it.

please allow me to open this review with an advanced appology for my appaling spelling i would reccomend this knife to anyone however i would doubly recomend this knife to anyone who is going to be using it while wearing gloves i opened the knife and it was bigger than i had guessed which was a good thing it looked small in the pictures to me i wear medium gloves and the knife comfortably takes up my whole hand to grip it and it feels nice and sturdy when i grip it the thumb studs and release studs are heavily knurled slipping is not possible. On the downside when opening and closing bare handed you will develop some nice callouses on your thumb. Some may care about this i do not. i had to practice opening the knife quickly but within 15 min i got it down to 1.5 sec with it cliped to my pocket to open. I then tried it with gloves and that is where this knife truly shines. With gloves the action seem natural where as bare handed it took a second to pick up. the fact of the matter is the knife is meant for gloves not that it isnt excelent bare handed. my only grype with it is the safety cutter or whatever it is, is a Bitch to open. i have to use somthing to pry it, however it is amazingly sharp (you could probably start on the hem of someones jeans and with one strong pull get all the way to the belt i havent had a chance to test the glass breaker which was one of the reasons i wanted this knife so badly but i will update when i do

First, let me I was so disappointed on how the knife was packaged. No Gerber box, very little protection from possible delivery damage. The first picture shows exactly how it arrived. Second, to the knife advertisement. The pictures are a bit misleading. In one picture the knife has the “Gerber” name engraved on the blade & another on name. The 2nd & 3rd pictures show the knife. Third, the knife itself. It came very sharp. The weight makes it easy to handle. The blade & grip are nicely balanced. The seatbelt hook is a little difficult to use it takes 2 hands to unlock. The knife is tightly held together. Overall, I am very impressed with this product.

I am a US Army Veteran, and one of the many hats I had to wear was being a Combat Lifesaver. A Combat Lifesaver is not highly trained as a Combat Medic or even a paramedic, the program was designed to provide advanced first aid until a medic could arrive on scene. That being said, everyone in my company still called me "Doc". I fell in love with Gerber Knives when I first joined the US Army, but those were all the fixed blade knives. My first Gerber folding knife was the original E-Z-Out made back in 1995. Unfortunately it is now at the point to where it has to be sharpened weekly to keep that shaving quality edge. So I finally decided to upgrade. I was first looking at F.A.S.T. series knives when I saw the Hinderer Combat Lifesaver by Gerber, and immediately fell in love. I was not disappointed. As always, my knife arrived wickedly sharp as one expects from a Gerber product. I noticed that it was easy to open with my thumb, so I decided to give it the E-Z-Out flick and was happily surprised when it opened. It was a little stiff, but a dab of Liquid Wrench fixed that stiffness. Then I decided to test the seatbelt cutter on an old cargo strap and it worked properly. I have not been able to test autoglass breaker and oxygen tank screw, but the autoglass breaker is well designed and placed and should be easy to use. I am sure my buddies in my volunteer fire department will be impressed to see this knife and will recommend it to all my friends and family. Update: 1/9/16 I just visited the Gerber Gear website and found out that they are asking for $90 for the Hinderer CLS, so this is definitely a bargain.

Gerber is based near Portland, Ore., as are, it happens, several knife companies. (Need it be said that this is NOT the baby food brand?) So Portland is generally known for postmodern hippies and iron bridges (the latter of which are beautiful, if you ever get a chance to go). Turns out they also have knives. Who'd have guessed? One technical point to praise — aside from, you know, the sharpness. It has a strong and well-placed locking mechanism for once the knife is opened, and consequently a good and well-placed mode of *closing* the knife when it needs to be closed. Many of these types of knives have dicey (pun partly intended) ones, where your fingers are at risk every time you want to use them. This one's good though — you shd have no problem. Of course you are still to be wise with it. No need to get involved with the company unless you REALLY like knives. Their customer service is essentially non-existent. I asked about the right sheath for this good boy and got crickets. Still haven't heard back. Hinderer, incidentally, is the name of the designer. Though this is useful for hindering stuff, as well.

I work as an EMT and respond to 911 emergencies and wanted a knife capable of auto rescue. My father gave me one of his which had a smooth blade and I found that to be unable to cut some of the things I came into contact with often so I knew I needed either a serrated or partially serrated blade. Our company also only keeps our Oxygen wrenches on the ambulance keys so if we need to swap out a tank mid route (and yes it has happened before) we can't because the driver is using the keys to drive the ambulance. I found this knife online and saw it had not only a partially serrated blade but also an oxygen tank wrench on it I thought it was too good to be true, so I ordered one to try it out. By far this is the BEST knife I have owned. The blade feels like a higher quality than the other knives I've used, the seat belt cutter on this is the best one I have come across so far and the oxygen tank wrench works on all of our tanks! Plus Gerber made it so you can access every part of the knife while wearing firefighter gloves; that's a HUGE and necessary bonus! By far this knife was made for EMS and you cannot go wrong with this one.

I am a professional firefighter/EMT. I have used the red handle Hinderer with the blunt tip for years at work and it's still in my turnouts. I wanted the black one with sharp tip to carry around everyday while on shift and off. This knife is great, it stays sharp for a long time unless of course you abuse it. The window punch works excellent. The O2 wrench on the back of the handle is nice to have and works. I haven't used the seat belt/clothes cutter much, but the times I have, it worked too. I've worn this pretty much everyday for almost a year and the clip is still tight. One reason I bought this was to have a few basic tools, mainly the window punch and seat belt cutter, in the event that I come across an accident while off duty. The only thing wrong with mine now, is the black blade has some scratches, but that's to be expected if you use it.

取っ手のエンドにシートベルトカッターとウインドウブレーカーが付いており、イザという時に役に立つと思います。

Sehr schönes Messer, gute Verarbeitung,sehr Inovativ. Aus meiner sicht auch für Berufliche Zwecke ( Feuerwehr Rettungsdienst geeignet. Das Messer ist Made in Taiwan, trotzdem hervorragend in der Verarbeitung. Der Klingenstahl könnte jedoch hochwertiger sein. Für ein BUCK müßte man 20 Euro mehr zahlen, dafür dann aber auch Made in USA mit dutlcih besseren Klingenstählen