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Marbles Knives #9346286 11/18/14
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4 Nova Scotia D DVS OP New Member
OP DVS New Member D Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4 Nova Scotia	Folks, I haven't posted much in this forum but I really am impressed with the level of knowledge out there, and particularly that fact that everyone is having FUN in the great outdoors! My experiences have been pretty moderate, but one thing I would like to ask is if anyone has a Marble knife or two in their collection. I have three that were handed down to me - a couple of Ideals and one Expert. In my humble opinion, Marbles knives were among the best ever made (pre-2002). They were rugged, had good steel and were a practical design. I know there are other Marbles forums out there, but I haven't seen the knives talked about on this site. Hope everyone has a safe and successful late hunting season! Dave

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Re: Marbles Knives DVS #9346673 11/18/14
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun 2muchgun Campfire Ranger
2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun	Love Marbles. Not sure how many I have. 15 maybe. I have used 2 different ones this week....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs

Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9346684 11/18/14
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2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun	Here is a Fieldcraft I bought right from Marbles in 1999. Had a 7pt buck in the truck when I pulled ito Marbles parking lot... The hatchet is Marbles also.......

Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9346690 11/18/14
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun 2muchgun Campfire Ranger
2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun	Marbles Outers knife. It's old... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs

Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9346696 11/18/14
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busterhindend Campfire Regular Joined: May 2012 Posts: 786	Ken you have the coolest toys Thanks for sharing Michael Jordan once told me that no one likes name droppers. I would like to give a shout out to sidewalks for keeping me off the streets

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Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9346706 11/18/14
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun 2muchgun Campfire Ranger
2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun	Some more Marbles stuff.....

Re: Marbles Knives busterhindend #9346713 11/18/14
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun 2muchgun Campfire Ranger
2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun	Thanks Brad. So do you. I was gonna post pics of about another dozen or so Marbles, but PB is pissing me off! Maybe later.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs

Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9347832 11/18/14
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,802 north central minnesota j_elky Campfire Regular
j_elky Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,802 north central minnesota	You fellas know how much a mini caper with red bone handles is worth? Condition is new, with box and sheath. Jeff

Re: Marbles Knives j_elky #9347850 11/18/14
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 39,002 Flyover Country Teal Campfire 'Bwana
Teal Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 39,002 Flyover Country	Have a pile of them. Great-Grandfather was the knife shop foreman back in the real heydays. I have a pic of him working there in the late 20's and he worked there till he retired in the 70's. Even have a Marbles Gamegetter in NIB condition. Me

Re: Marbles Knives Teal #9348135 11/18/14
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun 2muchgun Campfire Ranger
2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun	Pics man, pics.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs

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Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9348781 11/19/14
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun 2muchgun Campfire Ranger
2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun

Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9348803 11/19/14
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun 2muchgun Campfire Ranger
2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun

Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9348832 11/19/14
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2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun	Matching Marbles and Bark River with Fred Trost/Buck..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs

Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9348990 11/19/14
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun 2muchgun Campfire Ranger
2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs

Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9349009 11/19/14
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 S Steelhead Campfire Oracle
Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121	I wish I had picked up one of their leather stacked Fieldcrafts before the went 'defunct' "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

Re: Marbles Knives Steelhead #9349029 11/19/14
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun 2muchgun Campfire Ranger
2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun	The Fieldcraft is one of the best all-around patterns ever, IMO.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs

Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9349251 11/19/14
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI passport Campfire Outfitter
passport Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI	Originally Posted by 2muchgun The Fieldcraft is one of the best all-around patterns ever, IMO.... I'll second that! I owned over 100 at one time when I had the "Marbles sickness" real bad. There great knives with a cool history for us Michaganders. It�s a magazine not a clip...... Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.� - Lord Chesterfield. 1750

Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9349274 11/19/14
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,113 western michigan M michiganroadkill Campfire Tracker
michiganroadkill Campfire Tracker M Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,113 western michigan	FWIW---and not to steal this thread but.... I have a variety of "Marbles" blades/blade blanks that were in their supplier system to be ground (CNC/Berger grinders) when Marbles decided to crap on their U.S. suppliers. The knives they sold with convex grinds were probably ground at Marbles by hand, the flat ground blades were outsourced to be ground--at least back when US made. The blades are sterile, and I would have to check exactly what I have, but there are drop points, clip points, the small capers like 2mg showed above, and some other odds and ends. I believe that all the blades were out of 52100 at that time. I am considering putting a build program together in a couple months to use up the blades and blanks. (I have processed all my raw steel into my blade patterns at this time, so....) Nice pics and cool stuff shown above. Tim "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein At Khe Sanh a sign read "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never knew".

