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Marbles Safety Axe Company Official Scout?

Hi, I'm new, and I have this knife I was given. It was in deplorable shape, rusted and molding. I did clean it up, as its value to me is historical and in its practical use. I'm not planning on using it, but I would like to put a good edge on it and display it. My books only cover this make in the broadest sense. Any info would help.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on June 7, 2012 at 20:02

Welcome to iKnife Collector! There is so much to Marbles Nick. Let me look at the pictures you provided and see if we can get a date for it. Do you have any idea when it might have been new? Designs changed after 1930 when Webster Marble died.

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Permalink Reply by Nick on June 7, 2012 at 20:09

A customer gave me the knife along with a Ross Mark ii PAL Cutlery bayonet, in Rockingham Vermont. They both were horribly rusted and forgotten. The lady is 92 and almost blind. I offered to buy the knives, but she wouldn't have it. They were in the basement, which is dirt and stone and always wet. The house could easily be a hundred years old. Mine is. :)

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Permalink Reply by stephen tungate on June 7, 2012 at 20:28

very nice knives sir....

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on June 7, 2012 at 20:30

Well to me it looks like the Ideal Hunting Knife made from 1900 to 1977. The blade should be 6 inches. Another question for you, does the butt end of the knife which I assume is also stag, does it have a pin?

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Permalink Reply by Nick on June 7, 2012 at 20:40

Butt shot. :o
Has "M.S.A. Co.
Gladstone Mich-USA" at base of blade.

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Permalink Reply by Nick on June 7, 2012 at 20:43

Blade is 6 and 3/4 from hilt to tip.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on June 7, 2012 at 21:18

For about a 5 year period, starting in 1903, Marbles did contract with Case to produce knives with that stamping. Some were made here and some in Germany. I have been unable to find a knife made that was the length you give. They made 4, 4.1/2, 5,5 1/2,6 and I believe they also made a rather large 8 inch.

The Scout knife was 4 inches long.

Nick said:

Butt shot. :o
Has "M.S.A. Co.
Gladstone Mich-USA" at base of blade.

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Permalink Reply by Nick on June 7, 2012 at 21:54

The edged portion is 6 inches, best guess so far was a scout model, but those are listed at 4 inch.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on June 7, 2012 at 22:02

Yes, 2 inches shorter you'd have a scout! We'll see if anybody else has an opinion Nick, I still think you have an early model hunting knife and I am sticking with my original assessment for the record. It fits on so many levels, blade pattern, handle, even butt. Tang stamp puts it around turn of the century.