Ang pirma ni Gerber ay naninira sa MARK 1 at MARK II

It was 1983, just after Christmas. As a teenager, somehow lost in the mists of time, I went to the Mayfair Shopping Center with my mum. We don’t go there very often as it’s the furthest mall from home, but whenever we do I make sure to stop by and check out the items from Tableware World.

It’s fairly small as far as an arcade goes, but it has all sorts of sharp and crafty goodies. On this trip, I found a kutsilyo sa boot called the Mark 1. It’s double-edged, very sharp, and I’m hopelessly smitten with it. The list price was around $50 if memory serves me. Today it’s about $140. To this day, without knowing how I did it, I managed to convince my mom to lend me the money to buy it. Well, she bought it because they weren’t going to sell a dagger like that to a 13-year-old.

Hindi maikakaila ang epekto ng Gerber Mark 1 at Mark II sa industriya ng kutsilyo sa mga nakaraang taon

When school started after the holiday, my mother gave me clear instructions not to leave the house with a dagger. One day, I was called into the office to talk to her on the phone. It seems like she checked my room, found the knife was missing, and called the school to talk to me. I know where it is, it’s in my right boot, where I just put it after showing the knife to a few friends in the bathroom. I freaked out about that stunt, but luckily the school never found out. Today, that might be a dismissal-level offense.

Ito ay bahagi ng paunang disenyo na ginawa ni Bud Holzmann at isinumite kay Gerber

So that’s my introduction to the iconic Gerber dagger. A friend of mine lost that dagger a few years later while we were hiking, but I’ll never forget how cool it was. Let’s look at the history of two legendary knives, the Mark 1 and Mark II.

|——Mark II

Clarence “Bud” Holzman was a captain in the U.S. Army with the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He was awarded the Bronze Star for bravery under enemy fire. After retiring from the military, he lived with his wife in Portland, Oregon, and worked in car sales. A few years later, in the 1960’s, he began designing combat knives. He wanted to create something suitable for use by the US military in Vietnam.

Ginawa ng isa pang maalamat na kutsilyo, ang Fairbairn-Sykes Dagger, ang kutsilyong ito ay isang dalawang talim at nakamamatay na wasp-waist blade. Ang hawakan ay hugis-itlog sa halip na bilog tulad ng FS dagger, na nagbibigay-daan para sa mas madaling pag-index sa kamay.

Noong Mayo 1966, ipinakita niya ang disenyo sa Gerber Legendary Blades. Noong Hulyo, ang mga prototype ay ginawa at ipinadala sa Fort Lewis para sa pagsubok at pagsusuri. Ang natanggap na feedback ay ginamit upang baguhin ang disenyo at isang pangalawang prototype ang ipinadala. Noong 1967, ang Gober Mark II ay nasa produksyon.

Ito ay hindi kailanman opisyal na inisyu sa mga tropang US sa Vietnam ngunit maaaring mabili sa pamamagitan ng Base PX. Naging popular ang Mark II sa tinatawag nating special operations community, lalo na iyong nasa MACV SOG unit. Gayunpaman, noong 1970s, ang kutsilyo ay itinuring na masyadong brutal sa hitsura at inalis mula sa base distribution. Tumugon si Gerber sa pamamagitan ng pagdaragdag ng mga serrations sa blade, pagkatapos ay i-market ito bilang survival knife sa halip na isang combat knife partikular. Sa mga pagbabagong ito, ibinebenta muli ang PX system.

By 1998, the knife’s popularity and wholesale had declined, and the Mark II was discontinued. However, the knife was brought back into production in 2008 following strong demand from customers.

Pumanaw si Bud Holzmann noong Abril 27, 2010, na napapaligiran ng kanyang pamilya. Siya ay inilibing na may mga parangal sa militar sa Willamette National Cemetery sa Oregon. Ang kanyang mga disenyo ng kutsilyo ay nananatiling isa sa pinakasikat sa lahat ng panahon.

|——Mark II design

Nagtatampok ang Mark II ng mahaba at may dalawang talim na talim na may sukat na 6.625 pulgada mula sa bantay hanggang sa dulo. Bahagyang lumiliit ito malapit sa gitna, na nagbibigay ng kakaibang silweta ng wasp-waist. Ang cross-section ng blade ay mukhang isang makitid na brilyante.

The handle is one-piece cast aluminum, and some versions have a texture that came to be known as “cat’s tongue”. To provide a positive, secure grip under challenging conditions such as wet hands, part of the production process involves spraying the aluminum handles with molten steel. The steel slightly melts the aluminum and bonds with it, creating a non-slip surface.

The dagger has only one real purpose, it’s not carving sticks or building emergency shelters

Ginamit ito sa mga naunang release at pagkatapos ay sa ilang espesyal na release. Ang natitira ay may ipininta na Armorhide sa hawakan, na nagsilbi ng katulad na layunin, at mula sa kulay abo (1968-1977) ay naging itim (1977-kasalukuyan). Mayroon ding ilang limitadong paglabas sa dilaw at kahel.

Here’s an ad in the Saigon Post circa 1966 showing the Gerber Mark II and declaring it “deadly”

Sa orihinal, ang mga blades ay gawa sa L6 na bakal. Ito ay isang mataas na carbon steel na gumagana nang maayos, ngunit tulad ng lahat ng mataas na carbon steel, ay madaling kapitan ng kalawang o kaagnasan. Lumipat si Gerber sa 440C na hindi kinakalawang na asero noong 1982 at kalaunan ay gumawa rin ng ilang 420C na modelo.

