I have a very scarce and special knife for ya here folk's...this knife was made in the middle 1990's... when the Lauermans bought Marble's in 1994, they used old blades stored at the Gladstone factory to make short runs of some of Marble's famous patterns...This Ideal is one such blade and has the stampings on it to confirm this...I am tickled just plum up to be able to offer this Ideal for someones collection !!!

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 is a Marble's Ideal made with Circa 1960's blade

This is a Half Hilt Ideal

Knife is 9" OAL with a 4 3/4" blade

Blade has the massive fuller in it thats makes the Ideal instantly reconized

Blade is stamped: Marble's, Gladstone, Mich. with the 3 Line Lower Case stamp

Handle is Genuine Buffalo Horn with the famous Marble's spacer system...from my expierence over the years, you just do not see many Marble knives with buffalo horn handles, yet alone made with Vintage blades !!!

Pommel is also genuine Buffalo Horn and completes this slick black beauty !!!

Please Note: There is a small (app. 1/2" Long) seasoning crack on the pommel on the back side of the knife...stable and poses no problem...seasoning cracks are a natural thing in stag, bone, horn...never bothered me much on any of my knives, if it distresses you, please move on

Comes with Original Marble's stamped spear point leather sheath of exceptional quality...keeper strap button is also stamped Marble's...spear point sheath is also a throwback as they were discontinued around WW 2 from the Marble's line

Whole package comes to ya New in Original Marble's Bobcat box

Please supersize pics on next page for a close-up look at one of the most famous fixed blade knives ever made !!!

Item # 30609