Most of the modern folding sailing knives, often called a marlin spike knife, can trace their roots back to the British Pattern 6353/1905 clasp knife that was adopted for service use in 1905. The sailing knife goes by several names, some you may have heard, while others may seem obscure. Most people are familiar with the Marlin Spike knife or the folding riggers but there are several other knives that were made for use on board boats and ships or by people who spend their lives on or around a body of water.
What is a sailing knife? It is a knife designed for use onboard a boat or ship, especially a sailing vessel with a primary purpose to cut line, untie knots or any other day to day job while at sea. The sailing knife just seems to naturally exude adventure and daring unlike that of any other knife. When getting a new one I wonder where it may go, what it might be called upon to do and how other like-minded souls will put it through its paces and test the steel of its blade and spike. When I come across an old sailing knife I try to imagine who might have used it, where they may have gone, what they may have been through. I think it is the idea of traveling around the globe is what brings a certain mystique to the sailing knife. Above is my Rough Rider Marlin Spike knife in White Smooth Bone The Scrimshaw work was done by TX Force O'Brien.
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