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First post on AAPK although I've been a member for a while. I tend to read a lot and post a little on the different knife forums.
Here’s a couple Marbles MSA folders from 2002. They are both Doctors knives, one in Stag and one in Mastadon. By the way, why did Doctors need their own special knives?
One interesting note about these. I bought 18 MSA knives total. The only one that had paperwork was the 2002 Stag Doctors knife. I am one of those people that really digs that kind of thing. I've always tried to keep the knives I collect as original as possible including keeping boxes, sheaths, pouches, papers, etc.
I saw a Marbles MSA Easy Open Teardrop Jack for sale on EBay maybe a year ago. That got me interested in the knives. Finding a large group was really cool. Some of the 2001 models I purchased were sold to me as groups of 6 together. The group included a Stockman, Teardrop EO Jack, English Jack, Congress, Doctor and Whittler. I assume those groups were sold together but I don't know that for sure.
Here’s a couple Marbles MSA folders from 2002. They are both Doctors knives, one in Stag and one in Mastadon. By the way, why did Doctors need their own special knives?
One interesting note about these. I bought 18 MSA knives total. The only one that had paperwork was the 2002 Stag Doctors knife. I am one of those people that really digs that kind of thing. I've always tried to keep the knives I collect as original as possible including keeping boxes, sheaths, pouches, papers, etc.
I saw a Marbles MSA Easy Open Teardrop Jack for sale on EBay maybe a year ago. That got me interested in the knives. Finding a large group was really cool. Some of the 2001 models I purchased were sold to me as groups of 6 together. The group included a Stockman, Teardrop EO Jack, English Jack, Congress, Doctor and Whittler. I assume those groups were sold together but I don't know that for sure.
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Very nice Rob. I think Dr. knives may have something to do w/ them also serving as their own pharmacists, thus the pill crusher on the end and the spatula could be used to measure powders.
I saw several sets of six Marbles on the Cutting Edge over the last few months. I noticed that all had sold except the imitation tortoise shell handled ones. Would yours have come from there by chance?
I enjoy hunting down the ones I don’t have and just biding my time until I see them come up for sale. I get as excited as a kid at Christmas.
These along with my Rigid by Canal Street knives are some of my favorite USA made knives.
I saw several sets of six Marbles on the Cutting Edge over the last few months. I noticed that all had sold except the imitation tortoise shell handled ones. Would yours have come from there by chance?
I enjoy hunting down the ones I don’t have and just biding my time until I see them come up for sale. I get as excited as a kid at Christmas.
These along with my Rigid by Canal Street knives are some of my favorite USA made knives.
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The base of the knife is square so that it could be used to crush a pill turning it into a powder. Then the spatula blade could be used to place a part or all of the powder into an envelope. The sharp blade could be used to cut a pill in two.
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This is a great thread of newer traditional knives. Thanks for the information Kennedy Knives, (Will) stagman, Sharpnshiny and GardenGram.
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stagman wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 4:38 pm He was pesky at times but always straight forward and honest...it was during his
time in Okemos Mich when he founded Bowie Corp knives I had contact with him..
Dave was also the Founder of Northwoods Knives...as well as working with
Mike Stewart of Bark River knives when he was the president at Marble's (before Bark River)
and...doing work for the Marble's Custom Shoppe LLC
He also gave a lot of info & pics to Arni when he was writing his Ency. of Marble's sporting collectibles
I used to talk every year with famed Michigan sheath maker Jack Mosher every year at the WKCC show in Novi, Mi
He told me when Dave moved up to the UP him and Mike Stewart were jawing and that is how the name Northwoods came about
Them were shinning knife time's for me back 1996-2002...and all eye to eye in person yacking, no internet !!!
Bet I sold better than 400 Marble's knives on my Clear Creek Knives store I had on AAPK for 13 1/2 years !!!
And we ALL got one man too thank for that...Mr Bryan...founder of AAPK
Stag
Will, do you know if Dave Shirley came up with the Northwoods blade spline stamping from the Chris Wolf/Jess Crouch single blade utility folders made years ago? I always thought they looked very similar in style.
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You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
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Thanks Mark. I bought a Stag set of 6 from 2001 and a White Micarta set of 6 from 2001 on Cutting Edge. I'm not big on acrylic handle material so not really interested in the tortoise shell. I was searching for the Teardrop Easy Open version for a while. Finding this thread helped me narrow the year down to 2001. I stumbled on the Cutting Edge site in a google search and decided to make some offers. Worked out good for me.Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:11 pm Very nice Rob. I think Dr. knives may have something to do w/ them also serving as their own pharmacists, thus the pill crusher on the end and the spatula could be used to measure powders.
I saw several sets of six Marbles on the Cutting Edge over the last few months. I noticed that all had sold except the imitation tortoise shell handled ones. Would yours have come from there by chance?
I enjoy hunting down the ones I don’t have and just biding my time until I see them come up for sale. I get as excited as a kid at Christmas.
These along with my Rigid by Canal Street knives are some of my favorite USA made knives.
I have several Dave Shirley knives and enjoy them all. I read different stories about how much his shop was actually involved in the production of these MSA knives as well as the Scagels and Northwoods. The version that makes sense to me is he provided handle material to Queen who used it to make his knives. Dave then had a crew that finished them in his shop.
My question is how finished were they when delivered from Queen? Was there an actual Gladstone MI hand involved in the finished product?
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Post some picturesrobcelani wrote: ↑Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:29 pmThanks Mark. I bought a Stag set of 6 from 2001 and a White Micarta set of 6 from 2001 on Cutting Edge. I'm not big on acrylic handle material so not really interested in the tortoise shell. I was searching for the Teardrop Easy Open version for a while. Finding this thread helped me narrow the year down to 2001. I stumbled on the Cutting Edge site in a google search and decided to make some offers. Worked out good for me.Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:11 pm Very nice Rob. I think Dr. knives may have something to do w/ them also serving as their own pharmacists, thus the pill crusher on the end and the spatula could be used to measure powders.
