Need help with identifying this one

[Joefairbanks]

Good morning.
When I was a young boy, I picked this knife up at our local Surplus store. That doesn't necessarily mean that it was military, it's just another item that they had.
I can't seem to find any stamping that might say who made it, only that it was made in Japan.
I'm sure that many of you have seen these before, and I tried looking with the search function on here but had no luck.
I'm not looking for a value or trying to sell it, just curious if I can find out anything about it.
Kind of interesting- the marlinspike locks in the open position when the lanyard bail is lowered after opening the spike.
Thanks in advance for the info!

 

[Hickory n steel]

Good morning.
When I was a young boy, I picked this knife up at our local Surplus store. That doesn't necessarily mean that it was military, it's just another item that they had.
I can't seem to find any stamping that might say who made it, only that it was made in Japan.
I'm sure that many of you have seen these before, and I tried looking with the search function on here but had no luck.
I'm not looking for a value or trying to sell it, just curious if I can find out anything about it.
Kind of interesting- the marlinspike locks in the open position when the lanyard bail is lowered after opening the spike.
Thanks in advance for the info!

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I believe it's basically an inexpensive knockoff/ reproduction of a ww2 British navy knife, but not an exact copy because I think they had a checkered grip pattern.

 

[Joefairbanks]

I believe it's basically an inexpensive knockoff/ reproduction of a ww2 British navy knife, but not an exact copy because I think they had a checkered grip pattern.

Thank you for that info, it's more than I knew a few minutes ago! It's very slim, so not very comfortable to grip. It's been bouncing around in the bottom of my lunch pail for quite a while, although I have used the marlinspike on some "hatchet-knots" tied by apprentices in the past!

 

[Just Tom.]

Good morning.
When I was a young boy, I picked this knife up at our local Surplus store. That doesn't necessarily mean that it was military, it's just another item that they had.
I can't seem to find any stamping that might say who made it, only that it was made in Japan.
I'm sure that many of you have seen these before, and I tried looking with the search function on here but had no luck.
I'm not looking for a value or trying to sell it, just curious if I can find out anything about it.
Kind of interesting- the marlinspike locks in the open position when the lanyard bail is lowered after opening the spike.
Thanks in advance for the info!

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I bought something pretty much identical in a commercial fishing supplies store in Seward Alaska, in the mid 1980s. I used it on 2 different boats over the next couple of months, then it just sat in a toolbox. At some point I bent the point of the marlin spike trying to use it as an awl or something. I lost it maybe 10 years ago when a neighborhood na’er-do-well broke into my shed and stole my toolbox.

 

[Joefairbanks]

I bought something pretty much identical in a commercial fishing supplies store in Seward Alaska, in the mid 1980s. I used it on 2 different boats over the next couple of months, then it just sat in a toolbox. At some point I bent the point of the marlin spike trying to use it as an awl or something. I lost it maybe 10 years ago when a neighborhood na’er-do-well broke into my shed and stole my toolbox.

Tom- I bought mine in Alaska as well, in the early 80's. I'd be willing to ship it to you if you're not too far away and wishing to replace it. It's not getting any use from me any more. Let me know...

 

[Just Tom.]

Tom- I bought mine in Alaska as well, in the early 80's. I'd be willing to ship it to you if you're not too far away and wishing to replace it. It's not getting any use from me any more. Let me know...

Wow, that’s a generous offer, but I’m actually trying to figure out how to pare down my collection, and I’m pretty sure I won’t be splicing any ropes either, anytime soon.

It’s really cool we bought them around the same time, in the same state .

Now I’m going to have to go watch videos about rope splicing, since I have long since forgotten how. I remember weaving the strands together and trimming off the excess with a knife - I don’t recall if I needed the marlin spike to separate the strands or not…

 

[Joefairbanks]

Wow, that’s a generous offer, but I’m actually trying to figure out how to pare down my collection, and I’m pretty sure I won’t be splicing any ropes either, anytime soon.

It’s really cool we bought them around the same time, in the same state .

Now I’m going to have to go watch videos about rope splicing, since I have long since forgotten how. I remember weaving the strands together and trimming off the excess with a knife - I don’t recall if I needed the marlin spike to separate the strands or not…

Yes, I think Alaska must have gotten a big shipment of them in the 80’s!
I used to splice a bit of rope back when I was a Power Lineman, but I mostly used the marlinspike trying to undo knots that were used for the wrong application!