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Year Mfg. Serial Range No. Made Knife Name Blade Shape Blade Material Blade Serrations Handle Finish  Handle Color  Blade Offset Sheath Color, Material & Tip Sheath Strap Notes Year Mfg.  
1966 000000 8? PROTOTYPE NARROW WASP FORGED L6 NONE CAT'S TONGUE GRAY  CANTED 5 DEG. UNKNOWN ? ? ? (a) (b) 1966  
1967 001001 - 003750 2750 MARK II COMBAT NARROW WASP FORGED L6 NONE CAT'S TONGUE GRAY  CANTED 5 DEG. BROWN LEATHER / ROUND TIP / 2 LINE  RIGHT (c) (d) 1967  
1967 003751 - 005000 1250 MARK II COMBAT NARROW WASP FORGED L6 NONE CAT'S TONGUE GRAY  NONE BROWN LEATHER / ROUND TIP / 2 LINE  RIGHT   1967  
1968 005001 - 009900 4850 MARK II COMBAT NARROW WASP FORGED L6 NONE CAT'S T. & ARMORHIDE GRAY  NONE BROWN LEATHER / RND TIP / 2&3 LINE  RIGHT (e) (f) (g) 1968  
1969 009901 - 014350 4450 MARK II COMBAT NARROW WASP FORGED L6 NONE ARMORHIDE GRAY  NONE BROWN LEATHER / ROUND TIP / 3 LINE  LEFT (h) 1969  
1970 014351 - 019300 4950 MARK II COMBAT NARROW WASP FORGED L6 NONE ARMORHIDE GRAY  NONE BROWN LEATHER / ROUND TIP / 3 LINE  LEFT   1970  
1971 019301 - 023750 4450 MARK II SURVIVAL NARROW WASP FORGED L6 NONE & FINE ARMORHIDE GRAY  NONE BROWN LEATHER / ROUND TIP / 3 LINE  LEFT (i) (j) (k) 1971  
1972 023751 - 028000 4250 MARK II SURVIVAL NARROW & WIDE FRGD&HND GRD L6 NONE & FINE ARMORHIDE GRAY  NONE BROWN LEATHER / ROUND TIP / 3 LINE  LEFT (l) (m) 1972  
1973 028001 - 032400 4400 MARK II SURVIVAL WIDE WASP HAND GRND. L6 NONE & FINE ARMORHIDE GRAY  NONE ROUND TIP & RED  POINTED TIP   LEFT (n) 1973  
1974 032401 - 039000 6600 MARK II SURVIVAL WIDE WASP HAND GRND. L6 NONE & FINE ARMORHIDE GRAY  NONE RED LEATHER / POINTED TIP   LEFT (o) 1974  
1975 039001 - 044015 5015 MARK II SURVIVAL WIDE WASP HAND GRND. L6 NONE & FINE ARMORHIDE GRAY  NONE RED LEATHER / POINTED TIP   LEFT   1975  
1976 044016 - 054434 10419 MARK II SURVIVAL WIDE WASP HAND GRND. L6 NON, FIN & COARSE ARMORHIDE GRAY  NONE RED & GREEN  LEATHER / PNTD TIP  LEFT (p) (q) 1976  
1977 054435 - 063648 9214 MARK II SURVIVAL WIDE WASP HAND GRND. L6 COARSE & NONE ARMORHIDE & FUSED AR GRAY & BLACK  NONE GRN, TAN & BLACK   LEATHER / PNTD TIP  LEFT (r) (s) (t) 1977  
1978 063649 - 076001 12353 MARK II SURVIVAL WIDE WASP HAND GRND. L6 COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK LEATHER / POINTED TIP LEFT   1978  
1979 076002 - 085000 8999 MARK II SURVIVAL WIDE WASP HAND GRND. L6 COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK LEATHER / POINTED TIP LEFT   1979  
1980 085001 - 100810 15810 MARK II SURVIVAL WASP & STRAIGHT L6 & 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK LEATHER / POINTED TIP LEFT (u) 1980  
1981 100811 - 112000 11190 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK LEATHER / PNTD & FLAT TIP LEFT (v) 1981  
1982 A1001S - B1213S 9214 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK LEATHER / FLAT TIP LEFT (w) (x) (y) 1982  
1983 B1214S - C0590S 9376 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK LEATHER / FLAT TIP LEFT   1983  
1984 C0591S - C9800S 9210 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK LEATHER / FLAT TIP LEFT   1984  
1985 C9801S - D6619S 6818 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK LEATHER & BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP (z) (aa) 1985  
1986 D6620S - E3487S 6867 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK LEATHER & BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP   1986  
1987 E3488S - F3522S 10034 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA WRAP  (bb) 1987  
1988 F3523S - H4854S 11332 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA WRAP  (cc) 1988  
1989 H4855S - I5906S 11051 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA WRAP    1989  
1990 I5907S - J1055S 5148 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA WRAP  (dd) 1990  
1991 J1056S - K0035S 8979 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA WRAP    1991  
1992 K0036S - K4242S 4207 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA WRAP    1992  
1993 K4243S - K9838S 5596 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA WRAP    1993  
1994 K9839S - L5342S 5503 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA WRAP    1994  
