Mod issue knife id help!

[fishfish]

mate of mine just dropped a knife off for me to sharpen and i was curious as to its use etc,i have googled for the last hour and came up with nothing,its a small sheath knife with wooden scales.

on the blade it sayes: G.IBBERSON 9SHEFFIELD0 LTD 5110-99-437-5839 1996 CROWSFOOT.

ANYONE?

 

[British Red]

Could it be a boat knife fish? There used to be one in a leather pouch with a marlin spike and shackle key

 

[Graham_S]

Pics?
NSN search of the stock catalogue helpfully calls it Knife, Sheath.

 

[Sparky415]

One of these? usefull looking knife

http://www.eggintongroup.co.uk/brands/ibberson/military-knives/admiralty-pattern-navy-knife.html

 

[fishfish]

hey sparky thats the one,never seen one of these before,recon theyre collectable?

 

[SCOMAN]

They were commonly referred to as a "pusser's dirk" in the Royal Navy. The Seamen had a personal rigging set with a pussers dirk, spike, ***** (small marlin spike), side cutters and a larger knife. The pussers dirk came in a thin leather belt sheath which attached to the belt through some cutouts. They were done away with a number of years ago and rigging sets composed of different tools are drawn from the "Buffer" when needed. I don't know if they're particularly collectable but they were not expensive.

 

[Sparky415]

That's interesting Scoman

Fish,
There must be tons of them floating about somewhere as they are issued (but personally I've never seen one)
I guess I will have to keep my eyes open so I can add one to my 'not a collection'

 

[SCOMAN]

They changed the knives over about 2003 and the rigging sets had to be drawn from the buffer. I haven't seen one outside of the mob and don't remember any makers marks on them. I do remember swapping them for Mora classics with some Norgies, seems a little unfair on reflection.

 

[demographic]

Think I have a hack knife made by the same company.