marlin spike

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Am looking for a marlin spike folding knife.I remember a seeing them used by Navy deck hands to weave rope fenders .I remember a platoon leader carried
a Case marlin spike /blade for a field knife.They still make them ?
 
I have an old Spencer marlinspike, made in England. Ox of a spike, but very well made. My father bought a whole box of them, for gifts, mine wasn't just packed in cosmoline, it was immersed in, bathed in and probably ate a bottle of it.

I had the green handled ones from Camillus, saw the faux bone handle Camillus model, and have to say that Bucks yachtsman model is the best one I've ever seen. Still kicking myself for selling it.
 
I'd reccomend a Boye lockback with malinspike. I have used mine daily at work for 3 years and thouroughly reccomend it. On top of rope work it is excellent for removing all kind of staples.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
I have an old Spencer marlinspike, made in England. Ox of a spike, but very well made. My father bought a whole box of them, for gifts, mine wasn't just packed in cosmoline, it was immersed in, bathed in and probably ate a bottle of it.

I had the green handled ones from Camillus, saw the faux bone handle Camillus model, and have to say that Bucks yachtsman model is the best one I've ever seen. Still kicking myself for selling it.
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I have one of those Spencers too , was duller than a butter knife and I nearly need pliers to open the spike and blade , but with some TLC and work they clean up nice and open smoother.

lol , the thing had like baked in cosmoline. Took a while to get it all off. :D
 
I have a couple of the buck yachtsmans and i love them, one was my dads, and when he sold the sail boat it came home with me.

For real rope work, tho, its better to have two or three real spikes, if you are using the new braideds, the swedish fids are way more better at getting a splice in.
 
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