A gorgeous machine. Made in Italy, Really holds an edge. Very smooth and tight with absolutely no wiggle when open. The whole thing can be disassembled and cleaned. Best boat knife I have ever owned.
A bit pricey but really worth it.
More pics.
Ciao, looks like a great knife by the pictures. Where did you get it and how much did it cost? Thanks...Jeff
Warning.
Some really cool, shiny hard stuff, that will make it look like you have a lump in your pocket.
http://www.agrussell.com/search.asp?ss=seamaster
Very nice.
Small object of high value that doesn't float and has it's greatest utility on the foredeck...
That is a disaster waiting to happen on Blackdragon. Though it looks like it would be nice.
My wife is expensive but she never falls overboard.
ciao, looked at the sight, awesome specs for the knife, but a tad too expensive for my budget now. I'm a knife freak, but springs coming and the moneys ready fly out for the really important stuff, bottom paint,spinlocks, ect....Jeff
Nice..Try another knife, made in USA, very useable, comfortable in the hand, and the price is right.
http://store.hamiltonmarine.com/browse.cfm/knife-navy-riggers-440-ss-3.4-blade-marlinspike-733495-/4,40767.html
Jim
I've had my navy riggers knife since 71 and it still looks the same as the photo, good tool
Ralph
Ciao Bella
I know it's expensive but I don't wear a watch, rings, necklaces, earings, nipple rings, neck or wrist chains but I have carried a knife since Boy Scouts so I treated myself to something nice.
This is going to sound stupid but ...when you open this thing, it moves, clicks and locks and feels like the door of a Rolls Royce. :D
No one was ever sorry after he bought just what he really wanted.
It may also deter pirates---
Ken
Ok, I've got to jump in for my company:
http://www.gillna.com/tools/tools.php
http://www.gillna.com/Tools/MT003_marine_tool.php
http://www.gillna.com/Tools/MT002_personal_rescue_knife.php
Great tools. Good price.
Lance,
Great looking tool. do we get a discount for being members?? Great price too.
Ralph
Quote from: Lance Jones on March 04, 2011, 08:45:28 AM
Ok, I've got to jump in for my company:
http://www.gillna.com/tools/tools.php
http://www.gillna.com/Tools/MT003_marine_tool.php
http://www.gillna.com/Tools/MT002_personal_rescue_knife.php
Great tools. Good price.
Very nice but I'm not sure 420 stainless is apropriate for a real work knife.
The must have feature of a knife I carry off shore and on shore is a serrated blade.
Don't know why 420 stainless would not be appropriate, and Gill prices are reasonable.
The lower quality the steel, the more often you have to resharpen, only Ron Popiel's Ronco knives never need sharpening.
Here's an ok quality 440C SS serrated that I carried for a short time. Offered a slight advantage when cutting certain lines when sharp but trying to resharpen the serrations to a razor edge is a major time consuming pain in the ass. It sits rarely used in a drawer in the boat.
The worst part is it makes a mess of a simple job of peeling an apple.
I guess it's all personal and what suits me.
It's been my experience that ferrous steel knives keep an edge longer (and better) than stainless steel. I've had a lot of stainless steel knives, but not any expensive ones. Perhaps the expensive ones have better edges. Best knife ever? My grandfather made a knife out of a file. He gave it to my dad who carried it through WWII. He gave it to me years ago. My sailing knife is the cheapest West Marine knife (about ten bucks). I buy a bunch of them and give them to people who crew with me.