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An inventor by nature he was continually seeking to create useful tools and equipment that would be both practical and durable in the outdoors.
Marbles gladstone knife if i m reading my marbles encyclopedia correctly both of your knives pre date ww1 and the sheaths were plain no embossing into the 30 s.
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The blade is marked marbles gladstone mich u s a and the full cross guard is made of brass.
Marble loved the outdoors and the vast upper peninsula offered innumerable opportunities to hunt fish camp and explore the environment.
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Van cleve of escanaba michigan shared patent rights on some of the early patents applied for by webster l.
Another recently discovered knife is a 7 marbles ideal.
Placing this knife next to a typical mark 2 one immediately notices the striking similarity.
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It has a seven groove leather handle with a jet pilots pommel.
History identification and values of marble s outing equipment since 1982.
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Marble arms manufacturing company of gladstone michigan began in 1892 with the invention and manufacture of the marble universal rifle sight by webster l.
Iron according to dunathan in the encyclopedia of marbles the left facing serif cross line of the a means this knife was made between 1911 1930 and briefly in the 70s but i m sure yours is older than the later it s a fifth.
Prototype with a knife are regularly used in the old is out of date needs to collecting guide for marbles knife and several tools were used without.