It still amazes me how certain knives find us

jujigatame

jujigatame

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I was invited to dinner at my aunt’s house last night and when I got there she told me she’d found a pocketknife while moving some things in the house. She figured it must have belonged to my uncle who passed away several years ago. Turned out to be a Case 62009 1/2 barlow.

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It was in solid shape. The only real blemish is a decent sized chip on the main blade but I can get someone to sharpen that out. Blades are still tight and after a good cleaning/oiling they walk and talk nicely. Tang stamp dates it to ’65-’69, making it the oldest Case I’ve got by at least a year.

It’s a nice old knife in its own right, and I love a classic barlow, but the link to my uncle is what really means a lot. Being presented with it gave me a feeling similar to when I unexpectedly found my dad’s barlow a few years back. In a way it’s something of a reunion between my dad and uncle. Even though the men are gone the memories are still here and come together in interesting ways.

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GREAT FIND! :thumbup:

The bone is beautiful on that one. All the better that it came from within your family, to you. I have an old pocket watch with a connection to my great-grandfather, given to me by his daughter (my grandmother), many years ago. Means everything to me. :)


David
 
OUTSTANDING!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

I wouldn't change a single thing on it, leaving it just as it is including the nick. It's a link to the man who carried it, and apparently used the heck out of it. I'd just oil and sharpen, and use gently from now on. And that blood red bone is gorgeous enough to kill for! Beautiful!

Carl.
 
I suppose I was thinking that I could get the nick taken care of but looking back at how I wrote it I can see that it comes off as implying I would do it. I have yet to do any initial small scale sharpening of my own on it yet so I was getting ahead of myself in any case. I'll put it down to general excitement and happiness. ;)

This is the first Case I've had with the real red bone and I can't seem to stop staring at it. Took a few shots of the barlow next to my '77 6235 1/2 in delrin, which was probably my favorite two blade jack from Case...until now. Bone wins every time. :)

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jackknife said:
OUTSTANDING!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

I wouldn't change a single thing on it, leaving it just as it is including the nick. It's a link to the man who carried it, and apparently used the heck out of it. I'd just oil and sharpen, and use gently from now on. And that blood red bone is gorgeous enough to kill for! Beautiful!

Carl.
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This!

I have my Grandfather's Barlow. I left the dinged tips, and small edge nicks. I did tighten the blade wiggle. I cleaned it all out (the blades were actually resting on the dirt and even bits of wrapper stuck in the channels). I just oil it, and carry it occasionally.
 
I'd just sharpen it and let the nick diminish gradually. Great knife, nice story. Congrats.
 
The family lineage is outstanding as is the knife---thanks for a great story and pictures!!!

BEAUTIFUL knife!!!

Paul
 
I know the feeling. I was presented with a knife that belonged to my wife's Grandfather a while back. It was very well loved because he was a thrifty Dutchman.
 
Nothing amazing about it, I think the postman must know where I live since that's how the knives always find me. I think he must have a map.
 
Awesome! Thats in fantastic shape and that red bone looks great (my Charlow is red bone just like that and I really like it).

So cool to have a family keepsake like that!
 
That's a great piece of family history! A while back my dad (who couldn't care less about knives) brought over an old schrade that he found in my grandad's tool box. He died about 15 years ago, and my dad was just now looking through some things. He remembered my grandad carrying it and wanted me to clean it up and sharpen it. It cleaned up nicely, and now my dad keeps it on his dresser:)
 
That's a dandy, looks like it has a breath of new life now.
 
What a great knife! Even better with the connection to family. Thank you for showing it.
 
I found its brother at a flea market a few weeks ago. They are beautiful knives and show a lot of quality in the build. You are lucky to have a family story behind yours.
 
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