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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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Love Marbles. Not sure how many I have. 15 maybe. I have used 2 different ones this week.......
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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.......
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Marbles Outers knife. It's old...
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Ken you have the coolest toys
Thanks for sharing
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Some more Marbles stuff.....
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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....
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You fellas know how much a mini caper with red bone handles is worth? Condition is new, with box and sheath.
Jeff
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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.
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Matching Marbles and Bark River with Fred Trost/Buck.....
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I wish I had picked up one of their leather stacked Fieldcrafts before the went 'defunct'
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The Fieldcraft is one of the best all-around patterns ever, IMO....
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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.
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Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.� - Lord Chesterfield. 1750
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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
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I have a few Plainsman blade blanks. Ground but unsharpened. I believe Camillus made them.....
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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...
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