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So I was talking to my grandfather yesterday, and we were talking about knives and he was telling me about this game they used to play, I can't remember exactly what it was called but it was somthing "peg" where they used knives. And he said they used to all have a certain kind of knife that was pretty nice and wasn't too expensive, and they were really popular. He couldn't remember exactly what they were called so he looked it up on the internet and found out they were called "barlow knives." So he showed me some pictures of them and I gotta tell you, I really want one of these knives. He said the original maker of them had went out of bussiness but alot of new companies make the same sort of knife. So I really wanna find one. He told me case company makes them and I knew right then I wouldn't be able to afford a case knife. So I want your help. Does anyone know of a brand that I can order it off the internet (not ebay) that I can get one of these style knives for around 20 dollars or less.

Thanks alot

-Zach
 
Mumbly Peg - usually played with Jack Knives.

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The Orginal Barlow was my 1st knife, I loved it until I lost it one day.

I bought another one and used it as an EDC for years until the blade was just too thin from sharpening it to use it anymore.

Case Still makes Quality Barlows. :)
 
There are still some inexpensive "Barlow" style knives in some of the mom&pop hardware stores around here. You may want to try that. I have a Russell Barlow with bone scales that I like very much.

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babakanoosh45 said:
There are still some inexpensive "Barlow" style knives in some of the mom&pop hardware stores around here. You may want to try that. I have a Russell Barlow with bone scales that I like very much.

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What kind of knife is that? if you no?
 
It's the one I mentioned in my post. A "Russell" brand "Barlow" style. It has bone scales and two blades made of German Solingen steel.



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Rough Rider makes a fairly good barlow style knife. I'll look and see if I have an extra. PM me with your address, and I'll send you one (free).
 
Teague said:
Rough Rider makes a fairly good barlow style knife. I'll look and see if I have an extra. PM me with your address, and I'll send you one (free).
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Thanks for the offer but I don't feel comfortable giving out my adress to people I really don't know.
 
I understand. Neither do I. I looked through my knife safe, and I do have one Barlow RR. My offer, by the way, was a genuine, no strings attached offer from one knife nut to another.
 
I have 5 extra dollars I found so I'm going with a friend to a flea market tomorrow to look at knives. I'm going to see if they have any knives like this to hold me over untill I get the one off the internet.
 
I'm glad you found what your looking for. Be sure to post a pic and review once you have it. We Love Pictures!!!!:D:thumbup:
 
babakanoosh45 said:
I'm glad you found what your looking for. Be sure to post a pic and review once you have it. We Love Pictures!!!!:D:thumbup:
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I got 2 new knives at the flea market that I will post pictures of in a little while. One is Sabre brand barlow its a pretty big knife. I havnt gotten a chance to use it yet but I'm excited to see how ir works. Then the other one is a really small no brand knife. it has wooden scales and its a 2 blade slipjoint. It kinda reminds me of a mini buck 110 besides from the locking.
 
Teague, That was a class thing you did. Watching the news can be depressing, but every now and then I am reminded there are more good and decent people than bad ones.

A camillus Barlow was my first knife. Sawcut delrin, carbon steel. I had it untill I went into the army and it was confiscated at basic training.

I always missed it untill I finally got another Camillus sawcut delrin with carbon steel, made for remington back in the early 80's or so. Now I have a bunch of them, it still being my favorite style of slipjoint. I still prefer carbon steel over stainless too.
 
Mastiff - Thanks my friend. It's too bad that our society has engendered so much mistrust - isn't it?

I do have a few of the Rough Rider knives and they are 440 A steel and seem to be well made (China). There is nothing I like more than giving a good knife to someone just getting started. I got a real deal on some Spyderco Byrd Meadowlarks recently that I have been donating to local Varsity Boy Scouts (with written parental permission - of course). I'm just an old guy that can afford to do it; and, I get much more out of giving than I do receiving.

Thanks for sharing your story. And, BTW, I also know there are loads of guys here that are much more generous than me.
 
Ankerson said:
The Orginal Barlow was my 1st knife, I loved it until I lost it one day.

I bought another one and used it as an EDC for years until the blade was just too thin from sharpening it to use it anymore.

Case Still makes Quality Barlows. :)
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No, it wasn't. The "original barlow" appeared in the 1800's. You had a Barlow style.
 
knarfeng said:
No, it wasn't. The "original barlow" appeared in the 1800's. You had a Barlow style.
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how do u no he didnt have an original, hemight have had family who had an original from the 1800's and they passed it down to him
 
zach2556 said:
how do u no he didnt have an original, hemight have had family who had an original from the 1800's and they passed it down to him
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TRust me. The original barlows are no longer users. They date from the time when the bolsters were a part of the hand-forged frame. (I mis-remembered the date. The Barlow design dates from the late 1700's. not the early 1800's.) That was why the early barlows were considered strong and inexpensive. It was easier to forge the larger bolster and the larger bolster made for a stronger knife. NOBODY is going to EDC a knife from the 1700's.
 
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