Gerber Fighting Knife
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I have a modestly sized collection of knives. At least half of them could be considered fighting knives. But the one I would want is the one I have had the longest. It was given to me when I was 16 (1961) by a neighbor who was a Seattle PD homicide detective. Its a Marbles Ideal Knife. If going hiking, backpacking, camping etc this is the one I use.
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I was actually thinking Samurai Delicatessen.
My favorite was Samurai Optometrist.
"These were supposed to be bifocals."
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Best I can do is my old Gerber Mark I boot knife/dagger and included sheath. Wore it some back in the day. Purchased it around 1978 I think. I still see these old ones on Ebay once and awhile.
Anybody know how to date these blades? My serial number is 012257
Here is one I just sold. Had it since the early 80's. I wrote to Gerber to get it dated by the serial number and they weren't much help.
They are a very solid knife.
bdGreen
Ole Joe Clark
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I never realized I had so many "fighting" knives until this post was started.
After thinking about it, I figured that I've got a couple that were actually designed as fighting knives. The first is a Randall Model 1-8.
I think this beautiful revolver wins the prize, oh, and the Randall.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
Ole Joe Clark
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If I am ever invited to a knife fight, I'm taking this one. 
Have a blessed day,
Leon
Have a blessed day,
Leon
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I think. overall, the Randall No. 1 takes the cake. Probably been used in every theatre of operations since WWII (1942, I think!) and every elite US Force (often optional). I saw my first with a Green Beret returning from 'Nam in 1971. Had mine since 1973 and done several elk, deer and many wild pigs (as well as more than a few steaks around the campfire!)
This Voorhis knife will be in my cabin.
No way I would tote anything this big.
I bought this in hopes to trade it for a user Randall.
No way I would tote anything this big.
I bought this in hopes to trade it for a user Randall.
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Correction to my first post. It wasn't a Mark 1 I purchased, it was a Mk II. The early ones had a 5-degree tilt to the blade along its horizontal axis, supposedly so it aided penetration. This didn't last forever; I can't remember if mine had the tilt or not, but I think it didn't.
When I was in Ranger School, August 68, all the cadre had the Mk 2s, which sold me on one.
When I was in Ranger School, August 68, all the cadre had the Mk 2s, which sold me on one.
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I had a gerber tac-ii for a while. It killed one Oaklahoma armadillo.
Here is a pic of my Gerber collection of fighting knives, a Mark I & II, and their slightly more politically correct replacements, the Command I & II.
The command series was created because of the double edged Mark knives were getting heat for being too deadly looking.
These are all the old made in USA knives, I carried the Command II in the Army in the 80s. It originally had a black finish on the blade but that came off years ago:
You may notice an extra camouflage sheath, I picked that up years ago and am told it is rare.
And the real reason the early mark IIs were bent 5 degrees was so that they would ride closer to your body when in their sheath.
The command series was created because of the double edged Mark knives were getting heat for being too deadly looking.
These are all the old made in USA knives, I carried the Command II in the Army in the 80s. It originally had a black finish on the blade but that came off years ago:
You may notice an extra camouflage sheath, I picked that up years ago and am told it is rare.
And the real reason the early mark IIs were bent 5 degrees was so that they would ride closer to your body when in their sheath.
I bought this at a knife show over 20 years ago, a Cold Steel Recon Tanto. It was a factory second.
Don't have any intentions of fighting with it, but I think it's a cool knife. Haven't tried hammering it through the side of a 55-gallon drum, but supposedly it can be done without damaging the tip.
I couldn't tell you what kind of blade steel it used, as I believe it's changed a time or two over the course of the product line.
Here are mine:
These are nice knives. Good balance, just the right heft, nice handle, and good blade design.
For "practical" purposes, IMO double edged is the way to go. (YMMV depending on what you learned)
Recent acquisition (Boker):
Good guard, easy to grip handle, and the the handle shape makes for simple "indexing".
Note, unless you're going "Green beret" , the factory sheath is ridiculously large.
Recent acquisition (Boker):
Good guard, easy to grip handle, and the the handle shape makes for simple "indexing".
Note, unless you're going "Green beret" , the factory sheath is ridiculously large.
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