hey BosnMate.....

[unclemac]

...looks like the Indians at my beach site were sailors....just found this the other day

 

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[BosnMate]

Yeah, I carried one just like it. Different brand, but same shape blade and marlin spike. Good find.

 

[unclemac]

anyway to date it?

 

[BosnMate]

Mine would date to 1956 or 57, but I'm sure they would have been in use in WWII. I don't know about WWI though, but logic would make me think they had them then. Pocket knives go way way back, and I and would think the need for marlin spikes goes just as far back. But your find looks to be stainless, and if that's true, then it has to be more modern. I know they had stainless knives in the 50's, but to me the steel wouldn't hold an edge, and I liked Case knives the best. One thing that is kind of interesting. Cutting manila line with a sharp blade is mission impossible. I didn't mess mine up, but a couple of first class boatswain mates wanted me to knock notches in the blade, because it would then act like a saw and cut the line. I don't know if that's what happened to yours, but like I said, I didn't do it to my knife. Frankly I didn't work with manila line that much anyhow. It seems to me most line I worked with was already made up by someone else. We did make some hemp fenders, and I worked with wire some, splicing eyes mostly.

 

[unclemac]

Mine would date to 1956 or 57, but I'm sure they would have been in use in WWII. I don't know about WWI though, but logic would make me think they had them then. Pocket knives go way way back, and I and would think the need for marlin spikes goes just as far back. But your find looks to be stainless, and if that's true, then it has to be more modern. I know they had stainless knives in the 50's, but to me the steel wouldn't hold an edge, and I liked Case knives the best. One thing that is kind of interesting. Cutting manila line with a sharp blade is mission impossible. I didn't mess mine up, but a couple of first class boatswain mates wanted me to knock notches in the blade, because it would then act like a saw and cut the line. I don't know if that's what happened to yours, but like I said, I didn't do it to my knife. Frankly I didn't work with manila line that much anyhow. It seems to me most line I worked with was already made up by someone else. We did make some hemp fenders, and I worked with wire some, splicing eyes mostly.

i gotta look at it closer now...hmmmm interesting

 

[2screwed]

I couldn't find any information to date your knife but here is some of the information I found on the manufacturer of it.

"Captain Charles Currey, CBE, RN, established his company in 1946 by redesigning the Royal Navy knife and making it in stainless steel so that it would not corrode. It therefore became more suitable for use by dinghy sailors and yachtsmen alike. As part of this redesign, Captain Currey invented the famous 'Lockspike' action and the patented 'Shackle Opening Slot.' Today the company continues to make the world famous Currey Lockspike knives, Rigging Tools and safety harness buckles"

I have seen ones like yours listed as vintage online but didn't see any dates associated with them. This one looks like it (with the exception being that it says "mate" after "bo'sun") and can be bought today:

Reliance Marine - Currey Lockspike Bosuns Mate Knife 120505

 

[unclemac]

thanks for the info....

 

[2screwed]

Your welcome