Nice black on black, to bad the lock is silver. A MiniGrip 555(HG) was my first good knife, carried it a few years, I’ve also gifted mini-grip’s to some of my friends.
For some reason all the sudden I was to get a PM2 (tho not bad enough to sell anything else) which is weird cause I used to hate them.
Wow man nice collection, I especially like that little 480-1 Shoki! Pretty rare blade now days. I spent a few months searching for one including asking my contact at BM, he was able to find me one NIB at a dealer but the place wanted so much for it I passed and bought my sebbi instead.
...and no, you don't have to be a sailor or a commercial fisherman to carry one of these.
I mostly carry it at my northern cottage, and it would be especially handy in rural environs. I have several. You can get this type of knife for as low as $10 (not this one). The wharncliff blade is great for cutting rope, water pump hosing, pruning etc. And I do use that slot for loosening shackles.
But the best part is the marlin spike. Designed for loosening knots and mending nets, it does more than that. Poking, shimming, digging, gouging, just what we all need. How often have you messed up a blade because you needed to pry something and the proper tool wasn't at hand. This spike is indestructible. The perfect tool.
The blade and the marlin spike both have their own seperate frame locks.
Today was a Strider clone day. Looks exactly like a Strider, right down to the Bos heat treated flame logo. Cost less than $17. Seen here hanging out with my Texas Poker.