Gerber Mk II

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I was offered this knife in trade for a pistol I have listed locally. I can’t seem to find a ton of info on it. I have always enjoyed this design. A few things.

1. Are these sought after (as in I’m stupid to trade for it then through it on my Belt an actually use it)

2. If they are sought after, is there any potential for it to be a fake?

Idk anything about them other than I have alway like the design an history behind them. The owner says his father night it new back in 1986. And it’s never been used(I certainly would change that if I got it)

I’d really love to get one but I would hate to get duped on a counterfeit.

Thanks for any info that you can provide.

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/JuddG/7A603E96-EDD5-453A-A0C1-5F12F79F55EC.jpg

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Post better more detailed pics, if possible.

Doesnt look bad though.

Could be from that decade. Maybe a ltd edition, as they got serrations way before your stated decade. It became non-PC to call it a people sticker, so Gerber stuck serrations on there and called it a survival knife. That happened in the later stages of the Vietnam conflict or in the immediate aftermath.

If you buy it, maybe dont use it. Hang it on the wall. A more recent MK II is not expensive.

Non serrated MKIIs are more in demand than the serrated ones.

I have bought several MKII over the years. A nice quality dagger.

Go to US military knife site for more info.

Also Frank Trzaska is the man in regards to US military knives.
 
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Looks like the blade says “20th Anniversary 1966-1986” so it was most likely a limited edition commemorative model. No idea if that makes it worth any more over a bog standard one of the same vintage.
 
Yes it's a commemorative. The values of such things are their own animal and not the same as originals. Your best off trying to access previous open bid auctions for the same knife, (not ones that appear close enough), to see what they tend to go for. If your looking at this as potential trade bait for the value of what your trading don't make the mistake of over valuing it. Commemoratives tend to be smaller markets of interest and slow to move.
 
If the trade value on it was right, and your happy with it, I would do it.
 
Yes it is real and a 20th anniversary: The texture on the handle is right, and that would be the hardest part to fake.

It is genuine, and I personally value these much more than vintage 70s models, because they are crisper ground and much sharper pointed. The handle texture is superior as well.

20th are among the older anniversaries, and can be worth a lot. I really think they are worth whatever is asked because of the crisp grinding, sharper edges, lack of serrations, and especially the amazing cat's tongue handle texture. However the sheath does not hold it tight oob, and is loose-stitched which makes it cheap-feeling: For $40, a much better custom leather sheath can be found on the auction site.

My only concern with yours is it seems a bit roughened up: Ask if it is paste or swirl marks, as scratches should lower the price considerably: Ask for better pictures, but, if mint, for a mid-price handgun I would think it an OK trade, if not a great one. They are usually mint because of the velvet boxing, so that is almost a minimum for those, without a heavy discount into very cheap handgun territory...

Gaston
 
Why would you want to trade a pistol you can kill someone with at a greater distance than the knife? I've been told that daggers are useless as knives for cutting and even worse for self defense.
 
SkrufKnifer said:
I'm sorry I don't know what that means
I was asking why trade a gun for knife. Seems like it would be trading down
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I think you quoted me from a different thread by accident. I haven't been following this thread, so...no comment here!;):)
 
SkrufKnifer said:
I was asking why trade a gun for knife. Seems like it would be trading down
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Because not every trade is based solely on the ability to kill someone. For example, if I decide to trade my watch for an X-box it's not because it's easier to bludgeon someone to death with the gaming system.

In fact, now that I think about it, I have never trading anything with the concern about which item is better for killing somebody. Strange.
 
Well from what I have been told from others. A gun is a weapon and so are all knives. That's what I've been told by the apparent weapon experts anyways
 
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