Parehong zigzag at non-zigzag na mga modelo ang ginawa sa paglipas ng mga taon, ngunit ang mga zigzag na modelo ay tila ang pinakakaraniwan ngayon.

|——Mark II in film and television works

The Mark II has been a fairly popular blade in Hollywood. Remember the scene in “Alien” where Lance Henriksen’s robot Lance Bishop grabs Private Hudson’s (Bill Paxton) hand for a knife game and pokes the knife back and forth between his fingers?

A few years ago, in “Road Warrior,” the handle of the Mark II was seen sticking out of Max’s (Mel Gibson) boot.

Ito ay isang leaflet na naka-print at ipinamahagi ni Gerber na nagpo-promote ng Mark II bilang isang combat knife

Steven Seagal’s Casey Ryback in “The Siege” in 1992’s last stand with William Strangex (Tommy Lee Jones) One was used in one battle. Most recently, the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) used one while fighting Captain America (Chris Evans), in the aptly titled Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Ang flyer na ito, na ginawa ni Gerber mula 1972, ay nagbabago sa anggulo ng advertising mula sa combat knife tungo sa survival tool.

Sa mga bilog na pampanitikan, ang Mark II ay ang punyal na inirerekomenda ni Rex Feral sa kanyang 1983 na aklat na The Killer. Malamang na isinulat ng isang propesyonal na mamamatay-tao na lumabas na isang babae na pinagsama-sama ang impormasyon mula sa mga palabas sa TV, mga pelikula at mga nobela, ang libro ay huli na nakuha matapos ang publisher na Paladin Press ay nasangkot sa isang demanda.

Paul Rubinstein, the partner of hero John Thomas Locke in the “Survivalists” series written by Jerry and Sharon Ahern, was awarded the Mark II by Locke.

|——Mark 1

Ang Mark 1 ay sumunod kay Mark II, kahit na may bilang. Ang layunin ay lumikha ng isang kutsilyo na maaaring legal na dalhin sa mas maraming lugar kaysa sa Mark II. Maraming lugar ang hindi pinapayagan ang paggamit ng 6-pulgadang dagger na may dalawang talim.

In response to consumer demand, Gobo created a smaller dagger called the Mark 1. The company’s designers not only shortened the blade, but also slightly reconfigured the handle. It comes with a leather sheath fitted with a clip designed for boot carry.

Ang Mark II ay makikita sa isang nakabaligtad na posisyon sa kaliwang bahagi nito

Ang Mark 1 ay pumasok sa produksyon noong 1976. Dumating ito sa maraming iba't ibang mga pagsasaayos sa mga nakaraang taon bago ito tuluyang itinigil noong 1997.

In late 1979, in an effort to create a dagger that wouldn’t break the law for their customers, they launched the Command 1. Almost identical in size and shape to the Mark 1, it differs in one important way. Instead of being sharpened on both sides, the Command 1 is fully sharp on one edge, while the top third of the other side is jagged. That’s enough to make the Command 1 legal in many areas where double-edged daggers are banned.

Ang Command 1 ay ginawa hanggang 1994. Tulad ng Mark 1, may ilang mga pagbabago sa daan, karamihan ay patungkol sa ginamit na bakal.

|——Mark 1 design

Ang Mark 1 ay isang dagger na may dalawang talim na may haba ng talim na 4.75 hanggang 5 pulgada, depende sa taon ng paggawa, para sa kabuuang haba na humigit-kumulang 9 pulgada. Mula 1976 hanggang 1981, ang blade ay L6 high carbon steel, tulad ng Mark II. Sa oras na iyon, nagsimula ang kumpanya na gumamit ng 440C hindi kinakalawang na asero. Ang Command 1 ay ginawa lamang mula sa 440C stainless steel.

Executioner #104’s cover shows protagonist Mack Bolan holding what appears to be a Mark 1 dagger

Aluminum handle measures 4 inches long. It’s one piece and has a lanyard hole at the bottom.

|——Mark 1 in film and television works

The Mark 1 didn’t get as much screen time as its big brother, but superspy James Bond used one in 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies.

Mack Bolan, hero of hundreds of novels, holds a marked Mark 1 on the cover of Executioner 104 – Devil’s Horns.

Ang hawakan ng aluminyo sa Mark II ay contoured at bahagyang hugis-itlog

To be honest, the sawtooth on the Mark II wasn’t that useful

Both the Mark 1 and Mark II are often imitated. Speaking strictly from my own experience, the Mark 1 in particular is one of the most cloned knives I’ve ever seen. It seemed like every flea market and pawn shop in the 1980s was filled with Mark 1 knockoffs. Most of them are no doubt made overseas, and they are all of dubious quality. Of course, when we were kids, we didn’t know much about it either, buying by the dozen.

Like the Mark II, the Mark 1’s handle has some texture to help you maintain a grip

Ibinebenta bilang isang bootknife, ang Mark 1 ay may clip sa sheath sa halip na isang belt loop

From the jungles of Vietnam to the belts and boots of countless civilians across the country, these knives have had plenty of carry time. Every knife has a purpose, and while the double-edged dagger’s raison d’être isn’t exactly bushcraft or food preparation, there’s no denying the impact the Gerber Mark 1 and Mark II have had on the knife industry over the years.

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