In a group of knives I just acquired, there are several Kershaws and one is a 12 Meter pattern. To me that sounds like a diver's knife but it has what I call a waterfowl blade, a marlin spike and a peculiar looking blade that is blunt and has no cutting edge on it.
I am told the Kershaw may have called this a sailor's knife and that would be consistent with the name on the knife, '12 Meter'. Why put a serrated sheepfoot blade on it? Rope cutting? What is the purpose of the funky looking blade with a tear drop hole in it and no cutting surface?
Any yachtsmen out there?
Ray
Kershaw 12 Meter Pattern, Blade Question
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Re: Kershaw 12 Meter Pattern, Blade Question
The blade with a hole in it is a shackle wrench. Yes, the serrated edge is for cutting rope.