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htcusnret

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hi there
my soninlaw recommended this site to get info on a knife. my dad passed away this year he was 90 years old. dad served in the USMC in WWII. dad was issued a survival knife, made by MARBLES of gladstone, mish. going through all his stuff it was in the bottom of his foot locker. dad served with the 3rd Marines DIV 123 Squadron, in the south pacific. i have looked up verious site on the inter net but have found nothing. can i get some help form all of you out there.
thank you
 
htcusnret said:
hi there
my soninlaw recommended this site to get info on a knife. my dad passed away this year he was 90 years old. dad served in the USMC in WWII. dad was issued a survival knife, made by MARBLES of gladstone, mish. going through all his stuff it was in the bottom of his foot locker. dad served with the 3rd Marines DIV 123 Squadron, in the south pacific. i have looked up verious site on the inter net but have found nothing. can i get some help form all of you out there.
thank you
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Likely a sporting knife turned military, if it was carried in an overseas theater. When the USA entered the war, so did many sporting knives at that time since we were woefully unprepared and underequipped for mobilization. As far as I know, Marbles never had a government contract to supply knives during WW2, but there were a gazillion private knives, Marbles among them, carried by servicemen in WW2.
 
It is likely 1095 steel, and being that it's an older Marbles, it is most likely very well made. I would give you this tip, don't try to clean it too much. What I mean is, oil it up, but don't try to remove too much patina or age. Many folks think they're making it better but in reality they're removing the character and personality that a blade acquires after decades of use:thumbup:
 
Likely a civilian knife .
I don't think marbles actually ever had a military contract, they did design the jet pilots survival knife but camillus outbid them for a production contract.
If you decide to clean it up I'd just take some fine Steel wool and some wd40 to remove the rust (I've also had success using a soft wire wheel in a dremel to carefully remove the rust without doing a single bit of damage )
 
There is an opinion out there that Marble's Ideals with a plastic pommel may have been issue knives for aviators as part of the "Emergency Sustenance Kit."
 
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