My Buck Marlinspike

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sho220

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Got this in 91/92 and carried it for a few years pretty much 24/7...

It's been to Halifax Nova Scotia, St Thomas Virgin Islands, Guantanamo Bay, Key West, French Martinique, Curacao Netherland Antilles, Cartagena CO, Cozumel MX, San Juan, Haiti, Dom Rep, Jamaica, and a few places I'm sure I'm forgetting...

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That is one awesome piece. Tons of character, it's not everyday you see a traditional with a "palm leaf"! :p
 
Is that a 110 sheath with it?
Most used marlingspike I've ever seen.
Wonderful continuation of the scrimshaw tradition and a great record of the guy's voyages.
 
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Is that a 110 sheath with it?
Most used marlingspike I've ever seen.
Wonderful continuation of the scrimshaw tradition and a great record of the guy's voyages.
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Hi there. I don't even remember if that sheath came with the knife when I bought it. They've been a pair ever since I bought the knife though. A good marlinspike is probably the most useful tool on a ship. A sharp blade is probably the most important though.
 
I pulled in by the Spencer in Boston just last Tuesday! I was on the CGC Willow. You didn't care for the issued Camillus marlinespike?


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Great knife. I did not know Buck made a Marlinspike.

While never in the CG or other military branch (I could not pass the physical, due to a hereditary bone disorder) I have spent some time aboard a 72 foot ketch. A Marlinspike and some fids are important tools to have.
 
These can be researched here in the Traditional forum and over in the Buck forum if more info is needed.

They are BUCK really in cooperative venture only. Always made by Camillus Knives, the Buck above had a half brother that was stamped Camillus on the tang. There are about 6 or 7 versions, if you care for details. The photo below will show you the basic four versions that were likely the most sold. Buck put their name on the blade tang but the knives were Cami thru and thru. They were sold from 86 to 98. The bolstered versions shown are different by one having the model number on the front of the tang and one having it on the reverse. The bare-head version being the design that was the end of the line and the one seen most often as a Camillus stamped model. Flat scales provided smooth surface for ship-board artwork. You can notice one has double springs, both bolstered versions and one bare-head have single springs. Another version covers up the blade and marlinspike pins with a seamless scale and another had one inch of the knife blade serrated. Most often found are the bolstered versions and the bare-head with the two spring rivets showing.


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I had a few Camillus and Buck marlinspike knives, I wish I had kept them. Some were quite utilitarian, others were very nice. I've seen them at gun shows for a small fortune.

BTW, those old British marlinspikes packed in enough cosmoline that was standard for a dozen M1's, are great old knives.
 
Very nice! And I really like seeing how you have recorded your travels, makes it extra cool. :cool:
Thanks for sharing! :thumbup:


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I pulled in by the Spencer in Boston just last Tuesday! I was on the CGC Willow. You didn't care for the issued Camillus marlinespike?


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I don't remember what it was, but I was not impressed with the knife they gave me when I got on board. Good boots and a good knife were essential. The soles on those crappy boondockers we used to be issued cracked in half midway through my first patrol. :grumpy:
 
300Bucks said:
These can be researched here in the Traditional forum and over in the Buck forum if more info is needed.

They are BUCK really in cooperative venture only. Always made by Camillus Knives, the Buck above had a half brother that was stamped Camillus on the tang. There are about 6 or 7 versions, if you care for details. The photo below will show you the basic four versions that were likely the most sold. Buck put their name on the blade tang but the knives were Cami thru and thru. They were sold from 86 to 98. The bolstered versions shown are different by one having the model number on the front of the tang and one having it on the reverse. The bare-head version being the design that was the end of the line and the one seen most often as a Camillus stamped model. Flat scales provided smooth surface for ship-board artwork. You can notice one has double springs, both bolstered versions and one bare-head have single springs. Another version covers up the blade and marlinspike pins with a seamless scale and another had one inch of the knife blade serrated. Most often found are the bolstered versions and the bare-head with the two spring rivets showing.
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Good info. Thanks!
 
puukkoman said:
Very nice! And I really like seeing how you have recorded your travels, makes it extra cool. :cool:
Thanks for sharing! :thumbup:


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Thanks! I tried engraving Popeye in the blade...you can kind of see it in this pic...

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It's supposed to look like this...

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sho220 said:
I don't remember what it was, but I was not impressed with the knife they gave me when I got on board. Good boots and a good knife were essential. The soles on those crappy boondockers we used to be issued cracked in half midway through my first patrol. :grumpy:
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Retired Coastie here guys, got the electrician (beat), the stainless (draw king), but I can't find the Buck? The Servmart marlin I gave to a Legion buddy before I actually knew I collected, shame, a Marine too. My feet still hurt from boondockers- I believe they issue more common sense gear at Cape May now.....

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sho220, thank you for sharing the pictures and stories. Things like this make this forum a place to go and relax.
 
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