Is it still a Barlow?

[DrHenley]

So, my question is, if you take a Barlow, and make it a lockback, keeping everything else the same, is it still a Barlow?

Second question: Does anyone make a Barlow that has a full size clip and full size sheepsfoot (or lambsfoot or Wharncliff or hawksbill)

 

[jsdistin]

So, my question is, if you take a Barlow, and make it a lockback, keeping everything else the same, is it still a Barlow?

Second question: Does anyone make a Barlow that has a full size clip and full size sheepsfoot (or lambsfoot or Wharncliff or hawksbill)

I don’t know the answer to the first one but I would say yes I’m sure others would say no. The answer to the second is also yes, the first 77 Barlow’s that CollectorKnives did wet clip and wharncliff both full size. There were some TC’s but I think they only had Spey blades as a full size secondary.

 

[DrHenley]

I don’t know the answer to the first one but I would say yes I’m sure others would say no. The answer to the second is also yes, the first 77 Barlow’s that CollectorKnives did wet clip and wharncliff both full size. There were some TC’s but I think they only had Spey blades as a full size secondary.

Thanks, but I'm not seeing one on their web site. I like the straight blade for obvious reasons - cutting leather, opening packages, etc. but for general use I prefer a clip. I don't really have much use for a spey. In fact, when I carried a stockman, the spey was sharpened to a very obtuse angle and used as a chisel, screwdriver, rust scraper, etc. I now carry a Leatherman...

 

[ISKRA]

I don't know if Taylor's Eye Wittness still does these.

Perhaps you can pick up a vintage piece.

 

[black mamba]

I believe a Barlow is defined by its long bolster, so I doubt a locking version would make it NOT a Barlow. You can always modify a pen secondary into a coping/Wharncliffe type straight edge with just a little grinding, as shown here. The key is to have the pen's nail nick far enough from the point to make it work.

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

I've seen pics of old Russell barlows that are lockbacks, so it would still be a barlow imo. I've also seen a modded lionsteel barlow with a full clip and sheepfoot. Here's a link to it
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/lionsteel-shuffler.1519550/page-26#post-18556094

 

[DrHenley]

I've seen pics of old Russell barlows that are kickbacks, so it would still be a barlow imo. I've also seen a modded lionsteel barlow with a full clip and sheepfoot.

That's what I'm talking about!

 

[sXePhenomenal]

I also vote for lockback Barlow is still a Barlow

 

[jsdistin]

Thanks, but I'm not seeing one on their web site. I like the straight blade for obvious reasons - cutting leather, opening packages, etc. but for general use I prefer a clip. I don't really have much use for a spey. In fact, when I carried a stockman, the spey was sharpened to a very obtuse angle and used as a chisel, screwdriver, rust scraper, etc. I now carry a Leatherman...

They would only be available second hand at this point and they don’t come up to often.

 

[B.F.U]

Mike at CollectorKnives aka knifeswapper is having LionSteel make a Barlow in m390 with full sized clip and wharncliffe blades called the WarHorse. I'm really looking forward to it.

 

[2Dead]

The 2009 Traditional Forum knife was a Queen barlow with full clip and wharncliffe blades. You're even less likely to find one but it should still be mentioned.

 

[knifeswapper]

Mike at CollectorKnives aka knifeswapper is having LionSteel make a Barlow in m390 with full sized clip and wharncliffe blades called the WarHorse. I'm really looking forward to it.

Dom's are finishing up; so the Warhorse should be next...

 

[jackknife]

A lockback Barlow, even though it may be like the red headed cousin from "that" part of town on the other side of the tracks, is still family.

 

[MerryMadMonk]

So, my question is, if you take a Barlow, and make it a lockback, keeping everything else the same, is it still a Barlow?

Yes. Below is a 5-inch Russell Daddy Barlow with lockback. About 100 years old.

 

[black mamba]

There was also this Barlow from CollectorKnives in 2018 with clip and coping.

 

[Railsplitter]

A lockback Barlow is still a Barlow in my mind. A.G. Russell designed one and named it the Medium Barlow Lockback.

 

[Pinemoon]

A lockback Barlow is still a Barlow in my mind. A.G. Russell designed one and named it the Medium Barlow Lockback.
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Love the "Zulu Spear" on those

 

[B.F.U]

A lockback Barlow is still a Barlow in my mind. A.G. Russell designed one and named it the Medium Barlow Lockback.
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Hope they get more stock of those.

 

[Railsplitter]

Hope they get more stock of those.

That would be great. I like the new jigged bone model but the pocket clip doesn't set well with me. I would remove it and then there would be 4 open cavities in the butt end of the handle. Just enough to keep me from getting one.

I'm sure it's a popular model with the addition of the pocket clip but it's just not for me.

 

[bikerector]

1. I would say no but it's really splitting hairs. I feel like the ones that lock are either call lockbacks or hunters, though lockback barlow says nearly the same thing to me.

2. I was going to mention the warhorse as well. I'm pretty stoked about.

I do love an opposing blade design as well, maybe even a little more, so I'm pretty happy that the bestman shipped today with similar blades, full-szie clip and sheeps.

Depending on how big you want to go, AG Russell offers a huge sowbelly trapper with a clip and warncliffe. It's probably as big as a buck 110 in the pocket. It's also very different from a barlow, however.

Hope they get more stock of those.

Unless you're looking for different colors, they show as "in stock" right now on AG's site in red jigged bone, smooth white bone, and ebony delrin.