Marbles G.I. Utility Knife MR278 Review

[@jspr_edc]

Great video! I hope you cross 1,000 subs soon. I just got the marbles mr278 yesterday & i plan on making my own review of it soon.

[@abdalabinladen]

I did a few mods on mine. I polished the etching away with 1200-1500 grit sandpaper. The lower jaw of the cap lifter was ground down about 1 mm to ease the engagement of some bottle caps, and the spine of the awl was ground to a sharp point and sharpened.

[@practicalknifereviews1600]

I also love doing mods, thanks for letting me know about yours! Very practical, I must be honest.

[@mwillblade]

Those things were issued to Army, Navy, Air force(?), Marines. I still have mine when I was in the Navy. I also got one from Marbles. Angle the flathead then you can use it on Phillips screws.

[@practicalknifereviews1600]

Thanks for watching! Out of curiosity, was Camillus the manufacturer of your Naval one?

[@mwillblade]

@@practicalknifereviews1600 Here is where it gets weird, Camillus makes that knife for the military. The one I was issued was made by Western. I read years later one of the two companies bought the other one out. Never ever seen another one issued made by Western. The one issued to us only cost about $5, I know because I was the one who ordered them when I worked supply.

[@practicalknifereviews1600]

@@mwillblade SUPER INTERESTING! Thank you for the information!

[@chrisbower7159]

Nice review, thank you!

[@practicalknifereviews1600]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for tuning in!

[@dalecrabtree2382]

How is the quality of this knife? Durability? Never purchased a Chinese pocket knife. Just wondering how they hold up

[@stevehuffman7453]

They are as reliable and long lasting as the USA made. I have both.The Marbles holds an adge just as long as my issued Demo knife. Rough Ryder also makes high quality traditional slipjoints. Both Marbles and Rough Ryder (among other brands) are owned by SMKW. The offshore Schrade and Old Tomer knives areals good. The offshore Imperial line uses 3CR stainless bladesteel. They don't jold an edge as long as the Schrade,ncle Henry, and Old Timer with either 7CR or 9CR blade steels.

[@betterarmed]

Try the marbles gi jack. Even better, same price

[@billballbuster7186]

Its based on the GI utility but it is thicker overall because the blades are kinked and are of thicker stock. This is a great little knife and stronger than the old GI which is often seen with broken blades. The steel is probably 7cr17mov, which is tough and the blade holds a good edge. At the price of under $10 (2022) this is outstanding value. I like it better than the Swiss Army knife, which is much more expensive.

[@stevehuffman7453]

SMKW (owns the brand)/ Marbles say the blade steel is 440A. 440A is also used in SMKW's Rough Rider/Ryder brand. When they held the license for COLT knives (COLT dropped knives in 2016 or 2017) the Colt knives with stainless blades had 440A. (the carbon steel COLT and Rough Rider/Ryder have T-10 carbon steel, some, but not all with a Titanium Nitride coating.) POST 2004 Offshore Schrade and Old Timer have 7CR17MoV (or 9CR18MoV on some models. The Old Timer OTB series has the 9CR18MoV blade steel.) POST 2004 Offshore Imperial knives have 3CR15MoV blade steel on most models. There are a couple with 7CR17MoV. I believe the Imperial "Work Knife" (their rendition of the Sodbuster pattern) has a 7CR17MoV blade.

[@billballbuster7186]

@@stevehuffman7453 Thats good to know, I have an OTB Stockman in 9cr18mov. As well as a new Exertion in AUS-10, both excellent.

[@vladspb_]

You didn't say how thick the knife is