Gerber Mark II - Age and Value?

In 1939 Joseph Gerber (advertising agency owner) had custom knife maker David Murphy make 24 sets of carving knife for some of his select customers. Catalog retailer Abercrombie & Fitch saw them and was so impressed with the quality of the knives they wanted to sell them. Thus was born Gerber Legendary Blades.
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Gerber Mark II - Age and Value?

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Picked up this Gerber Mark II this morning at an antique show. I found one chart on line that (I think) indicates a production year of 1980.

Can anyone verify that age, and also approximate value?

Thanks
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My best Google-foo produced the same as you Steve and I’m sure in your searches you found this table:
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In terms of value, sold eBay listings for similar condition and era including the sheath were between $300-$450 which is amazing considering they made 10,493 in 1980! Nice pickup Steve!
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Thanks Tom, yes I did find that chart. I never knew much about this particular Gerber knife, but the history on it is interesting. I took a chance buying it for 175.
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Thanks for the chart and post. ::tu::
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knifeaholic wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2025 7:25 pm Thanks Tom, yes I did find that chart. I never knew much about this particular Gerber knife, but the history on it is interesting. I took a chance buying it for 175.
Good Buy !!!! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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