They all say marbles gladstone mi usa on the left side of the tang.
Marbles tang stamps.
The 2 line stamps on the 7 and 8 inch blade started in 1918 till the end of ww 2.
These 7 and 8 inch knives are what i consider to be ww 2 fighting knives.
This is a 2002 italian jig bone i think i ve seen it referred to as a herringbone pattern in regards to the jigging.
Then they used the large marbles stamp from around 1914 to 1915.
After 1988 the imperial tang stamps were discontinued and replaced by the schrade name.
Can you tell me by the spacers if they are pre transition.
Usa many of marble s patents expired during the 1920 s and other manufactures began to capitalize upon his design.
This is not 1095 would it then be either 420 or 440 stainless or d2.
I don t have a good picture of it except this one which only shows the blade in silhouette skinning a deer with one of my hunting.
Bought myself several gifts on that trip this deer skinner was one of them.
The first stamps used are the small marbles stamp from 1911 to around 1913.
The last knife is a modern usa made marbles i bought at smkw while visiting gatlinburg tn with my wife after my return from oif in 2003.
In 1985 the company became the imperial schrade corporation.
10772 marbles jpg 27 29 kb 498 downloads history is a set of lies that people have agreed upon napoleon bonaparte.
The tang stamp on the back of the blades reads airdi 150 does anyone know what that stands for.
In 2004 imperial schrade s new york manufacturing plant closed and all production shifted overseas.
It was about this time that the knife tang stamping changed to marbles glasdstone mich.