Gil Hibben Gh5008
by on Oct.09, 2008, under Gil Hibben GH5008
The history of the Rambo Knife of Gil Hibben Gh5008 is interesting and not as simple as people think. It was not just, here’s a screenplay and we want a knife. When Rambo was only mere words on a page and not yet in theaters a young actor named Stallone and others were busy hatching ideas about how his Rambo character could get everyone’s attention. His answer was in the knife. He wanted an innovative new design that incorporated features that he envisioned a person needing in a survival situation. Compass, large blade, strong handle that’s able to be used as a hammer if needed yet still hollowed out for storage of even more survival gear and saw teeth were all the perfect ingredients to create this character on a mission.
So the Rambo Knife was born and reborn. Sly Stallone recruited Jimmy Lile to make the original knife used in movie. Although Stallone only used one design in his movie, Lile actually made different ones. There were 100 
serial numbered copies of the original First Blood Rambo Knife. Numbers 1-13 had 14 saw teeth along the spine. Numbers 14-100 had 12 saw teeth. Numbers 1-6 were stamped “movie knife” and sent to Stallone for use in the movie.
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It is rumored that all 6 were pretty much destroyed during filming and are stored somewhere in bits and pieces. Originally, Lile kept numbers 7-14 and Numbers 15-100 were sold to collectors around the world for $1,000 each with a top grain cowhide sheath. Those knives now command prices of several thousand dollars each in those rare occasions when they are offered for sale. Lile’s shop also produced 800 unnumbered First Blood knives. Later Stallone would ask Gil Hibben to design knives for the other last two Rambo movies. In each movie the knife changes a little based on Sly’s needs.
