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NOW, I hope they are plastic!!:D


Nothin' personal Gev!!;)


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waynorth said:
NOW, I hope they are plastic!!:D
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hmmm, Im getting a feeling my ignorance has been revealed yet again. Fortunately, I have a well developed taste for Stagalicious Crow. I feel better already, Thanks! Are the blades unsharpened too? LOL!

on to other pics, REAL plastic handles, (that Boker calls "Improved Stag") on my unkosher Barlow

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I was wrong, and I can prove it. After Charlies latest comment, I decided to coat the Boker handle in mineral oil (this btw is NOT recommended by Bernard Levine). I discovered that the marrow side soaked up oil like a sponge, as you may be able to see in this photo. The porous part is not shiny because the oil was absorbed, repeatedly:

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Eating this Crow tastes Stagalicious! Thanks for tolerating my petulant learning style.

This renews my belief that 3 pin covers can be not plastic, they can even be Stag! It also means Gevonovich wont be eating any shorts for Xmas. I publicly retract my offer to give away this unPlastic handled Barlow, I trust y'all will forgive my waffles, and have a good laugh at my expense instead.
 
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jon_slider said:
No, Im not sure enough to guarantee it. I would offer to send it to you for verification, but I suspect you may have your hands a bit full for that, so Im going to ask Gev first.



Thanks, Im glad to be in the company of like minded fools :-)
You can see how misleading the photos are by emailing me your address. I would welcome your opinion on what the knife covers are made of. If you agree they are plastic, I don't want the knife back, you can give it away. If you think it IS Marrow Stag, which is what I was hoping, consider it an Xmas present. And I will eat some crow, but not my shorts :-)
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It is real Jon and I could not accept your gracious offer! Its a beautiful knife and crows are magnificent birds, so spare the crow please:D
 
Gevonovich said:
It is real Jon and I could not accept your gracious offer! Its a beautiful knife and crows are magnificent birds, so spare the crow please:D
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thanks Gevonovich, no crows or deer were harmed in the filming of this episode, not sure about the Elk stags fate, but unfortunately the Mpingo Tree, and a couple of Cows had to give up the ghost in the interest of Tradition.

btw, the Boker shares 2 features with my Peanut, that my other Barlows do not, they are both Stag, and have equally thin stock for both primary and secondary blades... (and no, Im not inventing a new rule of thumb that stag knives have equal stock ;-))

Here is a photo to illustrate the use of Thicker stock for the primary blades, and their springs, than on the Pen blades. The easiest way to spot it, is to look at the width between the liners at the pivot end.

starting from the left, the Peanut and Boker have equal size secondary and primary blade stock. The rest all use thinner stock for the secondary (pen blades in this case), they are GEC, Russell, Remington, and Camillus.

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Another way to tell if plastic or not, future reference I suppose, is to heat a pin and attempt to push it into an inconspicuous area of a scale. if plastic then of course it will mark the scale, not so for bone or stag.
 
Jon. You may feel you were done wrong, and you were from what you said. But if it helps at all, that sure is a purty knife you got there.:thumbup: I have never owned a traditional. I look a lot though. I am waiting for "that feeling." That feeling sadly hasn't happened in looking at a traditional for me. Except for the Barlow pattern.

Before I buy anything I have been told by the wife that I go overboard in researching. I like to think that I just want to be happy with my purchase. :D

I think it's time to start researching and finding the right Barlow for me. To you or anyone else reading this, is the Barlow pattern for any particular type of cutting or job? Just curious is all. Again, love your knife.
 
A Barlow is essentially a Jack-knife with a long bolster; an overall, general purpose pocketknife for cutting whatever needs cutting. The Barlow figures in American literature as well; Mark Twain refers to the Barlow knife in his Tom Sawyer stories. I think a Barlow would be a terrific pattern to begin with for a traditional knife. OH
 
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that sure is a purty knife you got there.:thumbup: ... I am waiting for "that feeling." That feeling sadly hasn't happened in looking at a traditional for me. Except for the Barlow pattern.

I think it's time to start researching and finding the right Barlow for me. ...Again, love your knife.
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Thanks for your very kind words. I was tempted to send you the knife, but instead I bid on one, and won, with the same blades but with sawcut Delrin handles (Delrin is a type of plastic. Boker calls it "Improved Stag" ;-)). It is yours if you email me a mailing address. No strings attached. My email is available as a link by clicking on my forum name.

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I wonder what four notches means/meant??

Perhaps that knife was at the O.K. Corral!!:D
 
Sent you my ideas by email.
Happy Holidays!

Textured handles make a good Traditional Barlow.
 
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This Ulster Barlow arrived on Christmas Eve; in my searching around the INTERNET I have put this much together so far. It is a model 11G, wholesale was $8.10/doz in 1953, $9.00/doz in 1958, and it had a suggested retail of $2.00 in 1959. It has sawcut bone handles (the seller thought they were Delrin, but I'm sure they are bone - they are not opaque in the way Delrin is). The knife is marked with the ULSTER over KNIFE USA tang stamp; I am dating it between 1947 and 1960 (based on old catalogs pictures posted at the Schrade Collectors website). This one has full blades, no half stops, brass liners, and consistent snap at about a level five; I've carried it on me since I opened the box and oiled the joints. I am very pleased with this addition to my small Barlow collection and would love any info that you may be able to add (or correct). Regards, OH

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Old Hunter said:
This Ulster Barlow arrived on Christmas Eve; in my searching around the INTERNET I have put this much together so far. It is a model 11G, wholesale was $8.10/doz in 1953, $9.00/doz in 1958, and it had a suggested retail of $2.00 in 1959. It has sawcut bone handles (the seller thought they were Delrin, but I'm sure they are bone - they are not opaque in the way Delrin is). The knife is marked with the ULSTER over KNIFE USA tang stamp; I am dating it between 1947 and 1960 (based on old catalogs pictures posted at the Schrade Collectors website). This one has full blades, no half stops, brass liners, and consistent snap at about a level five; I've carried it on me since I opened the box and oiled the joints. I am very pleased with this addition to my small Barlow collection and would love any info that you may be able to add (or correct). Regards, OH

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Now, that's a nice knife. What a great find!
 
it is. They are not available yet. I just have one I carry (it is a factory second!) The rest of them are in process of being photographed etc. :)
 
okbohn said:
it is. They are not available yet. I just have one I carry (it is a factory second!) The rest of them are in process of being photographed etc. :)
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Well it is an amazing looking knife. I just looked at the pictures of the elephant ivory ones. They sure are great looking, but I'm sure they will come at a hefty price. Hopefully the other covers will come within my range. It looks like a greatly useful knife!
 
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