Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **robertaw** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:57 am

My husband found this thing in our woods. It looks like a folding pocket knife but has some kind of thick pick thing instead of a blade. No markings so I couldn't Google it. Any ideas?

by **hotrod** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:01 am

how far from an airport are you???
The only time I have seen anything like that was in a paratroopers gravity knife for sorting cords. I dont have a clue what that ones for tho...

by **Arne** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:01 am

it is a sailor's rigging knife used to splice ropes. The point is to separate strands of the rope to do the splice. The metal ring is for a lanyard so it is not lost overboard.

I've never seen one with out a blade, that usually opens to the opposite end.

by **hotrod** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:02 am

Arne wrote:it is a sailor's rigging knife used to splice ropes. The point is to separate strands of the rope to do the splice. The metal ring is for a lanyard so it is not lost overboard.

yup!!! lolol :lol:

by **robertaw** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:29 am

I knew you guys would know. This place is a goldmine of knowledge! :thumbsup:

by **robertaw** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:35 am

Arne wrote:I've never seen one with out a blade, that usually opens to the opposite end.

Just found the blade on the other end...it was stuck deep inside!

by **DezPrado** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:07 pm

My Grandfather, being of farming pioneer stock, told me as a little boy, that the spike was for digging things out of horses hooves. Impressive! Doing the heroic thing to help your animals. Some years later when I joined the Boy Scouts I discovered I'd been had & the rope splicing use was far less romantic.
He is no longer with us, but half a century later I still love that man for his sense of humour, patience & the ton of stuff he taught me without really 'teaching'.
Finding a treasure like that in the woods is a usefull find. Good spotting!

by **laoutdoorsman** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:04 pm

Arne wrote:it is a sailor's rigging knife used to splice ropes. The point is to separate strands of the rope to do the splice. The metal ring is for a lanyard so it is not lost overboard.

I've never seen one with out a blade, that usually opens to the opposite end.

yep, absolutely

by **Spotman** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:54 pm

I have two of those from my old Bos'n days in the Navy, with blades of course.

Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

What is this thing?

What is this thing?

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