Is this a 1999 Marbles?

[Mark Tinsey]

Hello All,
My Dad gave me this knife because he knows I'm a blade fan, and I've been trying to date it. I found the chart for the "Mike Stewart" years, and was thinking this might be a 1999. Any feedback/insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[sceva]

I believe it is from 2000. Looks like the same spacer pattern as my OGCA Marbles

Campcraft and it is definitely 2000.

 

[Mark Tinsey]

Thank you - those pictures are great! And yes, with a name like "Millennium Knife," I'm feeling very confident in your analysis and conclusion.

 

[LastRodeo]

Thank you - those pictures are great! And yes, with a name like "Millennium Knife," I'm feeling very confident in your analysis and conclusion.

Is your knife the Fieldcraft pictured in your photos? Or is it the Millennium pictured in sceva’s photos?

 

[Mark Tinsey]

The Fieldcraft in the photos. With the cocobolo handle (and not nearly as pretty!).

 

[sceva]

I think the fieldcraft is a nice knife and a great old classic design along with the Woodcraft.

The Millenium knife is mine. It's a Marble's Campcraft that was an SFO for the Ohio Gun Collector's association in 2000. I wasn't a member until just after that but I was able to snag it a couple of years ago. Per the OGCA probably 100 or less made so I'm still trying to figure the Ser No 0727 on mine. You could request a specific Ser No for an additional fee so I assume 727 had a significance to the original buyer. Maybe someday I'll find out.

One thing I've noticed is that the flyer and in the Marble's catalogs from that era the stag knives show one pc solid Stag while most Marble's knives I've seen have two piece pinned stag. I much prefer the pinned as it has a more oval cross section and feels great in the hand.

 

[afishhunter]

sceva
Perhaps the original owner was a Boing 727 pilot, or crewmember?

 

[sceva]

Perhaps; I'll probably never know