Drying vent???

[Caleb]

I would say that the drying vent (Harpy,mariner)exists on other knives(like wichard)and it is primarily to screw off shackles but why call this a drying vent?



Don't worry with HARPY!!

[sal]

Hi Caleb. The knife was designed to cut fishnets. The drying vent was put there to permit the blade to dry out in the salt water environment. It was shaped like a shackle key because of the shape of the handle. I imagine it could bed used as a shackle key, but the shackle might hit the edge of the blade when closed, and would not be safe to use as a shackle key when opened, especially in a rough sea.

sal