Carter's Barlow- Anyone seen these before?

[sitflyer]

I picked this one up a while back. I kinda like the barlows and thought this one looked cool. The backspring is hidden inside. Very sharp blade and tight action.
Very strong closing snap, and the opening pull is strong but definately not a nailbreaker. The thing that really surprised me about this one is how light it is. It feels about 1/2 the weight of my similar sized barlows.

Thanks for looking.........

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[jackknife]

I have no idea who Carter may be, but I know an old Queen barlow when I see it. That hidden back spring is kind of a trade mark of some of their old school line. Down on the eastern shore of Maryland, the Queen Big Chief is popular among watermen, and it has that same back spring design.

Maybe a contract knife by some company named Carter?

Carl.

 

[Morrow]

Here is a similar knife.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/755957-Queen-Barlow-22

To add to what Carl said, I've seen Queen produced knives almost exactly like the one you have. The only difference was the ones I saw had a pen blade as well but the same sawcut bone handle.


Jason

 

[black mamba]

Is it a leaf spring or a coil spring on that little plunger? I've never handled one of these before.

 

[Modoc ED]

Sitflyer - Here's a link to a review I did on a Queen Barlow I got some time ago. It has patent drawings quite a bit of information.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/804459-Queen-Steel-22-Barlow-Just-Arrived

Nice looking Barlow by the way.

 

[sitflyer]

Sitflyer - Here's a link to a review I did on a Queen Barlow I got some time ago. It has patent drawings quite a bit of information.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/804459-Queen-Steel-22-Barlow-Just-Arrived

Nice looking Barlow by the way.

thanx ED...nice thread you did on it... I really like this one, its lack of heft belies its solidness.