Old Marbles fixed blade knives, What steel?

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I have a couple old Marbles Knives, a Woodcraft Pat. 1916 and an Expert made approx. same time period. Does anyone out there know what kind of steel was used to make these?
They are fairly easy to sharpen and get extremely sharp. I know they are some form of carbon steel because they stain, and rust if you don't take care of them. This isn't a problem for me because I take care of my knives.
But I would like to know so that if I see a modern knife using this type of steel that it is a good quality and worth buying. Thanks for any help, Jeff
 
I've heard that they used 1095, but it is softer than most steels in use today.
 
If you go to the "other forum", there is a Marbles folder where you can ask your questions and get more info than you want!
 
AR fan said:
I have a couple old Marbles Knives, a Woodcraft Pat. 1916 and an Expert made approx. same time period. Does anyone out there know what kind of steel was used to make these?
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May be 1095 but I have a Marble's Handy Hunter and a Lil' Handy that are vacuum melted 52100 at 59-61 Rc.
Hope that helps.

Doug
 
The use of 52100 by Marbles was only for a few years in the late 1990's. I have several and they are exceptional for edge holding and toughness.

The earlier knives were 1095 or close equivalent.

Regards,
FK
 
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