The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
I have been repairing and rehandleing the Gerber Mk II for a number of years now. Each one I take apart, the old ones and the new ones, only have a thin, narrow tang, that is 1 3/4 inches long. I too was greatly surprised and disapointed, in finding this design flaw. If it wasn't for the molded aluim. handle/guard, which does give the handle some stiffness, the handle wouldn't hold up to any type of hard use.
Best Regards,
Jay Maines
Sunrise River Custom Knives