This is perhaps one of my favorite knives in my collection. This is a Gerber Guardian II (serial number D0677S) that was used by one of my very good friends during Operation Just Cause and Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He was an M-60 gunner and needed to carry some sort of knife. As you can tell from the pictures, this knife has been used and abused. The tip has been broken off and blade has seen better days as well. However, it is an honest combat used knife.
The one I found was modified. It has a groove cut into the aluminum handle that circles the entire handle. I guess the purpose of the groove was to increase the grip of the handle. The blade is serialized with number D1771S. It does not have a sheath though. Makes me wonder if this one was possibly carried by a veteran ??
Gerber Guardian Serial Number Dates
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