1995 L5343S - L9733S 4391 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA WRAP    1995  
1996 L9734S - M3228S 3494 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440C COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA WRAP    1996  
1997 M3229S - M5756S 2528 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440A COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA WRAP    1997  
1998 M5757S - ~N4121S         ~8365 MARK II SURVIVAL STRAIGHT 440A COARSE & NONE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA WRAP  (ee) 1998  
1999-2007 No Mark II knives produced                    
2008 0987 - 08197         ????? MARK II 2008 VERSION STRAIGHT 420HC CHISEL  TOOTH POWDER COATED BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP (uu) (v v) (ww) 2008  
2009 09696 - 09824 ?????    MARK II 2008 VERSION STRAIGHT 420HC CHISEL  TOOTH POWDER COATED BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP (uu) (v v) (ww) 2009  
2010 00498         ????? MARK II 2008 VERSION STRAIGHT 420HC CHISEL  TOOTH POWDER COATED BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP (uu) (v v) (ww) 2010  
2011  ?????         ????? MARK II 2008 VERSION STRAIGHT 420HC CHISEL  TOOTH POWDER COATED BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP (uu) (v v) (ww) 2011  
2012 09049 - 17925         ????? MARK II 2008 VERSION STRAIGHT 420HC CHISEL  TOOTH POWDER COATED BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP (uu) (v v) (ww) 2012  
2013  ?????         ????? MARK II 2008 VERSION STRAIGHT 420HC CHISEL  TOOTH POWDER COATED BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP (uu) (v v) (ww) 2013  
2014  ?????         ????? MARK II 2008 VERSION STRAIGHT 420HC CHISEL  TOOTH POWDER COATED BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP (uu) (v v) (ww) 2014  
2015  ?????         ????? MARK II 2008 VERSION STRAIGHT 420HC CHISEL  TOOTH POWDER COATED BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP (uu) (v v) (ww) 2015  
2016  ?????         ????? MARK II 2008 VERSION STRAIGHT 420HC CHISEL  TOOTH POWDER COATED BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP (uu) (v v) (ww) 2016  
2017 22186 - 25889         ????? MARK II 2008 VERSION STRAIGHT 420HC CHISEL  TOOTH POWDER COATED BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP (uu) (v v) (ww) 2017  
2018  ?????         ????? MARK II 2008 VERSION STRAIGHT 420HC CHISEL  TOOTH POWDER COATED BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP (uu) (v v) (ww) 2018  
2019  27993 - 30033         ????? MARK II 2008 VERSION STRAIGHT 420HC CHISEL  TOOTH POWDER COATED BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP (uu) (v v) (ww) 2019   
2020  30978 - 32349         ????? MARK II 2008 VERSION STRAIGHT 420HC CHISEL  TOOTH POWDER COATED BLACK  NONE BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP (uu) (v v) (ww) 2020   
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Year Mfg. Serial Range No. Made Knife Name Blade Shape Blade Material Blade Serrations Handle Finish  Handle Color  Blade Offset Sheath Color, Material & Tip Sheath Strap Notes Year Mfg.  
1989 CS0000 - CS0199 200 CUTLERY SHOPPE STRAIGHT 440A NONE & COARSE  CAT'S TONGUE GRAY  NONE & CANTED FLAT TIP LEATHER & BLACK CORDURA LEFT & WRAP   1989  
1990 CS0200 - CS0453 254 CUTLERY SHOPPE STRAIGHT 440A NONE & COARSE  CAT'S TONGUE GRAY  NONE & CANTED BLACK CORDURA WRAP   1990  
1991 CS0454 - CS0662 209 CUTLERY SHOPPE STRAIGHT 440A NONE & COARSE  CAT'S TONGUE GRAY  NONE & CANTED BLACK CORDURA WRAP   1991  
1992 CS0701 - CS1030 330 CUTLERY SHOPPE STRAIGHT 440A NONE & COARSE  CAT'S TONGUE GRAY  NONE & CANTED BLACK CORDURA WRAP (ff)(gg) 1992  
1994 CS1001 - CS1250 250 CUTLERY SHOPPE STRAIGHT 440A NONE & COARSE  CAT'S TONGUE GRAY  NONE & CANTED BLACK CORDURA WRAP (gg) (hh) 1994  
1995 CS1251 - CS1574 324 CUTLERY SHOPPE STRAIGHT 440A NONE & COARSE  CAT'S TONGUE GRAY  NONE & CANTED BLACK CORDURA WRAP (ii) 1995  
1996 CS1575 - CS1975 401 CUTLERY SHOPPE STRAIGHT 440A NONE & COARSE  CAT'S T. & FUSED ARM GRAY & BLACK  NONE & CANTED BLACK CORDURA WRAP (jj) 1996  
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Year Mfg. Serial Range No. Made Knife Name Blade Shape Blade Material Blade Serrations Handle Finish  Handle Color  Blade Offset Sheath Color, Material & Tip Sheath Strap Notes Year Mfg.  
