The Marble's USA Thread

[Top Gunner]

Top Gunner, look at my post #207 above, your knife has the same handle and spacers as my Gamegetter. I have the steel in my notes as Carbon V.

Ah, interesting, thank you. Any ideas on country of manufacture?

 

[black mamba]

USA

 

[joejeweler]

I came across a 1936 ad that shows a lot of the knife styles available then. I went through all the previous pages and didn't see this particular one. I always wondered why the high tapered foreward spine section was there on the "Woodcraft" model. This explains it's purpose.

 

[RickHuf]

I came across a 1936 ad that shows a lot of the knife styles available then. I went through all the previous pages and didn't see this particular one. I always wodered why the high tapered foreward spine section was there on the "Woodcraft" model. This explains it's purpose.
C:\Users\joeje\Pictures\1-4-2021\Marbles 1936 Knife Ad (2).jpg

Hi Joe,

Your link doesn't seem to work

 

[galvanic1882]

Picked up this nice canoe the other day.

 

[joejeweler]

Hi Joe,

Your link doesn't seem to work

Sorry, I just fixed it.

 

[RickHuf]

Sorry, I just fixed it.

Thanks! That is really interesting. Nice one.

Woodcraft with leather handle and sheath for $2? I'll take 50 please.

 

[sceva]

My only Marble's, It is a Campcraft from 2000 (Mike Stewart era) and a special SFO for the Ohio Gun Collector's Association. Ser No is 0727 however from what I have been able to find out from the OGCA there were only about 100 ordered and made. Since a member could request a Ser No in their order speculation is that 727 was requested by someone and means something to them. A birthdate? was he a pilot (Boeing 727) we'll probably never know.
One thing I notice about Marble's illustrations catalogs etc is that they usually show the stag as one piece but actual knives are usually 2 piece pinned stag. I prefer the more oval contour of the pinned stag.

 

[CK762]

Hey guys, just the thread I was looking for. I acquired a 7” Ideal off the bay and it doesn’t have the Gladstone stamp so post “Mike Stewart Era” and was wondering if anybody knew the steel and could allude to where exactly it was manufactured. It does have the Marbles USA Stamp. Thanks for the scholarly info guys!

 

[Thomas Linton]

"Gladstone" was on Marbles' knives before 1941, as well as 1997-2010.

 

[Arathol]

2002 if the date-by-spacer-color thing is to be believed.....steel is most likely 52100 or a 1095 variant....