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Hey all.

I found this knife in my great grandfather's basement. Washed it off and cleaned it up a bit.

No telling why he had it as he was not a hunter but he could have received it from another family member or from a friend.

Looking for a model and possible range of manufacture dates.

5" blade.

Thanks for any advice.

Hi, your knife model name is "Ideal" and they were available in 4&1/2, 5,6,7, and 8 inch blades. They also were available with leather handles with aluminum pommel like yours and stag handles with aluminum or stag pommel, and leather handles with a stag pommel. I believe your knife was made in the 1930s, can't narrow it down much more.

I have the cousin to your knife..

Great knife and find

From Dunathan's The Encyclopedia of Marble's Knives and Sporting Collectibles, Page 34. Hope you can read this.

10gaugemag wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:27 pm Hey all.

I found this knife in my great grandfather's basement. Washed it off and cleaned it up a bit.

No telling why he had it as he was not a hunter but he could have received it from another family member or from a friend.

Looking for a model and possible range of manufacture dates.

5" blade.

Thanks for any advice.

Nice old knife 10g.m.! And, to AAPK!

Didn't realize that, to AAPK!

Thanks for pointing that out, Mark.