Quality folder with marlinspike?

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Floatingby

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Looking for one. Google reveals a heck of a lot of cheap Chinese junk, not much quality offering, not anymore at least.

Found one by a company called Boye Knives, made in USA with a TI spike and a blade made of some type of cast material. I'll be ordering one just for the novelty of the material.

Any other good quality options out there? I'm talking 440c stainless or better, locking blade and spike, decent fit and finish.
 
I am not a deep sea fisherman, but do have a Myerchin that's pretty decent, and IIRC, was reasonably priced. Think it is 440C, but I'll double check when I get home.
 
The Boye has been around for some 30 years, and is a proven design. I just got one, a couple of weeks ago. I like it.

Oh, and it definitely does not interfere with a compass. I can spin a compass around with every other knife I own. But the Boye doesn't affect a compass, at all.
 
The Spyderco Tusk (if you can find one) is the one you should get.

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LC200N blade, Ti scales and S/S marlinspike. All you'd ever need on your sailboat.

I'm not a sailor (nor are most other people) and, while I found it interesting, I never wanted/needed one. It languished unsold for years because no one wanted them and now that you can't get one, of course, everyone wants one. LOL! ;)
 
sgt1372 said:
The Spyderco Tusk (if you can find one) is the one you should get.

LC200N blade, Ti scales and S/S marlinspike. All you'd ever need on your sailboat.

I'm not a sailor (nor are most other people) and, while I found it interesting, I never wanted/needed one. It languished unsold for years because no one wanted them and now that you can't get one, of course, everyone wants one. LOL! ;)
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Typical knife buff that purchase Spyderco's products don't know what a marlinspike is, or if they do, have no use of one.

Those people that do know, and use them, and would have bought them, didn't know that Spyderco product even existed.

Hence that product sitting on shelves.

As far as getting one now, it's the closest thing to unobtainium as can be.
 
sgt1372 said:
I'm not a sailor (nor are most other people) and, while I found it interesting, I never wanted/needed one. It languished unsold for years because no one wanted them and now that you can't get one, of course, everyone wants one. LOL! ;)
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Same with the Buck 315 Yachtsman. One of my buddies that used to sail a lot bought several so that he always had one, and about 20 years ago they were $35. Now, NIB they are north of $200!

Even "well loved" they still get about $80 or so for them on different auction and supply sites.
 
snuffle said:
I am not a deep sea fisherman, but do have a Myerchin that's pretty decent, and IIRC, was reasonably priced. Think it is 440C, but I'll double check when I get home.
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Following up on that. My Myerchin is stamped 440, but it looks like new ones are... well, taken from their site:

"The Pro-grade German Marine stainless that we use is comparable to 440C for hardness and edge-holding properties with additional anti-oxidation elements added for the final crafting of our knives. "

Interpret to personal taste.

I had forgotten that this is kind of a beastly knife. Large, and a two-handed opener - the blade tension is pretty stiff. Rock solid lockup on both the blade and the spike. It has a novel lock release - it has a large loop to attach to a line, and pressing it releases both.


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snuffle said:
Following up on that. My Myerchin is stamped 440, but it looks like new ones are... well, taken from their site:

"The Pro-grade German Marine stainless that we use is comparable to 440C for hardness and edge-holding properties with additional anti-oxidation elements added for the final crafting of our knives. "

Interpret to personal taste.

I had forgotten that this is kind of a beastly knife. Large, and a two-handed opener - the blade tension is pretty stiff. Rock solid lockup on both the blade and the spike. It has a novel lock release - it has a large loop to attach to a line, and pressing it releases both.
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They used to be made in Japan. They now moved their production to China, and normally that isn't done to improve quality...
 
Triple_D said:
The Boye has been around for some 30 years, and is a proven design. I just got one, a couple of weeks ago. I like it.

Oh, and it definitely does not interfere with a compass. I can spin a compass around with every other knife I own. But the Boye doesn't affect a compass, at all.
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30 years? I thought that was a new thing. They don't ship to Canada, but they have a message saying to subscribe to stay updated on shipping option... My guess is that if they haven't figured out how to post a small parcel at the post office in 30 years, they never will 😂
 
Floatingby said:
They used to be made in Japan. They now moved their production to China, and normally that isn't done to improve quality...
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I have a fairly recently made Myerchin. Its junk. When closed, the blade has about 3/4" of free play. It won't stay closed, making it impossible to carry in your pocket....
 
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