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Gerber Boot Knife
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:14 am
by Paladin
Guys,
Does the serial number on my Gerber Boot Knife translate to a date of manufacture? I have looked in my reference books but cannot find anything in the way of an answer to this question.
As always, thanks for any help on this,
Ray
Re: Gerber Boot Knife
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:35 am
by knife7knut
Ray:That is a Gerber Custom Mk1 with the wood handle.They normally came with a cast aluminum handle. I believe if you Google Gerber Mk1 they will have a list of the years they were made by serial #.I know they do for the MkII's.
Re: Gerber Boot Knife
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:39 am
by Paladin
knife7knut wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:35 am
Ray:That is a Gerber Custom Mk1 with the wood handle.They normally came with a cast aluminum handle. I believe if you Google Gerber Mk1 they will have a list of the years they were made by serial #.I know they do for the MkII's.
Thank you, sir. I'll jump on Google right away.
Ray
Re: Gerber Boot Knife
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:51 am
by kennedy knives
Paladin wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:39 am
knife7knut wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:35 am
Ray:That is a Gerber Custom Mk1 with the wood handle.They normally came with a cast aluminum handle. I believe if you Google Gerber Mk1 they will have a list of the years they were made by serial #.I know they do for the MkII's.
Thank you, sir. I'll jump on Google right away.
Ray
Ray go to MilitaryCarryknives.com.markII and look under the Presentation . It will give you a lot of info on Gerbers
Great site
Re: Gerber Boot Knife
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:36 am
by Paladin
Thank you and there is a lot of info there.
Ray
Re: Gerber Boot Knife
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:43 am
by knife7knut
Here is the one I have
Re: Gerber Boot Knife
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:56 am
by Paladin
That's a good one, Ray. I really like old Gerbers.
Ray
Re: Gerber Boot Knife
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 1:58 am
by Case V42
The Mark I Presentation (wood handle) was produced 1977-1984. The knives were sold with tan sheaths (usually lighter colored than yours). Gerber also produced the Mark II and the Guardian in wood presentation variant. And, they also produced engraved examples.
Re: Gerber Boot Knife
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 2:19 am
by Paladin
Case V42 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 1:58 am
The Mark I Presentation (wood handle) was produced 1977-1984. The knives were sold with tan sheaths (usually lighter colored than yours). Gerber also produced the Mark II and the Guardian in wood presentation variant. And, they also produced engraved examples.
Thanks for this info. I appreciate it.
Ray
Re: Gerber Boot Knife
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 1:37 pm
by TazmanTom18
The first knife pictured appears to have an acid etch, where the second on is a stamped tang. Any significance?
Re: Gerber Boot Knife
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 4:47 pm
by Paladin
TazmanTom18 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 1:37 pm
The first knife pictured appears to have an acid etch, where the second on is a stamped tang. Any significance?
I'm not sure Tom. Best guess is that is has to do with the years in which they were made.
Ray
Re: Gerber Boot Knife
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:12 pm
by jerryd6818
Gerber Slant 2, 1972-1981. I'm no expert but I'm unaware of any serial # related charts.
Re: Gerber Boot Knife
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2021 5:38 am
by Case V42
There is no production date chart for the Mark I. As to the stamped and etched serial numbers; from the examples I've examined it seems to be totally random.