Dating the american imperial knives produced between 1916 and 1988 is relatively simple.
Marbles tang stamps.
Bought myself several gifts on that trip this deer skinner was one of them.
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.
The first stamps used are the small marbles stamp from 1911 to around 1913.
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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.
They all say marbles gladstone mi usa on the left side of the tang.
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.
These 7 and 8 inch knives are what i consider to be ww 2 fighting knives.
After 1988 the imperial tang stamps were discontinued and replaced by the schrade name.
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.
It was about this time that the knife tang stamping changed to marbles glasdstone mich.
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In 1985 the company became the imperial schrade corporation.
Can you tell me by the spacers if they are pre transition.
In 2004 imperial schrade s new york manufacturing plant closed and all production shifted overseas.