{"product_id":"gerber-mark-ii-knife-cat-s-tongue-handle-1968-ct2-serial-number-005088","title":"Vietnam Gerber Mark II Knife “Cat’s Tongue” Handle 1968-CT2 Serial Number: 005088","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-gallery woocommerce-product-gallery--with-images woocommerce-product-gallery--columns-4 images\" data-columns=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"summary entry-summary\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"product_title entry-title\"\u003eGerber Mark II Knife “Cat’s Tongue” Handle 1968 \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"price\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnited States Gerber Mark II knife with sheath. Cat’s Tongue handle. I believe this one is a Cat’s Tongue Type 2 (CT2) knife. Combat knife with L6 Steel and Slant 1 logo. Narrow wasp blade with no teeth serrations. Serial number on blade is 005008 which would date this one to 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Gerber Mark II gray handles are found on the late 1968 through late 1977 knives. There is a great deal of variation found in the gray handle knives, including blade profiles (narrow wasp and wide wasp), manufacturing process (forged and hand ground) and non-serrated blades as well as 3 serration patterns (two fine and one coarse). There are at least two shades of gray used on the gray armorhide handles, possibly more, the lighter gray seemed to appear on the earlier knives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandle finishes: Cat’s Tongue was used on 1967-1968 knives. Gold was an option on even 100 serial numbered knife handles on early 1967-1968 knives. The Gray was used on 1968-1977 knives. Yellow was used on 1971-1974 dive knives. Orange was used on some of the 1971-1974 knives. Black was used on 1977-1998 knives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe CT2 knives are found on 1967-1968 knives in the approximate serial range of 003541 – 008584.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42822039699533,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0610\/9229\/8829\/files\/997A73E3-3914-4C59-8E1E-12D59AB4998D.jpg?v=1774638763","url":"https:\/\/whiskeyrebellionantiques.com\/products\/gerber-mark-ii-knife-cat-s-tongue-handle-1968-ct2-serial-number-005088","provider":"Whiskey Rebellion Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}