Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: gerber knives

I had one of these knives for about 5 years before I lost it. I used to think Gerber made the best knives around but when I replaced my old Gerber knife with one of these I discovered that Gerber was no longer made in the U.S.A. They are now made in Taiwan and the quality has greatly suffered. My old knife would hold a edge very well. This knife will not (a problem I've had with another made in Taiwan Gerber knife I bought). The black teflon coating on the blade wore off rather quickly and the round end on the thumb stud fell out. On the plus side it did last me 5 years and I'm pretty hard on knives. If you want my recomedation skip this knife and buy a Kershaw. Kershaw is made in the U.S.A. and the one I carry now seems to hold an edge very well.