I wasn't really planning on purchasing any knives this month, wanting to give myself a bit of a break. Those intentions were shattered when I got notice that my Warhorse reservation was available. Needless to say, I was surprised, but not in a bad way. The Warhorse is a knife that I have been long looking forward to as I imagined it would be the Modern Traditional to end all others. That said, like Buzz said earlier, it had somewhat fallen off my radar, so to speak.
I've been a fan of Lion Steel's Rams Horn from the beginning and my choice did not deviate this time either. Light, dark, mixed, etc., they have all been delightful to behold. As I didn't have a preference on color, I asked Mike to pick me something that was a bit different. I'd say that whether it was intentional or not, he certainly delivered. Dark horn that is shot through with white, yellow, and orange, with a golden brown bark-like surface texture.
Very nice indeed.
The knife is a pretty terrific package overall. Premium stainless steel, titanium hardware, thin factory grinds and reasonably sharp out of the box. There isn't a lot, if anything, to not like with this knife. There was some talk in the GEC thread about one of the hypothetical "what-ifs" in knife collecting --- "If you could only have one slip joint, would it be a GEC? If not, then what?" --- The knife that immediately came to my mind was the Lion Steel Euro Barlow. A perfect package of where the old world meets the new. I would have no qualms about taking any of my knives if I were to only have one but the combination of worry free carry, rugged construction, and a superb value, make the Euro Barlow (particularly the Warhorse) a prime candidate.
Enough of my babble, here are some pictures. I don't think they do the knife justice.
knifeswapper
#77 Barlow with full size clip and wharncliffe blades.
