GEC #77 Medium Barlow Impressions

jlhoffman74 said:
Arizonaranchman that red bone coloring is beautiful!!!, a lot lighter than most of the spearpoint 77's from the last run.
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Actually that scale facing you is lightened up in color due to that being the side closest to my right leg when in the pocket. I always carry it oriented the same way in my RFP. I can only assume that the perspiration from summer caused the dark highlights to wash away.

The other scale is darker just like all the others you're used to seeing. I'll try to remember to snap pics tomorrow to illustrate this.
 
arizonaranchman said:
Actually that scale facing you is lightened up in color due to that being the side closest to my right leg when in the pocket. I always carry it oriented the same way in my RFP. I can only assume that the perspiration from summer caused the dark highlights to wash away.

The other scale is darker just like all the others you're used to seeing. I'll try to remember to snap pics tomorrow to illustrate this.
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OK I just took these pics a few minutes ago to illustrate the lightening of the mark side scale due to how it rides in my pocket daily. I assume the stain or whatever is used to color the bone has lightened just a bit (due to perspiration in the warmer months?). I received this knife at the end of September and have carried it 24/7 since. It's always in my RFP oriented so that this scale is closest to my leg (the shape of the knife makes this the most comfortable orientation - with the larger end of the knife being at the lowest point in my pocket). Perhaps the pocket liner itself rubbed it a bit lighter color? Not sure, but several others here on the forum have noted the lighter color of my knife in pics, so I snapped these to show how it's aged in 3 months of carry.

The bolster on the mark side is also a bit darker due to the same reason.

Have any others experienced this with bone scales? It doesn't bother me, it's just something I've noticed as it's developing with use and time. I've never tried to artificially patina this Barlow, it's just carried and used daily and left to take it's own course. I oil the joints every other month or so and wipe it down after food prep or dinner use, but it's not pampered.

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Very nice. Have the bolsters always been made of steel? In some pictures they look like nickel silver?

Another question. Do they always come with two blades? If these were ever made in a single blade configuration I'm going to hunt for a single spear. That would be pretty close to my ideal for a slipjoint.
 
kamagong, the latest run is the first to use steel bolsters. It's the run that had single spears and spear/coping pairings. So, your hunt can begin as there are definitely single spears out there with the steel bolsters. :thumbup:
 
These 77 Barlows are just awesome, whether in nickel-silver or steel. My single sheepfoot in AB is nickel-silver and is tied with this red bone 77 as my all-time favs. I do like the slightly greater heft of the 2-blade all-steel spear/coping, but the single blade is very slim and pocketable.
 
arizonaranchman said:
These 77 Barlows are just awesome, whether in nickel-silver or steel. My single sheepfoot in AB is nickel-silver and is tied with this red bone 77 as my all-time favs. I do like the slightly greater heft of the 2-blade all-steel spear/coping, but the single blade is very slim and pocketable.
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I don't doubt it, but I think a barlow should be made with all steel construction.
 
Mine has definitely seen an increase in pocket time lately. The more character it gets the more I want to carry it.
I e been slacking on pictures lately. This is probably my most recent one.
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kamagong said:
I don't doubt it, but I think a barlow should be made with all steel construction.
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yes, id be very interested in seeing a 77 barlow in all 1095, bolster and scales. some one once posted a picture of their barlow and they had managed to patina the exposed area of the blade black from humidity/sweat. i bet a barlow in full 1095 steel would be pretty interesting after such an exposure
 
mrknife said:
yes, id be very interested in seeing a 77 barlow in all 1095, bolster and scales. some one once posted a picture of their barlow and they had managed to patina the exposed area of the blade black from humidity/sweat. i bet a barlow in full 1095 steel would be pretty interesting after such an exposure
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That might be my sheepfoot 77 Barlow you're referring to...
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The red bone 77 in the posts above is 100% all 1095 steel.
 
mrknife said:
indeed! you are the guy, if the whole thing was 1095, it would be patinaed black!
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From what I've experienced the bolsters sort of get a polishing in the pocket, so not sure if they'd go that dark, but greying is what I have seen. Even the two bolsters on my red 77 are aging differently (one is next to my leg and the other is .75" away, so even that effects the aging/patina). Even from day to day iron bolsters change depending what they're exposed to. I carried that blackwood sheepfoot 77 from mid-February til the end of Sept when the red 77 arrived, so it was exposed to a full summer in the pocket whereas this red one hasn't been carried in hot weather hardly at all, so not as dark yet and may not be until the warmer months.

Now the spring of the sheepfoot 77 is a very dark grey with patina also.
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arizonaranchman said:
From what I've experienced the bolsters sort of get a polishing in the pocket, so not sure if they'd go that dark, but greying is what I have seen. Even the two bolsters on my red 77 are aging differently (one is next to my leg and the other is .75" away, so even that effects the aging/patina). Even from day to day iron bolsters change depending what they're exposed to. I carried that blackwood sheepfoot 77 from mid-February til the end of Sept when the red 77 arrived, so it was exposed to a full summer in the pocket whereas this red one hasn't been carried in hot weather hardly at all, so not as dark yet and may not be until the warmer months.

Now the spring of the sheepfoot 77 is a very dark grey with patina also.
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The contrast of the black patina spring against the liners is Fantastic !!!
 
I just love seeing that sheepsfoot med barlow!

This pic really shows off the patina of the bolster.
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It does seem like it's constantly getting polished by the pocket, because the liners are a bit more dull looking.
 
arizonaranchman said:
From what I've experienced the bolsters sort of get a polishing in the pocket, so not sure if they'd go that dark, but greying is what I have seen. Even the two bolsters on my red 77 are aging differently (one is next to my leg and the other is .75" away, so even that effects the aging/patina). Even from day to day iron bolsters change depending what they're exposed to. I carried that blackwood sheepfoot 77 from mid-February til the end of Sept when the red 77 arrived, so it was exposed to a full summer in the pocket whereas this red one hasn't been carried in hot weather hardly at all, so not as dark yet and may not be until the warmer months.

Now the spring of the sheepfoot 77 is a very dark grey with patina also.
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The precious!
 
hamsco said:
The contrast of the black patina spring against the liners is Fantastic !!!
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On the first couple runs of 77 Barlows the bolsters and liners were nickle-silver, hence the dramatic difference on this one. I'm surprised myself at how dark it's gotten.
 
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