Gerber MKII Vietnam Tribute Collection

The VIETNAM TRIBUTE COLLECTION is a series of four commemorative combat knives, manufactured by Gerber of Portland, Oregon and issued by The American Historical Foundation (AHF) of Richmond, Virginia. The four knives honor the services of the United States Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force in Vietnam from 1961-1973.

Each knife blade is individually hand ground, so there are slight differences in the blade lengths. The blades are made of stainless steel and highly polished. The ricasso of the display side of the blade has an insignia or patch relative to that specific branch of the United States Armed Forces. The rest of the display side of the blade has an engraved combat scene with banners on each side. The reverse side of the blade has the standard Gerber name, address and vertical "Sword in Stone" logo.

Each knife handle has its own camouflage scheme relative to that specific branch of the US Armed Forces. On the display side of the handle of each knife is a cloisonné seal for that specific branch of service.

Each knife has its own wood case made of mahogany. On the inside of the wooden knife case is a certificate of authenticity that tells you the specific branch of the United States Armed Forces for the knife, and the knife's serial number. If all four knives were ordered, having the same serial number, the "Mahogany Master Cabinet" is included which the four individual wooden cases are stored.

There were 2,500 knives made for each branch of the services. The AHF started taking orders for these knives in 1982.