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Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:37 pm**

Guys,
I have this fixed blade Marbles that came to me when my Dad passed. It is not terribly old, 1960s would be my guess. The photo shows it with original and a custom sheath he had made. He thought the factory sheath was inadequate.
I had always called it an Ideal but in looking through the Marbles website, I suspect it is actually a bowie. Any ideas on this? :?

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:05 pm**

Paladin I'm not an expert or even close. But from what I've seen so far I think it is an Ideal. Looks like a 6" blade. Very nice knife!

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:13 pm**

Jim,
Thanks for the input. What caused me to doubt myself is that I had gone to the Marbles site and all the Ideals I saw have single guard as opposed to the double on mine.

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:31 pm**

Double guards were added to some knives around the end of WWII, if IIRC. Pretty sure that's an Ideal.

Bill

EDITED:
For spelin'. Gaurds....? Sheesh!

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:48 pm**

Its a fine looking Ideal at that
El lobo is right on concerning the double hilts
The moose & goose sheath suggests possibly 1950's
I would not think any earlier than that

Posted: **Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:45 pm**

Thanks much to all of you on this. Looks like I had it correct all along.
Appreciate it!!

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