Webster Marbles Ideal Knife
Marble gained an appreciation for the outdoors as a timber cruiser and surveyor.
Webster marbles ideal knife. Marble arms manufacturing company of gladstone michigan began in 1892 with the invention and manufacture of the marble universal rifle sight by webster l. Marbles gladstone stag handle knife original. Special offers and product promotions. Only 1 left in stock order soon.
We will charge a non refundable deposit of 25 of the purchase price of the item. We now offer 60 day payment plans on most knives over 349. It was webster marble s first attempt at a hunting knife and was wildly successful. This info came from book by webster l.
Only 16 left in stock more on the way. Heritage knives delta county michigan is the knife manufacturing center of the midwest. Looks like it is a marbles ideal hunting knife 41 made after 1918 from what i see it was made for 2 years 1918 1919 with the handle of leather staghorn pommel the sheath looks correct also. His uncanny ability to look at a specific forest acreage and predict the board foot yield made him very popular with the many logging companies in the area.
With all the. It was a unique cross between and sticking and skinning knife. Van cleve of escanaba michigan shared patent rights on some of the early patents applied for by webster l. Vtg marbles hunt ideal blade early stag stg knife 4pin orig usa sheath fold case.
Marbles cowboy knife 3 7 out of 5 stars 8. I m no marble expert so there may be someone with better info. As a young man in northern michigan webster l. Although their use of pinned stag slabs are second to none they are most known for popularizing stacked leather washers in the handles.
Marbles knives were made in gladstone michigan starting in the late 1890 s. Marble came to michigan s upper peninsula in the early 1890 s and quickly gained the reputation of being one of the region s finest timer cruisers. Some of the names you probably recognize are webster marble bark river knives and rapid river knifeworks because of their reputation for manufacturing the world s best knives. The marble s ideal hunting knife has a storied past.
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Marbles fieldcraft stag stag 3 1 4 gladstone mi nib 72118080. Marbles ideal knife antique hunting gladstone michigan 6 75 31. Released in 1901 the marble s ideal was a favorite of teddy roosevelt and was on the first trans atlantic flight. Marble s brings back the ideal hunting knife in modern form.