Folk's, the Marble's Ideal was the 1st knife in the Marble's lineup...1899 was its birthday, and by 1915 this knife had taken America by storm !!! Explorers from Teddy Roosevelt to Peary & Byrd who were the 1st to reach the north & south poles carried Ideals...Charles Lindbergh had one in the cockpit of the 1st solo Trans-Atlantic flight, now on display in the Smithsonian !!!

By the end of its 3rd decade of production(1930) Marble's had become the world's most famous maker of outing equipment...From pole to pole, around the globe, the Marble's Ideal was the standard by which all other hunting knives were measured !!!

This knife I believe is from the late 1940's...they discontinued the single strap spear point sheath as this one has when they ran out of material at the end of WW2...and discontinued the 8" blade in 1958...the 3 line roller coaster stamp as this knife is stamped was also discontinued in 1957...so, call it late 40's to very early 50's...this 1930 to 1950 peroid, customers were scarce with the Great Depression then WW2...Marble's knives, especially in this condition, are also very, very scarce that were made in this time peroid !!!

This is a Vintage Marble's Big 8" Ideal

This is a Full Guard / Double Hilt Ideal

Knife is 13 1/8" OAL with a 8" blade

Blade has the massive fuller in it thats makes the Ideal instantly reconized blade is .235 thousands thick, allmost 1/4"

Blade is stamped: Marble's Gladstone, Mich. U.S.A. with the 3 line Roller Coaster stamp that was used from 1931-1957

Handle is stacked leather...Marble's was the very 1st knife co. to bring the stacked leather handle into widespread use in the USA !!!

Comes with Original Marble's stamped leather sheath...keeper strap button is also stamped Marble's

Condition: Near Mint...it may have been sharpened, I cannot tell...is so, no blade loss...blade is in wonderfull shape, no blemishes...handle is good and everything is tight...sheath is also excellent shape, no issues

Please supersize pics on the next page for a close-up look at one, if not thee, most famous knives ever made !!!

Item # 27473