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 Institution !!!

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 !!!

Folk's, ya just have to have one of these Big 8" Ideal's in your hand to appreciate what a massive piece of cutlery that they are...Webster Marble fancied the big blade knives early on in Marble's storied history and allways carried a big Ideal or Trailmaker in his timber cruising excursions !!! His theory was a knife big and heavy enough knife for building shelters and camp chores as well as other woodsman chores !!! 

This is a Marble's Big 8" Ideal

This is a Half Guard / Half Hilt Ideal

Knife is 13" OAL with a 8" blade

Blade has the massive fuller in it thats makes the Ideal instantly reconized... blade is .245 thousands thick, 1/4" thick of brushed high carbon steel !!!

Blade is stamped: Marble's with their Banner stamp...knife was made at the old Gladstone factory in 2002, as can be seen in the spacer arrangement

Handle is just beautifull Burl Maple, outstanding swirls in the wood, just gorgeous !!! Pommel is aluminum

Comes with Original Marble's deep oil tanned leather sheath also stamped Marble's Outdoors

Condition: Knife is brand new in the box, never carried or used

Whole package come to ya in the huge original Marble's Box

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

Item # 43582