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1. #GERBER MK1 BOOT KNIFE SERIAL NUMBERS#
2. #GERBER MK1 BOOT KNIFE SERIAL NUMBER#
3. #GERBER MK1 BOOT KNIFE SERIAL#
4. #GERBER MK1 BOOT KNIFE FULL#

These knives were denoted by stamping with a trailing "T" for tool steel rather than the "S" for stainless.

#GERBER MK1 BOOT KNIFE SERIAL#

Special order requests for knives with L6 tool steel blades were honored for a short period after the start of the new serial numbering scheme.

#GERBER MK1 BOOT KNIFE SERIAL NUMBER#

The new serial numbering system started with serial A1001S and continued to at least N4121S, the highest serial number that I have encountered. In 1982 an alphanumeric numbering system was used.

#GERBER MK1 BOOT KNIFE SERIAL NUMBERS#

There is speculation that the early inverted serial numbers appear only on the first day of the Mark II's production. I am especially interested in info about the Mark I knives with canted blades. I am looking for info and date ranges for the knives with OD Green handles, brown sheaths as well as black sheaths with white stitching. Any suggestions for other boot knives, reviews on the G1, or work-arounds will be much appreciated. There is a plethora of info on the Mark II knives, but not finding much on the MK I. Sometime after S/N 001049 and before S/N 001116 the serial number stamping was rotated 180 degrees (digits read with blade pointing up) and remained this way until the end of production. Boot Knife I thought I finally found it in the Fallkniven G1, but the blade is 0.04 inches too long to be legally concealable in my state. I have records of three blades 001001, 001049 stamped in this manner. Also for comparision a 1979 mfg British Sheffield Fairbairn Sykes commando knife. stamped where the digits are read with the blade pointing down. GERBER MkII 70th Anniversary Limited Edition knife. The very early serial numbers were inverted, i.e.

#GERBER MK1 BOOT KNIFE FULL#

This full tang fixed blade is 3/16' thick and features a lanyard hole and glass breaker. 1980 knife and is somewhat puzzling as supposedly Gerber switched to Stainless steel around December 1979 which would be around serial 085000. The Gerber StrongArm Plain Blade Coyote Brown Handles features a 5' 420HC stainless steel drop point blade with a black coating and rubber textured handles. I've only noted one knife in this range stamped with an "S", S/N 096939S, which indicates that the blade is made of stainless steel. Most of these knives have blades which are made of L6 tool steel. USMC Marine Recon Sawback Survival Giant Fixed Blade Bowie Knife - Durable Nylon Belt Sheath - Green Handle Black Blade Stainless Steel. Serial numbering of production knives started with a six digit serial number, 001001 in early 1967 and continued to serial 112000 at the end of 1981. M7 Bayonet Knife - Replica Made for use on Vietnam-Era M-16 Rifles - NEW. Mark II prototypes and salesman's samples were all stamped with a 000000 (six zeros) serial number (See the XKCT knife under Prototypes). Hi everyone, Im clearing the closets of unused things and came across an old Gerber double edged boot knife bought back in the 60s. However knives can be found that have no serial number and some are totally unmarked, missing both a serial number and the Gerber logo. Help w/ value 1st year Gerber Mk1 boot knife. To my knowledge, no knives were intentionally produced without serial numbers. It is fortunate for collectors that Gerber decided to stamp Mark II blades with a serial number as this added an extra step in knife production and thus extra cost. I have a bit of a knife fetish so these things kind of accumulate.SERIAL NUMBERS - Serial numbers make dating the Mark II knives a simple process. To illustrate, first up is my own little collection. Not unlike the Gerber's larger pal the Mk2, as the Mk1 gained popularity, it inspired countless "clones" which included "cloned" sheaths. The sheath design seems to be heavily influenced by the sheath of the Gerber Mk 1 (first produced in 1976). Here I hope to shine some light on available sheath options by highlighting the knives that come with similar sheaths (several of which might be found for under $20). If you start with a nice accurate sheath, any number of knives or resin casts would look damn good with your kit. While that distinct 'screw cap' handled knife itself may be a bit hard to find, a screen accurate sheath is more common than you might think. I'm sure it is because it was never 'featured' and isnt particular sexy.but still, it is a good prop. 6 marines carried them (Six!!!) implying they were 'standard issue', yet it seems like the knife gets no love. I'll probably sound like a broken record here with this intro, but I have long believed the "Scalemead/Night Raider" knife is among the more under-appreciated props.