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I find this a really cool interpretation of a boat knife with a marlin spike. It is a thin framelock that includes the Featherlite steel handles that A.G. Russell introduced with his original large and small Skorpion knives.
Here's the specs from the A.G. Russell site:
The knife comes with two types of clips, that can be mounted for tip up or tip down position on either side:
Nicely centered blade. And the frame locks secure both the blade and marlin spike well with no play whatsoever.
It is a good size for edc, and the marlin spike acts as a nice palm swell for the handle while using the knife:
The pivot started loosening up a bit at first but I've added a bit of blue locktite to all the screws and everything has been solid for the last week.
I found a few scraps of plastic rope at work and the serrations on the blade whipped through them like butter. I'll test it out a bit more when I get some more rope. The blade is thin, hollow ground, and sharp!
I wouldn't baton with this knife, but as a slicer and cutter it has been excellent. I do use rope occasionally and I'm sure the marlin spike will work fine for dealing with stubborn knots. In the mean time I've been using it as a small poker and pry bar to get things out of the ground or crevices while on the job as an archaeologist, which it does well.
Here's the specs from the A.G. Russell site:
The knife comes with two types of clips, that can be mounted for tip up or tip down position on either side:
Nicely centered blade. And the frame locks secure both the blade and marlin spike well with no play whatsoever.
It is a good size for edc, and the marlin spike acts as a nice palm swell for the handle while using the knife:
The pivot started loosening up a bit at first but I've added a bit of blue locktite to all the screws and everything has been solid for the last week.
I found a few scraps of plastic rope at work and the serrations on the blade whipped through them like butter. I'll test it out a bit more when I get some more rope. The blade is thin, hollow ground, and sharp!
I wouldn't baton with this knife, but as a slicer and cutter it has been excellent. I do use rope occasionally and I'm sure the marlin spike will work fine for dealing with stubborn knots. In the mean time I've been using it as a small poker and pry bar to get things out of the ground or crevices while on the job as an archaeologist, which it does well.
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