My dad gave me a Schrade knife but I don't know what kind it is. It is 4 inches long when closed, has a 3 inch blade on it. At its widest point it is 1 1/2 inches wide. There is a long pointy thing on the outside of the knife that opens up. Someone said it is to untye knots. On the blade is Schrade USA 735 S.S. Does it have a name? And what is the pointy thing for? What is the price range on it? Any info appreciated. Thanks
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Schrade knife with pointy thing on it
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It is called a US Navy Boatswain's Utility Knife. The "pointy think" is called a Marlin Spike. It is used to help untie knots. You jam it into a knot that is too tight to untie by hand, and it loosens up the knot.
Camillus makes the "official US Navy issue version as shown here:
http://armynavymarinestore.com/cgi-bin/spgm?dpt=H&srch=DC&item=1937
Camillus makes the "official US Navy issue version as shown here:
http://armynavymarinestore.com/cgi-bin/spgm?dpt=H&srch=DC&item=1937
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Everything said above....I guess the marlin spike was also used for untwisting rope ends for splicing purposes as well.
Time wise, the tang stamp indicates it was made after 1973.
As far as value, I have seen these knives (depending on age and condition) on ebay go anywhere from $15 to $70. I know that's a wide range, but that's the way it goes. An educated guess, a nice one, Schrade Walden or post 1973, I would probably pay $35 tops on ebay right now.
Interesting knife pattern.
Glenn
Time wise, the tang stamp indicates it was made after 1973.
As far as value, I have seen these knives (depending on age and condition) on ebay go anywhere from $15 to $70. I know that's a wide range, but that's the way it goes. An educated guess, a nice one, Schrade Walden or post 1973, I would probably pay $35 tops on ebay right now.
Interesting knife pattern.
Glenn
Ah, the marlin spike (for the perfectionist: marlingspike) tools of the trade, if you work with lines, rope, cord, you can use a marlin spike. Truly a bad thing that I don't have a Schrade rigging knife, I do have others, here's a post from another thread with some:
post with spikes and rigging knives
And here's a post with some knotted stuff:
post with some knotted stuff
Luis
post with spikes and rigging knives
And here's a post with some knotted stuff:
post with some knotted stuff
Luis
When I was in the Navy, I had the Camillus version. Somehow, it got lost when I got out of the Navy. I really liked that knife because it had that big honkin' blade. The Marlin Spike came in handy for much more than just breaking jammed knots. Funny that a Navy Electronics Tech would have such a knife...
When I was in the Navy these U.S.-made knives were hard to come by aboard ship, and most of us used Taiwanese versions that we picked up cheap on the beach. The attached metal marlinspikes were commonly used for unlaying and splicing both rope (twisted wire), and lines (twisted vegetable or synthetic fiber). According to many they should be used only for wire rope, lines being properly worked only with a wood or plastic marlinspike or fid in order to prevent cutting the yarns from which the strands are twisted. There's lots of tradition in nautical terminology and practices, and even in the enlightened days of the Vietnam War a old-time Boatswain's Mate would occasionally deliver a vigorous correction to an apprentice seaman thought to be misusing either the language or the tools.