We spoke with Andrew Gritzbaugh, and he showed us the new Gerber De Facto. Andrew said this one was designed with feedback from US Military troops who wanted a dagger for up close and personal work. The De Facto has a four inch blade, is made of S30V steel, and comes with a lockable sheath. The sheath is almost as interesting as the blade itself. It features an easy to use lock, in addition to its normal friction lock. This is designed to let guys jump with the knife, but still have it easy to access. We pulled on the knife pretty hard with it locked in place, and couldn't get it to budge. After releasing the lock, the standard friction lock worked without any problem. One of our concerns was if the lock could get stuck in place if it was hit hard, this does not seem to be an issue from our limited time with it.