1968 008001-  008050  50 SIGMA ENGRAVED NARROW WASP FORGED L6 NONE CAT'S TONGUE GRAY  NONE BROWN LEATHER / ROUND TIP / 2 LINE  RIGHT (kk) 1968  
1969 I.G.S.01 - I.G.S.12 12 IGS SPECIAL ORDER NARROW WASP FORGED L6 NONE ARMORHIDE GRAY  CANTED 10 DEG. BROWN LEATHER/ ROUND TIP/ 3 LINE LEFT (ll) 1969  
1970 NO SERIAL 200 EDDIE BAUER NARROW WASP FORGED L6 ? NONE ARMORHIDE ORANGE NONE BRWN LTHR/ RND TIP/ EB STAMP LEFT (mm) 1970  
1971 NO SERIAL ???? YELLOW DIVE NARROW WASP 440C FINE ARMORHIDE YELLOW NONE HEAVY TALLOW TREATED LEATHER 2 LEG STRAPS (nn) 1971  
1972 NO SERIAL ???? YELLOW DIVE WIDE WASP 440C FINE ARMORHIDE YELLOW NONE HEAVY TALLOW TREATED LEATHER 2 LEG STRAPS (nn) 1972  
1982 0001 - 2500 2500 A.H.F. ARMY VIETNAM  WIDE WASP 440C NONE PAINTED ARMORHIDE WOOD LEAF CAMO NONE MAHOGANY BOX N/A   1982  
1982 0001 - 2500 2500 A.H.F. USMC VIETNAM  WIDE WASP 440C NONE PAINTED ARMORHIDE OAK LEAF CAMO NONE MAHOGANY BOX N/A   1982  
1982 0001 - 2500 2500 A.H.F. NAVY VIETNAM  WIDE WASP 440C NONE PAINTED ARMORHIDE GRAY & OD GREEN NONE MAHOGANY BOX N/A   1982  
1982 0001 - 2500 2500 A.H.F. USAF VIETNAM  WIDE WASP 440C NONE PAINTED ARMORHIDE GREENS & TANS NONE MAHOGANY BOX N/A   1982  
1986 XX0001 - XX5000 5000 20 TH. ANNIV. NARROW WASP L6 NONE CAT'S TONGUE GRAY  CANTED 5 DEG. BROWN LEATHER / ROUND TIP  RIGHT (oo) (pp) 1986  
2001 010001 - 011250 1250 35 TH. ANNIV. NARROW WASP L6 NONE CAT'S TONGUE GRAY  NONE BROWN LEATHER / ROUND TIP RIGHT (qq) 2001  
2002 A00001 - A01500 1500 MARK II LTD EDITION STRAIGHT 154CM COARSE FUSED ARMORHIDE BLACK  NONE BROWN LEATHER / ROUND TIP  RIGHT (rr) 2002  
2002 Z00001 - Z00100 100 A.G.RUSSEL WIDE WASP L6 NONE CAT'S TONGUE GRAY  NONE BROWN LEATHER / ROUND TIP RIGHT (ss) 2002  
2009 00001 - 01500 1500 70 TH. ANNIV. NARROW WASP S30V NONE CAT'S TONGUE GRAY  CANTED 5 DEG. BLACK LEATHER / ROUND TIP RIGHT (tt) 2009  
NOTES  
(a) One reference source states 8 prototypes were made; another states only 2 were made. Location of most of the prototypes is unknown.        
(b) Prototypes and salesman samples were stamped 000000 (six zeros).                
(c) Canted (5 Deg. offset) blades were made in the 001001 to 003747 S/N range. However, they may be found up to about S/N 004102 due to special orders.    
(d) Early sheaths have staples instead of rivets.                    
(e) Handle changed from Cat's Tongue to Gray Armorhide around S/N 008696, but occasional Cat's Tongue knives can be found up to around S/N 009525.      
(f) Two line sheath stamp changed to 3 line stamp on the sheaths with steels around S/N 008173.            
(g) The "No. Made" quantity doesn’t include the 50 SIGMA knives made in this year. See the "SPECIAL EDITION KNIVES" section.        
(h) Sheath strap moved from right side to left side around S/N 010855.                
(i) Fine (14 teeth/inch) serrations were introduced around S/N 019359.                
(j) Knife name changed from "Combat" to "Survival".                    
