Belknap Blue Grass Barlow

sandmountainslim · Dec 20, 2017

Just won this in an online auction. I love the Barlow pattern and this one looks to be fairly old. Any ideas on who actually manufactured this knife? I don't know how to upload photographs so I'm giving the link to where you can see the knife
https://www.pintaram.com/u/billpotter520/1674217558179651708_1194258372

waynorth · Dec 20, 2017

I think that's a contract knife by Queen! Let us know if it has aluminum bolsters!

sandmountainslim · Dec 20, 2017

I will check for that as soon as it gets here! What era approximately did Queen build them for Belknap?

sandmountainslim · Dec 21, 2017

waynorth said:
I think that's a contract knife by Queen! Let us know if it has aluminum bolsters!

Is there a debate on whether the bolsters are aluminum or not on these knives?

sandmountainslim · Dec 21, 2017

Got the knife. Bolsters and liners are steel.

waynorth · Dec 21, 2017

There's no debate - they could be either steel or aluminum. Late '70s - early '80s is my guess.

rockman0 · Dec 21, 2017

Looks Queen to me as well. Bolster shape says Queen.

sandmountainslim · Dec 21, 2017

Here she is! Tang is "Belknap Hdw and Mfg. Co."

https://www.pintaram.com/u/billpotter520/1675075458225703959_1194258372