Gerber is voluntarily recalling its Cohort folding knives due to safety concerns. The locking mechanism can fail to hold the blade, posing a laceration hazard, the company reports.
To date, six people have reportedly been injured by the knife accidentally closing. The knife is built with a liner lock.
A product date code appears on the blade, beneath the thumb stud, on the clip side of the knife. The last figure in the code is a letter, and the recall applies to all Cohort knives with the letters “E” and “F.”
If you own a Cohort, you should immediately stop using it and close the knife carefully by folding the blade into the handle, Gerber states.
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These Cohort Knives were sold between January 2013 and March 2015 at Cabela’s, Bass Pro Shops, Home Depot and other nationwide retailers and online for about $30. About 150,000 of the made-in-China knives were sold in the US and 11,000 in Canada.