Shacklers Knife?
I found this browsing the Goodwill store this morning.
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The name on the blade says:
G. Ibberson
(Sheffield) Ltd.
Stainless England.
The best I could come up with was a shacklers knife but the pics I saw on a google search were not quite like this.
I bought it for $4 .
I already used it to cut fishing bait.
Anybody have any useful knowledge about this knife?
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I've always heard them called riggers knives, and I believe they're used for rope-work.
The marlinespike is for working knots use and unlaying rope. I would think to use the eye for pulling while splicing, and I suppose that's what it was meant for.
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Don't have a clue what it is but it sure looks wicked.
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They are used for rigging on a ship. The long pointy thing is a marlin spike and the slotted thing is a shackle blade and is used to fasten and unfasten shackles. Either one can be used on this type of shackle. However, some shackles have no hole so only the shackle blade can be used. There are all kinds of knives with those tools and even straight blade knives with the shackle tool made into the blade:
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Here are a couple of examples of shackles used in rigging:
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Ah, it's a wrench. Good to know.
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It also has a slotted screwdriver tip on the same end where the blade and loop are hinged. I didn't notice that before. And the eye on the other end turns to lock the marlin spike into place.
It had a decent edge on it already so required little sharpening.
Thanks for the info and replies.
Last edited by pete lynch; 10-22-2013 at 06:02 AM.
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If you ever have a really tight knot in a rope the marlin spike can also be used to work the knot free. I have no idea if that's what it's designed for but I've used scratch alls and similar sharp pointy things to work knots loose. Knots others have tied of course. I'd never do that to myself. You understand.
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Of course. Completely.
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Interesting knife and a good buy for $4. Most of these have a bigger sheeps foot blade, and this is the first one I have seen with a hole in the blade for one-handed opening.
Last edited by Faiaoga; 10-25-2013 at 05:04 PM. Reason: spelling
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