DSchlagan Posted March 18, 2011 Share #26 Posted March 18, 2011 Welcome to Sebring, OH-HI-YO. I'm sure a really nice town. "Sebring began as a pottery town in 1898. ...It is known that anywhere you dig in Sebring, you hit pottery shards. In some places they sit in parking lots or driveways, just waiting to tell us their history." ***** If "Mike" doesn't make contact, it may be that the 'plastics' angle might make headway ... if their telephones didn't melt, too: "Fire burns, smolders at Sebring Plastics" Sebring Plastics LLC Address: 249 E Georgia Ave Sebring, OH, 44672-2100 Business Activity: Manufacturer Phone: 330-938-3160 Fax: 330-938-2565 Mahoning Valley Plastics, Inc. 249 East Georgia Avenue Sebring, OH 44672 Phone: 330-938-6492 SIC: 3089 Sales: $2.5-5 Million Employees: 50 - 99 Industry: Manufacturing Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastic Products Plastics products, misc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactroop Posted March 18, 2011 Share #27 Posted March 18, 2011 Only wondering here. :think: Because of the Ohio coincidence could there be some connection regarding people involved with blade production at Milpar and later working at MMB? Since it’s been hard to accumulate much info on Milpar in the first place this is probably one of those questions that will linger in the limbo of pure speculation. :ermm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival Posted April 22, 2011 Share #28 Posted April 22, 2011 A couple more on E Bay http://cgi.ebay.com/US-MMB-Jet-Pilot-Survi...278663952481324 http://cgi.ebay.com/US-MMB-Jet-Pilot-Survi...278663952481324 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival Posted April 22, 2011 Share #29 Posted April 22, 2011 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...RK%3AMEWNX%3AIT Sorry linked the same auction twice previously. I think this is the other one..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbertson Posted April 23, 2011 Share #30 Posted April 23, 2011 These seem to be coming out of the woodwork and creating some degree of interest. I imagine when folks google them to see what they are that having three (or more) forums with fairly recent threads on them is helping fuel that interest. I've still no word from the elusive "Mike" and my phone number has recently changed, so I'm going to pass that on back through the channels and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted April 24, 2011 Share #31 Posted April 24, 2011 There goes the price of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBQforme Posted June 4, 2012 Share #32 Posted June 4, 2012 Hello all. I found this site by accident doing a little research on a JPL that I bought at a local Thrift Store outside Joint Base Andrews. I was aware of Camillus, Ontario, et. al. making these but never heard of this company "MMB". I'm very appreciative of the research done by you folks so far. This knife is in very good condition and appears to not have seen any major abuse. I paid $5.90 for it. It was behind their cash register counter and without even looking at it for maker/date marks I grabbed it up. Worse case scenario in my mind was that if it was a knock off it'd be a handy beater for the truck's glove box. Any further info would be great and if I found out more myself, I will be sure to share. All my best, AB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share #33 Posted June 4, 2012 Hello BBQ: First, welcome to the Forum. Second, if I were you I'd go out and buy a Lotto ticket as the stars seem to be favoring you right now. You hit a home run with your find of the MMB made Jet Pilot Knife. The MMB versions are very scarce, as you have learned. Would you mind posting a close up of the markings on the back side of the sheath, please? Congrats on your find. Regards, Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSchlagan Posted June 4, 2012 Share #34 Posted June 4, 2012 Hello BBQ, I echo Charlie's sentiments: Welcome! Great find! In beautiful condition, besides. And please do post a close-up of the back of sheath. That info could be very helpful... Regards, Don. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactroop Posted June 5, 2012 Share #35 Posted June 5, 2012 Yes, welcome aboard! What a great addition to a knife collection. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunbarrel Posted June 5, 2012 Share #36 Posted June 5, 2012 AB, Please, send me your e-mail address; would you buy a couple of Lotto tickets for me? Well done, AB. Welcome to the Forum! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBQforme Posted June 7, 2012 Share #37 Posted June 7, 2012 Thanks for the great welcome! I'll post some pics the next chance I get (next day or so) of the markings. Looks like a great website and I'm looking forward to learning as well as sharing info. Have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBQforme Posted June 16, 2012 Share #38 Posted June 16, 2012 Some Sheath and stampings as requested: Anyone know or have a guess as to value? Have a great day! AB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SG_1st_Cav Posted February 25, 2013 Share #39 Posted February 25, 2013 I have one of the MMB JPK's [12-92} with the matching MMB Products marked sheath, both in unused condition. I'll be posting it here on the Furm tonight, Sunday, 2-24-2013. I'll also be posting thre other JPK's along with this Hard To Find MMB. Check it out! Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayonetman Posted October 15, 2015 Share #40 Posted October 15, 2015 Just for added information on MMB, I ran some checks on the National Archives database for military contracts. MMB Products, 249 E. Georgia Ave., Sebring, OH 44672 The first contract shown for them was in July 1992 by the Coast Guard for Flags and Pennants. This contract was later marked "Termination for Convenience" Next in Sept. 1992 for Cutlery and Flatware - there were about 5 of these scattered over the next few months. All were later marked Termination for Default Other contracts were issued to MMB Plastics Corp at the same address with MMB Products being listed also. These were by the Veterans Administration for plastic tableware. These were also Terminated for Default. Nothing listed for anything that could be the JPK. My GUESS is that the company was developing the knife for a possible contract or even had a small run for submission for testing, but that the company went under before any contract was issued. It appears that they defaulted on all government contracts. The individual stamps used for marking would tend to make me believe that these were a test run rather than a standard contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share #41 Posted October 17, 2015 That's good information, Gary. Thanks for the follow up. Since this old thread goes back 4 1/2 years I did a quick Google search to see if anything new on the 'net had popped up on these JPK blades by MMB. There was really very little there. I did run across the old 2009 Knifeforums thread on this blade when you had mentioned in an earlier post above. http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/850896/ Note that the original poster's knife there came to him “…from a man who says he was issued it when he was an officer at Fort Leonard Wood.” If that story is true, then it would seem that at least one of these blades made it into the military supply channels. However, I will readily admit that this fragment is too flimsy to allow one to reach any hard conclusion on that subject. A little further poking around brought me to this image below of the rather tired industrial site located at 249 E. Georgia Ave. in Sebring, OH, the former home of MMB Products. If I lived a little closer than 1200 miles from Sebring, OH I might be inclined to put on my Phillip Marlowe detective fedora and trench coat and go poke around the neighborhood to see what could be learned about the mysterious MMB Products. Regards, Charlie Flick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted October 17, 2015 Share #42 Posted October 17, 2015 I have one of these MMB JPKs. Didn't have a scabbard. Bought it from Robert Wilson at Tarbridge Militaria here in town a few years ago. Only one I've ever seen. More than likely it was issued, between Ft Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, and Simmons Army Airfield, lots of military issue potential. Since you don't see them, what, if any value on these? I have no clue. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve4par Posted December 1, 2018 Share #43 Posted December 1, 2018 I have come a cross a MMB knife and the markings are no the same as the one shown above. The markings look more like M M B, but the middle M looks more like an upside down W. There are number on it as while.... 12 and what appears to be some some of makers mark and a 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share #44 Posted December 1, 2018 I have come a cross a MMB knife and the markings are no the same as the one shown above. The markings look more like M M B, but the middle M looks more like an upside down W. There are number on it as while.... 12 and what appears to be some some of makers mark and a 2. Hello Steve: Welcome to the Forum. Could you please post a couple of pics of the markings on your example? As noted in some of the earlier posts on this thread, the middle letter does indeed appear to be an upside down "W" standing in for a "M". Every bit of data helps when trying to sort out the source of these blades. Regards, Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedon Posted September 5, 2019 Share #45 Posted September 5, 2019 Has anyone seen one with these markings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedon Posted September 5, 2019 Share #46 Posted September 5, 2019 sheath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D307 Posted October 2, 2019 Share #47 Posted October 2, 2019 I have an MMB793 it looks to me by the numbers on my sheath it is the next knife after this one Id like to sell mine. If you know anyone interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedon Posted October 2, 2019 Share #48 Posted October 2, 2019 I am interested. Please send pics and price in a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted April 2, 2021 Share #49 Posted April 2, 2021 there is one on ebay now. $100 obo I am in no way, shape, or form associated with the seller. https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-rare-Jet-pilot-survival-knife-by-MMB-Marbles-Camillus-KNIFE/402768346302?hash=item5dc6dd3cbe:g:CKIAAOSw8MRfnKoW&autorefresh=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share #50 Posted April 2, 2021 Here is a pic of the MMB pommel marking. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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