Re: Marbles Knives michiganroadkill #9349278 11/19/14
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2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun	I have a few Plainsman blade blanks. Ground but unsharpened. I believe Camillus made them..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs

Re: Marbles Knives michiganroadkill #9351465 11/20/14
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI passport Campfire Outfitter
passport Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI	Originally Posted by michiganroadkill FWIW---and not to steal this thread but.... I have a variety of "Marbles" blades/blade blanks that were in their supplier system to be ground (CNC/Berger grinders) when Marbles decided to crap on their U.S. suppliers. The knives they sold with convex grinds were probably ground at Marbles by hand, the flat ground blades were outsourced to be ground--at least back when US made. The blades are sterile, and I would have to check exactly what I have, but there are drop points, clip points, the small capers like 2mg showed above, and some other odds and ends. I believe that all the blades were out of 52100 at that time. I am considering putting a build program together in a couple months to use up the blades and blanks. (I have processed all my raw steel into my blade patterns at this time, so....) Nice pics and cool stuff shown above. Tim Im privy to Tims stash and its good stuff, all 52-100 stuff. Count me in on a group deal with one of the Trailcraft blades... Last edited by passport; 11/20/14. It�s a magazine not a clip...... Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.� - Lord Chesterfield. 1750

Re: Marbles Knives passport #9351506 11/20/14
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,802 north central minnesota j_elky Campfire Regular
j_elky Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,802 north central minnesota	Tim, Are you going to finish off the blanks, put handles on, make sheaths and then sell them? Or maybe sell off just a unfinished blank or two? Jeff

Re: Marbles Knives j_elky #9351536 11/20/14
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OP DVS New Member D Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4 Nova Scotia	This has turned into a terrific avalanche of Marble's photos and info. Some great looking stuff. My favorite Marbles's knife that I don't own is the Trailmaker. Now that was a butch knife. Hoping someday to come across a good one made pre-'90's. My best Marble's, a pre-WW2 6-inch Ideal, I lost while hunting more than 20 years ago. Still breaks my heart!

Re: Marbles Knives DVS #9351684 11/20/14
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2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun	I have a bunch of GREAT pics Robertacabin has texted me. Coming up soon Martin, PB is being a slow PITA as usual........ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs

Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9351698 11/20/14
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2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun	Here is some. waiting on a couple more. Great stuff Martin.... Great stuff Martin........

Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9351927 11/20/14
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 495 Howell, Michigan R robertacabin Campfire Member
robertacabin Campfire Member R Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 495 Howell, Michigan	Thought everyone would enjoy some more Marbles artifacts. I want to give Ken (2Muchgun) a special "thank you" for all his efforts in posting these pics for me. He went above and beyond and is truly a first class individual. I want to note that all the knives also have their original sheaths.

Re: Marbles Knives robertacabin #9352166 11/20/14
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2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun	My pleasure Martin. The last 2 finally worked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs

Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9356062 11/21/14
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun 2muchgun Campfire Ranger
2muchgun Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,565 Michigun	Cut like butta....

Re: Marbles Knives 2muchgun #9358326 11/22/14
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,718 2 222Rem Campfire Outfitter
222Rem Campfire Outfitter 2 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,718	Originally Posted by 2muchgun Here is a Fieldcraft I bought right from Marbles in 1999. Had a 7pt buck in the truck when I pulled ito Marbles parking lot... The hatchet is Marbles also....... Great photo and even better collection of Marbles treasures (in all your other photos). I can only dream how much damage I could have caused being a Michigander within striking distance of the Marbles parking lot! I've been secretly repressing Yooper aspirations for years. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: Marbles Knives 222Rem #9359342 11/23/14
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 802 T Timberbuck Campfire Regular
Timberbuck Campfire Regular T Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 802	Some of my Stewart era (1998-2001) marbles. Lots of rare/limited production knives in these pictures. Attached Images marbles 186.JPG (49.24 KB, 178 downloads) marbles 187.JPG (52 KB, 100 downloads) marbles 188.JPG (55.43 KB, 77 downloads) marbles 189.JPG (53.87 KB, 179 downloads) marbles 190.JPG (53.86 KB, 72 downloads) Last edited by Timberbuck; 11/23/14.

Re: Marbles Knives Timberbuck #9359349 11/23/14
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 802 T Timberbuck Campfire Regular
Timberbuck Campfire Regular T Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 802	More Attached Images marbles 191.JPG (52.57 KB, 68 downloads) marbles 192.JPG (54.77 KB, 79 downloads) marbles 193.JPG (63.5 KB, 68 downloads) marbles 194.JPG (52.47 KB, 67 downloads) h53.JPG (23.82 KB, 198 downloads)

Re: Marbles Knives Timberbuck #9359357 11/23/14
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 802 T Timberbuck Campfire Regular
Timberbuck Campfire Regular T Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 802	I have a very complete collection of the Stewart era Marbles knives. I have researched and collected these knives since 2000. If any one has any questions about the late Marbles knives feel free to contact me. Jon Last edited by Timberbuck; 11/23/14.

Re: Marbles Knives Timberbuck #9362421 11/24/14
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 5,328 Magnolia State Mink Campfire Tracker
Mink Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 5,328 Magnolia State	Here are the two I have. "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -Will Rogers "If you have a lot of self control you don't need a lot of government control" - Thomas Sowell

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