Help me find a good Barlow

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Mine is not working either

 

For the money I suggest ebay.
You can get a nice example from Schrade Camillus or ULSTER for a good price.
Theres also the Colonial ranger series which is great but not exactly a fancy heirloom quality piece.
I really like the imperial Barlow's too , but they were made much more economically.

 

ebay for a Camillus 51

 

I agree, the Ulster 10OT comes up quite a bit for auction and is a good working knife. Otherwise if you want to spend a little more, JA Henckels barlows will stand the test of time and takes a very sharp edge.

 

Case Barlow in CV is another option.
I think all the options listed would be better than the Bear, which can be hit or miss on build quality.

 

Rough Ryder Classic Carbon for new.

Ulster, Imperial, Camillus, Russell, NYKC, Cattaraugus, Robeson, Hammer Brand, Utica, Old Timer, Schrade Walden, Western (I'm pretty sure Western made a Barlow, at least for a short while), Colonial, Simmons Hardware, Boker Tree Brand, or other Solgien, Germany brand, or pretty much any of the grand old Sheffield, England makers, if used.
(I know I'm forgetting at least a gross of high quality, now long defunct pre-Depression brands ... )
(the Imperial, and possibly some of the Schrade era Hammer Brand, will have shell construction, but the same high quality, properly heat treated 1095 blades as the more expensive Imperial Schrade brands.)

Note, Please: Not all Ulster Barlow's are Old Timer, or from the Reynolds/Prince Albert tobacco promotion.

Ulster main blades: Number 10 is clip point. Number 11 is spear point. Number 12 (very rare) has a sheepsfoot.
I don't remember the number for the 5 inch closed single blade "Daddy"/"Grand Daddy" Ulster Barlow.

 

Böker Germany, carbon blades. Comes with Clip or Spear.

Böker made Rusell

 

I have grown fond of this A Wright & Son barlow.
Not sure what the steel is but it's not stainless.
The pull was super stiff when I got it and it's still pretty stiff but it has lightened up to the point that I can pinch it open.

 

Would be a good option.
They haven't seemed too available to me, but they would be a great choice.

 

I would browse for a vintage barlow. Schrade, camillus, ulster, and case would be fairly easy to find brands.

 

I just sent you a Profile Post

Harry

 

I have a few of those, the ones i have are good quality. According to their website, it is described as C-70 carbon steel. 54-56HRC. Hope this helps.

 

If that’s the one you picked up from me, then @cudgee is correct, it is C70 steel.

 

The new Barlows from Case have been pretty good. Only CV steel one I can currently find is the yellow delrin handle version.

 

They really are fantastic knives. If one can be found, a Case CV barlow would be my first choice if I HAD to have a two bladed barlow.



Personally I prefer a single bladed barlow. Solingen made Bokers have been my first choice for a single bladed barlow. They have several offerings in both O1 and C75 carbon steel (their 440c stainless really isn’t half bad either).

 

It is the same one.