My $2.00 Garage Sale Purchase...pretty cool

[jasonp]

I knew nothing about this knife but I knew it was an older Gerber and it felt solid. Had it marked for $5.00, got it for $2.00

JP

 

[neuron]

Nice grab -- you could have done a lot worse for $2. Post a pic or two once you get it cleaned up.

 

[B.Mauser]

What a score! Love that old sheath too.

 

[DrChimRichalds]

Not typically a Gerber fan, but vintage Gerber is just plain cool. Nice find!

 

[pvicenzi]

Don't clean it up until you find out if it has collector value. Some of those old Gerber's are worth quite a bit.

 

[zknives1815]

Don't clean it up until you find out if it has collector value. Some of those old Gerber's are worth quite a bit

+1 :thumbup:

 

[Vanguard41xx]

Those old Gerber's can have collector's value.
Nice find! It is before they put serrations on it, so it is early.
Believe it or not, they put the serrations on there to make seem more like a survival knife, than a fighting weapon.

 

[Trent Rock]

Nice score!!!!

Roughly 1000 of the orange handle Mk II "Dive" knives were made (Serial number 0248xx - 0415xx) from 1972 to 1975

http://www.knifecollector.net/GerberKnifeDates.html


Gerber Mark II Serial Numbers by Trent Rock's Visual Vices, on Flickr

 

[jasonp]

Nice score!!!!


http://www.knifecollector.net/GerberKnifeDates.html


Gerber Mark II Serial Numbers by Trent Rock's Visual Vices, on Flickr

Very cool, according to that chart, it was made in 1972...Better find than I thought. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[jasonp]

Those old Gerber's can have collector's value.
Nice find! It is before they put serrations on it, so it is early.
Believe it or not, they put the serrations on there to make seem more like a survival knife, than a fighting weapon.

wow, I just found a couple for sale on the net in the thousand dollar range....I guess it was a good buy.

 

[Dorito Monk]

Holy god, what a find! I'd hang on to that one if I were you. Those old Mark IIs are a bugger to find, especially the old L6 steel plain-edge ones.

 

[viva la]

Yea...uh....don't clean it...i wouldnt do anything to it...

 

[ron_m80]

I like the fingerprint stain on the blade.

 

[jasonp]

I like the fingerprint stain on the blade.

Ha! I didn't even notice that..

 

[Drudge]

WoW, what a score :thumbup:

 

[Tyronethepro]

Wow, very nice score, I woulda paid way more than $2 for it, so Overall great job there.

 

[TwinStick]

Nice find. I have one i bought in Germany in 1981/82. Mine has the serrations on both sides. It's not for sale.

 

[tltt]

Don't clean it, just oil the blade. Those early and colored models are worth a decent chunk of money(probably middle 100's for this one) even in worn shape.

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[Dusty One]

Right place right time......Great score !

 

[whetrock]

Pretty cool knife you never know what your bound to find at those kinds of places I wouldn't clean it up either I imagine there is some vintage Gerber collector that would pay much more than 2 dollars for it.