Gerber Armbar Drive vs Center-Drive Plus
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 11 of 25 rows read the same on all of them; the ones that differ are what follows. A rust value is the better one in that row, grey is the worse, and a dash means we have not verified the field rather than that the tool lacks it.
Size & weight
Weight
88 g
269 g
Closed length
91.4 mm
119.4 mm
Width
17.8 mm
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Thickness
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Tools & blade
Tool count
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Blade steel
Stainless steel
420HC
Blade length
63.5 mm
82.6 mm
Ownership
MSRP
$52.99
$179.99
Cost per tool
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Manufacturer
Gerber
Gerber
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
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✓
Needlenose pliers
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✓
Wire cutters
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✓
Knife
✓
✓
Plain-edge knife
✓
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Serrated knife
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✓
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Phillips screwdriver
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✓
Flathead screwdriver
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✓
Bit driver
✓
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Scissors
✓
✓
File
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✓
Awl
✓
✓
Buy if it saves 181 g over the other; it is the cheaper of the two at $52.99.
Nothing in the measured fields separates it from the other. Pick on feel, or on a tool the other has and it does not.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.