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Marble Arms

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Marble Arms

Industry	firearms
Predecessor	Marble Safety Axe Company, Gladstone Manufacturing Company,
Founded	1892; 132 years ago (1892)
Founder	Webster Marble
Headquarters	Gladstone, Michigan , United States
Key people	Webster Marble, Frank Van Cleve
Products	rifles, gun sights, axes, hunting knives, and other outdoor accessories
Website	www.marblearms.com

Marble Arms & Manufacturing CompanyofGladstone, Michigan began in 1892 with the invention and manufacture of the Marble Universal Rifle Sight by Webster L. Marble.^[1] Frank H. Van Cleve of Escanaba, Michigan shared patent rights on some of the early patents applied for by Webster L. Marble.^[2]  Products expanded to include outdoor goods like a novel safety axe, hunting knives, match safes, compasses and the Marble Game Getter combination gun. The company grew to be a foremost manufacturer of gun sights, competing with rivals such as Lyman, Redfield, Pacific, King, and Williams gun sight companies.^{[citation needed]}  Still in business in Gladstone, Michigan, Marble Arms remains an important member of the firearm and shooting sports industry.

• U.S. patent D34336 Design for a Compass Card
• U.S. patent D48624 Design for a Blade for a Hunting Knife
• U.S. patent 450,468 Adjustable Gun-sight
• U.S. patent 451,499 Front Sight for Fire Arms
• U.S. patent 604,624 Safety Guard for Axes
• U.S. patent 623,169 Tool Handle Fastening
• U.S. patent 650,944 Match-Box
• U.S. patent 650,945 Gaff Hook
• U.S. patent 728,416 Hunting Knife
• U.S. patent 741,920 Gun Sight
• U.S. patent 799,176 Cleaning Rod for Firearms
• U.S. patent 834,628 Axe-edge Protector
• U.S. patent 855,859 Pivoted Nail Claw for Axes
• U.S. patent 858,524 Front Sight
• U.S. patent 890,150 Compound Tool
• U.S. patent 894,275 Rear Sight
• U.S. patent 931,328 Firearm
• U.S. patent 961,511 Folding Stock for Firearms
• U.S. patent 982,152 Hammer for Double-Barreled Guns
• U.S. patent 990,575 Means for Attaching Supplemental Barrels to Firearms
• U.S. patent 1,009,161 Supplemental Barrel for Magazine Firearms
• U.S. patent 1,018,065 Gaff-Tongs
• U.S. patent 1,036,664 Folding Compound Tool
• U.S. patent 1,047,427 Front Sight for Firearms
• U.S. patent 1,223,411 Slide-Action Firearm
• U.S. patent 1,331,074 Detachable and Interchangeable Butt-Piece for Firearms
• U.S. patent 1,349,779 Recoil Pad for Firearms

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