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Jack Black said:
A gift from Charlie :) :thumbsup:

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Does that dictionary have "sod their crockery"?
 
Jack Black said:
A gift from Charlie :) :thumbsup:

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Having listened to the podcast and watched this video.


I thought I would examine my Barlow closer (not that I know what I am looking for though).

For a while I thought the chamfered covers where unique,how wrong I was when I came back on this thread again,see above (I have focused in on them).

I've come to the technical conclusion its very lovely,pocketable,useful and I like it (or I wouldnt have bought it from a choice of 100s).

Other than that I am non the wiser. 😁




























 
Yes, really engrossing video with CC going over some of his prized Barlows.:cool: Particularly impressed by the Stag one around 10.50 Charlie shows very choice slab on the mark side and seemingly very different slab on the pile . But I find them both attractive so it doesn't bother me when sides are different provided both are interesting, can't look at them simultaneously anyway:D

Here's my first and I think the first run from 2012, with Spear being the favourite.

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knowtracks said:
Thank You Johnny for posting that interview with Charlie! It's been a while since I've seen it but it's still amazing. That is a Great example of wayne on the lambsfoot blade bone cover. Great photos also!


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Thanks,you are welcome.

I find the more you know the more interesting it gets with most subjects.

I've just been reading the barlow section in Levines book.
 
Will Power said:
Yes, really engrossing video with CC going over some of his prized Barlows.:cool: Particularly impressed by the Stag one around 10.50 Charlie shows very choice slab on the mark side and seemingly very different slab on the pile . But I find them both attractive so it doesn't bother me when sides are different provided both are interesting, can't look at them simultaneously anyway:D

Here's my first and I think the first run from 2012, with Spear being the favourite.

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very nice.

I was surprised to find out a Barlow can also have a curved handle,surely thats a SFO or forum knife just waiting to happen. 😇
 
Johnnythefox said:
I've come to the technical conclusion its very lovely,pocketable,useful and I like it (or I wouldnt have bought it from a choice of 100s).
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I don't think you could have chosen a better one out of 100s Johnny. That is a wonderful barlow.

The larger one has an unreadable tang stamp. NON XLL is Joseph Allen and sons, SheffieldF3E5B720-3925-4C98-8522-0EDC8B6E853D_1_201_a.jpeg4E44B3E0-6BB4-498D-805F-69C92D50674D_1_201_a.jpeg
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Johnnythefox said:
very nice.

I was surprised to find out a Barlow can also have a curved handle,surely thats a SFO or forum knife just waiting to happen. 😇
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I think the curved are uncommon but could be up for revival. Isn't the 39 Bunny / Sheffield pattern slightly curved? If so, there's the platform. The real problem is enticing Bill Howard with the idea.....
 
This Imperial Diamond Edge 853DE recently came off the Barlow Family shelf and landed on my workbench for a bit of clean-up. The blade etch on this knife had to be temporarily inked on, as it nearly fell off as I lightly polished the blade with a Miracle Cloth. Oh well, most of it was unreadable anyway, so I just polished the blades down. A fresh patina can begin its process now.

This knife must have been in a showcase or other display case for a period of time, with a sticker or label stuck to the handle, because that gray staining has to be the most stubborn surface staining I've ever encountered. It is disappearing, but very slowly. I'll continue to work on it as I carry this one for a spell and pull another off the shelf to hit the clean-up bench. I have one in mind now.

I feel almost wierd posting this cheap Imperial, shell-handled specimen in amongst the beauties shown just previous, but here goes anyway - it is a Barlow after all.
It walks. It talks. It cuts. Information I've gleaned from the web puts this as being manufactured between 1973 and likely about 1998 or so. Any other input on that would be appreciated.

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DirtDawg said:
Information I've gleaned from the web puts this as being manufactured between 1973 and likely about 1998 or so.
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The Providence, R.I. Imperial plant burned down in 1988, and was never re-opened. Apparently it was less expensive to buy a couple established cutlery firms in both Ireland, and Sheffield, England, ship the 1095 steel over, then ship the completed knives back, than to repair/rebuild/replace and reopen the Providence plant, or re-open plants they had previously closed, like the Ulster plant, around 1970.

I know the Ireland knives were considered by some to be sub-par/junk compared to the older made in R.I. knives. (they weren't. The were identical) I believe sales of Imperial knives suffered for at least a few years after production was moved offshore in 1988. Since the tang stamp is the c.1955/1956 with Imperial Prov. RI and vertical USA , it can't be a 1988 to 2004 Imperial Ireland.

I don't know if Imperial contracted any of their sub-brands (Diamond Edge, and Frontier, to name two) after the fire, or if those brands were retired after the fire. I think they were retired.

Nice example.
 
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