My marlinspike knife collection

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wecsoger
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My marlinspike knife collection

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That's when you hit three or more. Although I'm on fence between "collection" and "accumulation"

One on top, picked up at Harbor Freight more 'n five years ago, and I'm thinking nearer ten. It was probably $4.99 or something like that at the time as I wouldn't have spent any more. Been bouncing around in the tactical man-purse ever since. It has a partially serrated blade, which I loathe, but it's done well for general bashing, cutting, etc. Marlinspike non-locking, ditto for blade and shackle key. Note the right side flat head screwdriver. Marlinspike rivet came loose a long time ago I had to clamp everything together and peen it all down again. Worked fine ever since.

Middle one I just picked up at one of my holy places, Smoky Mountain Knife Works, nine bucks. Non-serrated but non-locking blade, shackle key, can/bottle opener and they brought the inner liners out on the right side for another flat head screwdriver. There are /two/ of them though, so I'll have to cut or grind one down. It seems pretty functional, but I've only had it for a few days. Hadn't had time to properly abuse it.

Bottom one, Camillus, but sadly made in china. Although no where marked on this one. Liner-lock knife blade wicked sharp, locking marlinspike. Some tough-as-nails finish called 'carbonitride', pretty corrosion and scratch-resistant. Scales are a laminate bamboo, pretty to the eye and tough so far. This knife is big to the hand though and I'm still getting used to it. It was $40 and some change, again at SMKW.

Of course they didn't come with the lanyards. I did those up out of paracord - I do that on all my knives and a lot of tools. A one meter length of paracord can be a useful thing at times. Just start with an anchor bend knot, and then extend the looping out.

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Re: My marlinspike knife collection

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Pretty cool!

Bet there are lots of those used here in Maine in the summer -- and likewise, lots of flatlanders on this forum who may "knot" (hint hint...) even know what it's designed to be used for... :wink:

I only have 2 -- both in stainless steel of course -- so I guess I'm on my way to a collection.

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Re: My marlinspike knife collection

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Oops, missed one. This one has been my everyday carry knife for three plus years now. Opened tons of Cisco boxes, cut cables, and other bits of abuse. It's a Rough Rider brand, again from SMKW. Ten bucks out the door. Blade doesn't lock but the marlinspike does.

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You've piqued my interest, darn it ;) - I've been looking around, and found plenty of kewl/interesting variations.

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Heck - I even found how to make a Marin Spike Hitch Knot. :mrgreen:


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Re: My marlinspike knife collection

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These are the Rough Rider series of knives or else they're good copies. Mine is the one on the far right.
If you see any of these, check the blade tightness of the ones in red, the second one from the left.
I don't remember seeing any of these with boobies though...

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where did you find this one? Never seen one like it. Being able to open the knife blade one handed might be a plus
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I bought two of the Case marlin spikes, one I keep in my laptop bag that goes to work with me every day and one I gave to my dad for his Caribbean tour several years ago. He sailed from Lake Erie all the way down to Trinidad and back. Also sent along a Becker 9" bowie and an H&R 12 ga w/an 18 1/2" barrel. The Case and the bowie got quite a bit of use, fortunately the H&R didn't. The Becker spent most of the time in the cockpit with a little abuse from the weather. The sheath faded to an orange/ green color and the blade picked up a little rust from the salt spray but everything held up well.

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Re: My marlinspike knife collection

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It's a British Ibberson #4008 All-Weather Sailor's stainless steel knife, wescoger.

http://www.eggintongroup.co.uk/brands/i ... knife.html


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Nice collection, I know a lot of Demo guys who carry marlinspikes for punching holes in explosives for a blasting cap. I have a couple myself that have traveled a lot.
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Re: My marlinspike knife collection

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Well heck.

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