Posted 10 years ago
ron1939
(135 items)
A four inch long military knife Army or Navy One blade cutting
One tin opener. and a spike which could be used in Army for
Horses hoofs any foreign object. And in Navy to untie or Loosen knots .
made in Adelaide South Australia by Whittingslowe .
Engraved with D arrow D which stood for Department of Defence. .
The spike would be referred to in nautical as a fid or marlinespike. Could easily be used on land for untying knots, cleaning hooves etc..
Thank blunderbuss once again you have shook my brain and i remembered
Marlinspike don't get old though the alternative is not good.
Climbers use them. "Swedish fid".