I saw several sets of six Marbles on the Cutting Edge over the last few months. I noticed that all had sold except the imitation tortoise shell handled ones. Would yours have come from there by chance?
I enjoy hunting down the ones I don’t have and just biding my time until I see them come up for sale. I get as excited as a kid at Christmas.
These along with my Rigid by Canal Street knives are some of my favorite USA made knives.
I have several Dave Shirley knives and enjoy them all. I read different stories about how much his shop was actually involved in the production of these MSA knives as well as the Scagels and Northwoods. The version that makes sense to me is he provided handle material to Queen who used it to make his knives. Dave then had a crew that finished them in his shop.
My question is how finished were they when delivered from Queen? Was there an actual Gladstone MI hand involved in the finished product?
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Ok, here’s a few. I haven’t decided for sure which of these I’m keeping and which I’m selling yet.
I think these 4 along with the 2 Dr knives I posted prior were all from the same owner. Since I bought them from the consignment site I didn’t talk to the original owner however he left notes on all the boxes. Some were just the name, handle material, production year and a price. I don’t know if that’s what he paid or maybe what he was asking? Some of the notes had comments about production #’s. I showed pictures of those.
2001 English Jack, Stag - The box says they made 252 in Stag. That’s different from the earlier post about 400 if I remember right.
2001 Electrician’s Knife, Ivory Micarta - I haven’t seen one of these posted in the thread yet. The box says 1 of 137.
2002 Small Trapper, Smooth White Bone
2002 Linerlock, Red Stag - Box says only 9 made in Red Stag.
I think these 4 along with the 2 Dr knives I posted prior were all from the same owner. Since I bought them from the consignment site I didn’t talk to the original owner however he left notes on all the boxes. Some were just the name, handle material, production year and a price. I don’t know if that’s what he paid or maybe what he was asking? Some of the notes had comments about production #’s. I showed pictures of those.
2001 English Jack, Stag - The box says they made 252 in Stag. That’s different from the earlier post about 400 if I remember right.
2001 Electrician’s Knife, Ivory Micarta - I haven’t seen one of these posted in the thread yet. The box says 1 of 137.
2002 Small Trapper, Smooth White Bone
2002 Linerlock, Red Stag - Box says only 9 made in Red Stag.
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Nice Robcelani Keep them coming . I will try to post some tomorrow
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Holy Smokes Gary. What a fine collection.
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Thanks Garry looking for more if you look on ebay there is no good ones all China
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Very nice Gary. I check for these Marbles every day on Ebay and you are right there are none to be had.
Such a fine looking group, the stag on all of those is very nice.
Such a fine looking group, the stag on all of those is very nice.
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Thanks Mark I guess everyone is hiding them or got them stashed away in the safeSharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 5:00 pm Very nice Gary. I check for these Marbles every day on Ebay and you are right there are none to be had.
Such a fine looking group, the stag on all of those is very nice.
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I agree totally. Wonderful group.
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Here’s a sales brochure I bought recently that shows production information and pictures from 2001. Sorry for the sideways picture. I tried loading it twice and for some reason it ends up sideways.
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Red, I do not know about them Crouch folders, he knew a lot of knife
guys so I reckon he could have talked to them....
Gary, what a fine collection you got going there, and,
that Trailcraft on the left with the dark etched Marble's for
the stamp, "Transition" model as they were getting rid of the Gladstone stamp
and going to the Banner stamp in 2002...but, yours was made with the
52/100 steel just the way they made all the fixed blades from 1998-2001
Stag
guys so I reckon he could have talked to them....
Gary, what a fine collection you got going there, and,
that Trailcraft on the left with the dark etched Marble's for
the stamp, "Transition" model as they were getting rid of the Gladstone stamp
and going to the Banner stamp in 2002...but, yours was made with the
52/100 steel just the way they made all the fixed blades from 1998-2001
Stag
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Thanks for the info I have a few more I will post later with a letter or business card i foundstagman wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 5:18 am Red, I do not know about them Crouch folders, he knew a lot of knife
guys so I reckon he could have talked to them....
Gary, what a fine collection you got going there, and,
that Trailcraft on the left with the dark etched Marble's for
the stamp, "Transition" model as they were getting rid of the Gladstone stamp
and going to the Banner stamp in 2002...but, yours was made with the
52/100 steel just the way they made all the fixed blades from 1998-2001
Stag
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I was in the right place at the right time on this one. This is my second EO Jack. My first one has blue pin feather jigged bone. This one is red bone stag. Just lovely.
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Nice!!!Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 7:56 pm I was in the right place at the right time on this one. This is my second EO Jack. My first one has blue pin feather jigged bone. This one is red bone stag. Just lovely.
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Now that's a KeeperSharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 7:56 pm I was in the right place at the right time on this one. This is my second EO Jack. My first one has blue pin feather jigged bone. This one is red bone stag. Just lovely.
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Bought this Marbles from Rob Celani last week. Love the stag on this one, especially the front cover.
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It is both beautiful and impressive. Great pick up.
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Thanks Doglegg.
Another one arrived today. Found this one on Ebay last week. No box, which is a drag but I couldn’t pass up this beauty. I thought I already had this one, but I have the EO Jack in red bone stag, just like it. I have a hard time passing these up, what great knives Dave Shirley made.
Another one arrived today. Found this one on Ebay last week. No box, which is a drag but I couldn’t pass up this beauty. I thought I already had this one, but I have the EO Jack in red bone stag, just like it. I have a hard time passing these up, what great knives Dave Shirley made.
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