![]() ![]() They also all had the signature wasp waste blade shape with no serrations. It was purported to be for a better blade angle when held in a fencing grip.īut Gerber got so many complaints about the blades being bent, they soon stopped doing it. Later models had something called Armor Hide, also in Grey Black.Įarly knives had a canted blade angle to the grip of 5, 10, and 15 degree to one side at various times. Since they were all serial numbered, the year of manufacture can be pinned down exactly, and that adds interest to collectors.Įarly knives were made with a sprayed molten steel grip surface called Cats Tongue in Grey black. Gerber continued production several more years, reaching a high of 12,000 in 1978, and another high of 15,809 in 1980. The problem was, there just were never enough of them to go around.Įvery time a shipment came into a PX, they were all sold before they got done putting them on the shelf.Īlso by 1970 or so, the Peaceniks had firm control of the news media and the countrys thought process, so Gerber added serrations, and changed the advertising from a deadly Combat knife to a more acceptable Survival knife.
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