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Gerber Mark II Combat / Survival Knife
Technical Information:
Blade
Steel: Universal Cyclops 440A
Rockwell: Rc 57-59
Length: 6 ½”
Width: 15/16”
Thickness: .250”
Shape: Double Edged Survival
Finish: Satin or Electrostatically-Coated Baked Epoxy
Handle
Material: High Tensile Strength Cast Aluminum
Finish: Electrostatically Coated Baked Epoxy
Color: Black
Shape: Contoured
Length: 5”
Width: 1”
Thickness: 7/8”
Sheath
Material: Leather
Color: Black
Style: Boot/Belt
Weight : 8 oz.
Length: 11 ½”
NOTE: Stainless Steel is designated by an “S” as the last character in the serial number; tool steel is indicated by “T”.
The Gerber Mark II Combat knife was designed on May 15th, 1966 by Captain C.A. “Bud” Holzman, U.S.A., Retired, of Gerber Legendary Blades of Portland, Oregon. A prototype was made and then field tested and evaluated at Fort Lewis, Washington by members of the U.S. Army’s Fourth Infantry Division in July, 1966. Following their suggestions, a second prototype was made and tested in August 1966. Their design was finalized and the Mark II went into production in October 1966. Advertising started in December 1966 with the first shipments made in early 1967. The original factory brochure stated “A good man deserves a good fighting knife – and that’s what we made!” Production started with serial number 1001 and by the end of 1967 about 4000 had been made. The original knives had the gray “Steel-Grip” handles and non-serrated “wasp” blades with a 5 degree cant in straight, staple reinforced, borwn leather sheaths w/round tips. Approximately 2,746 knifes {sn#1001-sn#3747} were made in the original variation. At least 235,000 were madein the first thirty years of production between late 1966 and 1997. Gerber had been making kitchen knives since around 1939 and sporting knives since around 1958.
Blade Variations:
1966-late 1967 Narrow canted wasp blades (sn#1001-sn#3747)
Late 1967-1973 Narrow Straight wasp blades
1973-12/1979 Wide Wasp Blades
12/1979-current Straight edged blades
1970-1976 Small serrations, optional 14”
1976-current Large serrations, standard 8”
1966-1979 L6 Alloy Tool Steel
1970-1974 440C Stainless Steel, MK II-D
12/1979-current 440C Stainless Steel polished vs. blackened blades
Post 1967 Canted blades(?)
6 7/8” blades (by 1979 example, sn# 079,096 w/canted wasp blade)
Serial Numbers by Year:
Year First # Last # Total Production
1966 2 Prototypes 2
1967 1001 5000 4,000
1968 5001 9900 4,900
1969 9901 14,350 4,450
1970 14,351 19,300 4,950
1971 19,301 23,750 4,450
1972 23,751 28,000 4,250
1973 28,001 32,400 4,400
1974 32,401 39,000 6,600
1975 39,001 44,000 5,000
1976 44,001 54,400 10,400
1977 54,401 63,450 9,050
1978 63,451 76,000 12,550
1979 76,001 85,000 9,000
1980 85,001 100,800 15,800
1981 100,801 113,638 12,838
1982 A1000S A9999S 8,000
No records were found for A3012S – A4010S
B0001S B1213S 1,213
1983 B1214S C0950S 9,376
1984 C0591S C9800S 9,210
1985 C9801S D6619S 6,818
1986 D6620S E3487S 6,867
XX0001 XX5000 5,000
XX prefixed knives were the twentieth anniversary commemoratives
1987 E3488S F3522S 10,034
1988 F3523S H4854S 11,331
No “G” prefixed knives were made
1989 H4855S I5906S 11,051
CS0000 CS0199 200
CS prefixed knives were special ordered by the Cutlery Shoppe
1990 I5907S J1055S 5,148
CS0200 CS0453 254
1991 J1056S K0035S 8,979
CS0454 CS0662 209
1992 K0036S K4242S 4,207
CS0701 CS1030 330
No records were found for CS0663-CS0700
1993 K4243S K9838S 5,596
1994 K9839S L5342S 5,503
CS1001 CS1101 100
Records indicated that there were two knives for each serial number from CS1001 through CS1030, the first in 1992 and the second in 1994
1995 L5343S L9733S 4,391
CS1251 CS1550 300
1996 L9734S M3228S 3,494
CS1575 CS1975 400
1997 M3229S M5756S 2,528
1998 M5757S ? 23,179 (=/-)
Sincerely,
Donda Burnett
Consumer Affairs