Apr 17, 2013 - numbers/LETTERS on back: G1030S. MK-1 was in production from 1976 - 1997. I purchased two of the specially built Gerber Mk-II daggers in 1972. They were made of L-6 tool steel instead of the usual commercial-grade stainless. There was a little extra brochure in the box that told of the differences, and of the need to keep the blade oiled to prevent easy rusting. I also did what a lots of guys did: I cold-blued the blades. Makes these knives look very tough indeed! In that special add-in brochure, there was a picture of a guy up on a bench, stamping on a vise-held Mk-II in L-6. He was only able to bend, not fracture, the blade, even when he bent it all the way down to about a70 degree angle. Tough indeed. Later, I also found and bought one of their smaller Mk-I boot knives, also in L-6. Anyone else have one or some of these great combat knives? Any 'field' experiences? Here is a littler Gerber MKII trivia. The first ones made had a 5 degree 'bend' in the blade as it came out of the handle. This was stated to make it lay better in the sheath, and quicker to draw. Also it was rumoured, that the 5 degree angle was there so when you stabbed someone in the chest, after penetrating the ribs near the heart the 5 degrees mand the blade 'cut the heart just right'. Another bit of trivia, Al Mar was the one that designed the serrated edges near the hilt, when he worked for Gerber. That 'allowed' the MkII to be called a 'Survival Knife', much more politically correct that a 'fighter'. Actually I do not like this kind of blade style, I much prefer the Randall Mod 14 or Mod 1, or even a Kabar. These blade styles make the knives much better 'tools', and I do not think it impeades their fighting ability in any way. I got my MK II at Ranger Joes in Columbus GA when I was in jump school in '74. I don't think it's tool steel though. It was my field knife for a couple years till I PCS'd to Germany. The blade shows a little freckling (I thought I got all of the armadillo blood off of it) and the sheath has some wear and the threads at the bottom are coming undone but it's still sharp. When I bought it I think the price was around $30 or 35. Way too expensive for my tastes or pay grade back then. 2 brothers that were buddies of mine each bought one and insisted that I should too. I told them 'no way'. Dental lab software for mac mac. I wasn't going to spend that kind of money on a knife. They offered to each kick in $10 as a gift so it would only cost me about $10 or 15 and we'd be blade brothers for life. I went for it. I've still got the knife, but God love 'em, I can't remember their names to save my life. I sure can't recall exactly where or when I got mine, or how much I paid. The strange thing is it doesn't match the information on the web site in the first post. I've got SN 004246 (no 'S' or 'T' marking with the SN), it's the narrow non- serrated wasp blade, and it has the 5 degree cant, and gray steel grip. The other side of the blade has the Gerber logo and name, and Portland Ore, USA. The sheath is tan with a rounded bottom and the top has both belt slits and the metal hanger for attaching it to the old style canteen belt. The sheath also has a pocket to contain the chisel shaped sharpening stone that was included with it. The whole thing looks exactly like the picture in the web site gallery of SN 1030. (Second row down.). I got my MK II at Ranger Joes in Columbus GA when I was in jump school in '74. I don't think it's tool steel though. It was my field knife for a couple years till I PCS'd to Germany. The blade shows a little freckling (I thought I got all of the armadillo blood off of it) and the sheath has some wear and the threads at the bottom are coming undone but it's still sharp. When I bought it I think the price was around $30 or 35. Way too expensive for my tastes or pay grade back then. Subject complement games. 2 brothers that were buddies of mine each bought one and insisted that I should too. I told them 'no way'. Msa steel guitar. Looks legit, a Fender 400.It would be worth way,way more then $100.The one in your picture is missing the bridge cover. The one you're looking at is a very early version with the Jazzmaster shaped pickup.Here's a 58. Made from 1958 - 1980. I'll upload a picture if I can get one from him. I wasn't going to spend that kind of money on a knife. They offered to each kick in $10 as a gift so it would only cost me about $10 or 15 and we'd be blade brothers for life. I went for it. I've still got the knife, but God love 'em, I can't remember their names to save my life. It's an L-6 blade alright. I sure can't recall exactly where or when I got mine, or how much I paid. The strange thing is it doesn't match the information on the web site in the first post. I've got SN 004246 (no 'S' or 'T' marking with the SN), it's the narrow non- serrated wasp blade, and it has the 5 degree cant, and gray steel grip. The other side of the blade has the Gerber logo and name, and Portland Ore, USA. The sheath is tan with a rounded bottom and the top has both belt slits and the metal hanger for attaching it to the old style canteen belt. The sheath also has a pocket to contain the chisel shaped sharpening stone that was included with it.
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