(k) Orange handles introduced. First S/N noted is 020644.                  
(l) Blade profile changed to wide wasp around S/N 024966. Both narrow and wide wasp blades can be found between S/Ns 024966 and 0028087.      
(m) "Sword in Stone" Logo changed to the Slant 2 type around S/N 024512.                
(n) Sheath shape changed from round tip to pointed tip and color from brown to red-brown.              
(o) Serrations of 12 teeth/inch noted between S/Ns 034113 and 050796.                
(p) Coarse (8 teeth/inch) serrations introduced as standard around S/N 049939. Available without serrations as an option.        
(q) Green sheaths introduced around S/N 046671. They can be found between S/Ns 046671 and 057258.            
(r) Buckskin colored, pointed sheaths, factory finished without a metal belt hanger can be found between S/Ns 057693 and 061616.         
(s) Black sheaths, which would become standard, introduced around S/N 060217.               
(t) Handle coating changed from Grey to Black Fused Armorhide as standard about S/N 060869. Both type handles found between S/Ns 060869 and 062270.    
(u) Supposedly Gerber switched from L6 to a blanked, 440C Stainless Steel, straight profile blade on 1 Dec. 1979. Not sure this is correct. See discussion    
     under Knife BA1 or BA2. A better guess would be between 096000 and 098000.              
(v) Flat tip sheath introduced as standard around S/N 102377. Both Pointed and Flat tip sheaths can be found between S/Ns 102377 and 111094.      
(w) "Sword in Stone" Logo changed to the Vertical 1 type around S/N A1001S with the change to the new alpha-numeric serial numbering system.      
(x) S/Ns A3012S-A4010S not produced this year (999 knives).                    
(y) Black coated blades were introduced around S/N A1504S and continued to be produced occasionally until the end of production.         
(z) Cordura® sheaths introduced around S/N D1077S. Both leather Flat tip and Cordura sheaths can be found between S/Ns D2318S and D9393S.      
(aa) Blades electroetched with Mark II™ on the logo side of the blade became standard around S/N D2349S.          
(bb) In January 1987, Gerber Legendary Blades was acquired by Fiskars Brands, Inc.               
(cc) No "G" prefix knives produced.                      
(dd) "Sword in Stone" Logo changed to the Vertical 2 type around S/N I6152S. Reason unknown.            
(ee) I don't know for certain when Mark II production ceased but assumed 1998. The last Mark II serial number noted is N4121S.        
(ff) CS0663-CS0700 not produced (38 knives).                    
(gg) Gerber records indicated that there were two knives for each serial number from CS1001 through CS1030, the first in 1992 and the second in 1994.       
(hh) Supposedly CS1102-CS1250 knives were not made. However I have observed 4 knives in this serial range and believe the records are in error.  I put them in 1994.    
(ii) Supposedly CS1551-CS1574 knives were not made. However I have observed 1 knife in this serial range and believe the records are in error.  I put them in 1995.    
(jj) I've noted 3 1996 Cutlery Shoppe knives in the serial range of CS1579-CS1610 that have black fused rather than Cat's Tongue handles.         
(kk) Fifty Special Forces Presentation blades are marked in 2 lines on the Gerber logo side: "SIGMA" - GREEN BERETS / VIETNAM - 1968. However I have     
       noted 4 knives in this serial range that had no trace of any Sigma etching. This casts doubt about the accuracy of the SIGMA serial range.        
(ll) Special order with 10 degree cant. Stamped I.G.S. (Inglewood Gun Shop) above a 5 digit serial number.             
(mm) Knives, sheaths and steels are all marked with the Eddie Bauer cursive-script name. These knives do not have a serial number or Gerber logo.      
(nn) Yellow handled dive knives do not have serial numbers and Gerber did not keep records of the number produced.          
(oo) Blades electroetched in 2 lines on the Gerber logo side: Mark II™ / 20th Anniversary 1966 - 1986.            
(pp) Some 20th. Anniversary knives are not blade marked. They were sold later as Model GB05705 "Mark II Wasp" w/ C3 Cordura sheath in the Blue and Black box.     
(qq) Blades etched in 2 lines on the Gerber logo side: Mark II™ / 35th Anniversary 1966 - 2001 .            
(rr) Blades etched in 2 lines on the Gerber logo side: Mark II™ 2002 / Limited Edition               
(ss) No Mark II™ etching on the blade                      
(tt) Blades etched in 3 lines on the Gerber logo side: GERBER / 70th. Anniversary Commemorative / Mark II™.           
(uu) Reintroduced Mark II. Production started in 2008 and is continuing in 2020.               
(v v) The Serial Number Range values displayed for these knives are from observed knives and not true totals. I have not observed any knives from some years.    
(ww) The first two digits in the production code are the last two digits of the year manufactured. e.g. A production code of 08AGN is a 2008 knife.