I was surprised because Wilkinson Sword (the sword and knife maker as opposed to the razor blade manufacturer) ceased trading in 2005.
Recently I was surprised to learn that the Wilkinson Sword Survival Knife is still available. I had relatively little skill with a knife. To be honest, though, back then I didn’t really know what I was doing. Later on I did manage to get hold of one of the knives and I enjoyed using it compared to the cheap survival knives I’d had in the past. For a young lad with little pocket money, however, they were expensive and therefore unobtainable. There were two products in the catalogue that I wanted more than anything else – a DPM Ventile smock and a Wilkinson Sword Survival Knife. It was full of hard-to-find survival equipment. When I was a teenager in the 1980s I used to read every word and scrutinise every picture of the catalogue produced semi-annually by a company called Survival Aids. Where the xx can be any number.The Dartmoor Knife CSK185. I have seen (1984) black blade Gerber MK I's with serial numbers from P52xxS to S49xxS. 1989 was the First year of the Cutlery Shoppe knives.Įditors note: after a little research, here are my findings on getting rough dates from serial numbers.
There is an "S" in the serial numbers of the stainless models. They are true Gerber products but the values should be adjusted accordingly as they were not made in the same years as knives without the CS's or XX's in the serial numbers.
Knives that have an "XX" in the serial number or a "CS" are reproduction and commemorative knives. In 1984 a blackened blade variety was offered in the Mark I (Model# 5604). The knife was roughly 9” in overall length The Gerber Mark I was in production from 1976 to 1997.ġ976 – 1981 blade composition was comprised of Special Alloy (L6) Tool Steelġ981 – 1997 blade composition was comprised of High Carbon Surgical Stainless Steel Accurate records on MK I serial numbers relating to dates were never kept (like they were with the MK II), but here is some information that will help with an aproximate date for any Gerber MK I knife.
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