| 词条 | Gerber Mark II |
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|name= Gerber Mark II |origin= United States | image= Gerber Mark II.jpg | image_size = 300 |caption= Gerber Mark II with after market anodization. |type= Dagger |is_bladed= yes |service= 1966 |used_by= |wars= |designer= |design_date= 1966 |manufacturer= Gerber Legendary Blades |production_date= 1967–2000 2008– |number= |variants= |length= |part_length= |blade_type= |blade_steel= |hilt_type= |sheath_type= }} The Gerber Mark II is a fighting knife manufactured by Gerber Legendary Blades from 1966 to 2000, with an additional limited run of 1500 in 2002,[1] and full production resuming as of July 2008.[1] It was designed by retired US Army Captain Bud Holzman, who based the pattern on a Roman Mainz Gladius.[2][1] It has a 6.5 inch (16.5 cm) double edged spear point wasp-waisted blade, and uses a distinctive handle similar to that of the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife developed during World War II[3] for the British Commandos. The Mark II was commonly carried by U.S. troops in the Vietnam War, and was second only to the Ka-Bar knife in fame.[3] The MK II was the suggested blade in Paladin Press's controversial how to book, A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors.[4] During the Vietnam war, the first production run of this knife had a five degree offset between the blade and the grip in order to ride in the sheath more comfortably, and give the user a grip similar to that of a fencing foil.[2][1] This design feature led to a significant number of knives being returned by users for having a "bent blade", so Gerber discontinued that element on subsequent production runs. In the 1970s, the military's base/post exchanges discontinued selling these knives, reasoning that they were "not in good taste" or "too brutal".[3] Al Mar, then working for Gerber as a knife designer, added the sawtooth serrations toward the hilt, marketing the knife as a "survival aid", making it more appealing to the PX System, which resumed selling the Mark II as a survival knife, rather than a fighting knife.[3] Gerber manufactured a scaled down version of the Mark II known as the Mark I. The Mark I had a 4.75 inch (12 cm) blade and was marketed as a boot knife.[5] In popular culture
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References1. ^1 2 {{cite journal |last=Dick |first=Steven |date=November 2008 |title=Vietnam Legend Returns |journal=Tactical Knives Magazine |page=30 }} 2. ^1 2 {{cite book |title=100 Legendary Knives |last=Pacella |first=Gerard |year=2002 |publisher=Krause Publications |location=Iola, Wis. |isbn=0-87349-417-2 |page=145 |accessdate=}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite book |title=Battle Blades: A Professional's Guide to Combat/Fighting Knives |last=Walker |first=Greg |year=1993 |publisher=Paladin Press |location=Boulder, Colo. |isbn=0-87364-732-7 |page=30 }} 4. ^{{cite book |title=Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors |author=Feral, Rex |publisher=Paladin Press |location=Boulder, Colo. |year=1983|isbn=0-87364-276-7}} 5. ^{{cite book | last = Loveless| first = Bob| authorlink = Bob Loveless|author2=Richard W. Barney|title = How to Make Knives | publisher = Krause Publications | year =1995 | location =Iola, WI | page =71| isbn =978-0-87341-389-3 }} External links
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