Show us your Gerber MK II and MK I knives.

[Kilroy]

GERBER MkII 70th Anniversary Limited Edition knife.
1980s Gerber MK 1 boot knife.
Also for comparision a 1979 mfg British Sheffield Fairbairn Sykes commando knife.

 

[enbloc]

I have an early-80's Gerber Mark II, with original leather sheath with web-belt mount. Unmolested and loved...


Sorry, I no longer do my own photos, but this is the model and condition.

 

[heron163]

 

[enbloc]

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[heron163]

Since that picture was taken, I have completed the display box. Lined it with red velvet... I removed a couple of the newer knives like the camo guardian and moved in a couple of 1960's vintage mk IIs I was planning on selling but I like FF'ing this stuff too much...

I lusted for the Mk II after seeing the in Soldier of Fortune as a kid... after the addition of the saw edges, Gerbers are wall hangers... the saw teeth destroy the knifes ability to do what it was originally designed to do...

 

[enbloc]

slit throats...

 

[enbloc]

Heron knows his Mark II's. This link is for everyone else...
GERBER MARK II™ KNIVES

 

[Kilroy]

Great site for information.

GERBER MARK II™ KNIVES

 

[enbloc]

Great site for information.

Yeah, lots of data and photo examples. Posted for Posterity...

 

[heron163]

those orange handled dive knives are slick... I remember seeing one in Hermans sporting goods... they have appreciated a bit since then...

 

[tuna]

I remember these being popular in the PX in the early 90's. I never got the MK2, but I did get the MK1. I never really liked it, though. It wound up being the knife I would keep next to my cot to cut my way out of the tent in case of fire.
I wound up giving it to my niece when she joined the Air Force.

 

[enbloc]

Yeah, the Mark II is an impressively purpose-built knife. Not a survival knife, not a bush knife. Pure killer...