BLACK COATED BLADE; VERTICAL 1 & 2 LOGOS Sometime after the adoption of stainless steel blades, Gerber began offering, to the general public, the Mark II with a black coating on the blade. The coating was probably the result of requests for a blade that would not reflect light. There were also rumors that prior availability of the coating was restricted to law enforcement personnel. I can find no record of this restriction, but it could have just been a Gerber policy.
The BA5 knife is similar to the BA4 with a black handle and straight 8 TPI partially serrated blade but the blade is coated with a baked on smooth, non-reflective black coating similar to Gun-Kote. Don't be shy - You might WIN!
The item "Gerber BA5 Mark 2 1/2 Serrated Hunt/Fight/Survival Knife withSheath & Black Blade" is in sale since Friday, April 12, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Knives, Swords & Blades\Collectible Fixed Blade Knives\Modern Fixed Blade\Factory Manufactured". The seller is "zoom-zoom1" and is located in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States.