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Might as well start with the oldest one that I have, at least I think it's the oldest
Barry Woods MK 1 #550
Natural with black stripe Micarta
No logo, no patent number
Barry Woods MK 1 #550
Natural with black stripe Micarta
No logo, no patent number
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Electropenciled "Wood MK.1-Venice, Calif." and #550 on flat scale
Loveless bolt pivot pin
Stainless blade
Stainless liners with soldered Beryllium Copper (I think) back spacer
The liners and rivets do not attract a magnet but the latch pin does
I'm guessing this knife to be mid 60s vintage before his patent application in 1968
Loveless bolt pivot pin
Stainless blade
Stainless liners with soldered Beryllium Copper (I think) back spacer
The liners and rivets do not attract a magnet but the latch pin does
I'm guessing this knife to be mid 60s vintage before his patent application in 1968
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Next up is my personal favorite of the MK1 pattern Barry Wood knives that I own
Sterile, with no markings
Scales are a dark dense fine grained wood
Scales are screwed on and the pivot is a cutlers rivet
Finished to much higher degree than is typically found, especially for an early knife
This knife is tight, right and smooth and excellent example of a Wood knife
It also has a unique feature I don't recall seeing on another Barry Wood knife, the blade stop fitted to the tang
Typically pins hidden in the bolsters are the stops
Sterile, with no markings
Scales are a dark dense fine grained wood
Scales are screwed on and the pivot is a cutlers rivet
Finished to much higher degree than is typically found, especially for an early knife
This knife is tight, right and smooth and excellent example of a Wood knife
It also has a unique feature I don't recall seeing on another Barry Wood knife, the blade stop fitted to the tang
Typically pins hidden in the bolsters are the stops
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Another MK1 this one in cordovan (maroon) micarta, pivots and handles are rivet construction, (beryllium?) copper back spacer
Signed by "BB" in electropencil
These were sold to a lot of police officers in the 60s and 70s, and I'm pretty sure the handle is shaped to act as type of kubtaon compliance device. I've no proof of this but it makes sense to me
Signed by "BB" in electropencil
These were sold to a lot of police officers in the 60s and 70s, and I'm pretty sure the handle is shaped to act as type of kubtaon compliance device. I've no proof of this but it makes sense to me
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This is typical packaging from the Venice shop
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MK 10 (?) with cast handles, ATS34 mirror polished blade, double triangle logo
There were a number of knives made with these handles with an assortment of blade shapes
This is a later knife after Barry Wood went into partnership with Mike Irie in the 90s and moved to Colorado
The general quality of the knives greatly improved after this move
There were a number of knives made with these handles with an assortment of blade shapes
This is a later knife after Barry Wood went into partnership with Mike Irie in the 90s and moved to Colorado
The general quality of the knives greatly improved after this move
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This is a great example of a Venice made MK1 signed HB in cordovan, eyeball logo, rivets, BeCu back spacer
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First Barry Wood knife I purchased, a MK2 in black micarta, California clip point blade, cast stainless handles, eyeball logo. Signed SG and JH, #795
Numbered #795
signed SG and JH
It came with this nifty sheath
https://imgur.com/lHmgRRn
Numbered #795
signed SG and JH
It came with this nifty sheath
https://imgur.com/lHmgRRn
