Bought my first traditional

vaguy said:
Thanks everyone. Both blades sharpened to a razor edge easily as expected. I also gave it a squeeze in a vice padded with leather and was able to remove the blade wobble without affecting the walk and talk. Yep will get another probably brand new traditional before too long.

glocktenman, instead of me trying to explain the dot system, I just decided to copy & paste some text, see below for a better explanation than I can give:

"The stamps used from 1970-1979 are the same as those used between 1965-1969 except that dots were added below the U.S.A. 10 dots were added in 1970, and for every year thereafter, one dot was removed so that each year had a unique stamp. For clarification, note that ten dots appear on 1970 knives, nine dots appear in 1971 knives, eight on 1972 knives, and so on."

( I believe the same was done for model 198x knives but with a different tang stamp.)

And since everyone likes pictures, here is one more.

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-vaguy
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OK, thanks. I didn't know that. That one looks great considering it's 45 years old!
 
Looks like it cleaned up really well. I love cleaning an old knife up and putting it back in service. Now you need a Stockman!
 
VaGuy,

That's a great looking barlow. It has lots of life left and you can tell its seen some love in its day.

Jim
 
Talk about jumping in at the deep end.nice barlow.but where to from here?:)
 
vaguy said:
.....bought my first traditional today at the Shenandoah Virginia knife show. Picked up a 1970 ten dot Case Barlow.

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Did a light cleaning and oiling and now the knife has a nice walk and talk. The large blade has some side play but not excessive. This will be an everyday use type of knife and I like how it already has a nice patina and is all broken in. I wish I knew who owned it prior to me, I'll pretty much keep it forever now.

I like it, can't wait to see how sharp I can get it!

-vaguy
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Sweet and enjoy your new knife!

Cate
 
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