"Old Knives"

Augie · Jul 16, 2020

Here is a rarity for a Barlow collector, early stag handles with a spey main, made by Joseph Allen & Sons. Pretty good condition and the NON XLL bolster stamp is interesting, pretty sure it means "Non Excelled". I'm thinking 1890 to 1920 or so.

SteveC · Jul 16, 2020

Just got this barehead Schrade yesterday. had to sharpen out a small chip on the tip of the main blade but otherwise it's in great shape.

SteveC · Jul 16, 2020

Augie said:
Here is a rarity for a Barlow collector, early stag handles with a spey main, made by Joseph Allen & Sons. Pretty good condition and the NON XLL bolster stamp is interesting, pretty sure it means "Non Excelled". I'm thinking 1890 to 1920 or so.

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Sweet old Barlow !

rockman0 · Jul 16, 2020

Thanks Augie, appreciate the compliment, the Rauh family may be distant relatives, some families made slight changes to their names upon arrival in the states, dropping the H isn't much of a stretch.

Fantastic stag on your NON XLL :thumbsup:

Augie said:
Rob, that is a beautiful Jack, pretty close to my last name which is Rau and I have a German heritage.

paulhilborn · Jul 16, 2020

Augie said:
Here is a rarity for a Barlow collector, early stag handles with a spey main, made by Joseph Allen & Sons. Pretty good condition and the NON XLL bolster stamp is interesting, pretty sure it means "Non Excelled". I'm thinking 1890 to 1920 or so.

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WOW John

SteveC said:
Just got this barehead Schrade yesterday. had to sharpen out a small chip on the tip of the main blade but otherwise it's in great shape.

Beauty Steve, just love the old jigging :thumbsup:

SteveC · Jul 17, 2020

Thanks Paul !

Augie · Jul 17, 2020

Thanks guys, I was really happy to add this one to the Barlow collection, one thing I left out is it also has flush and square joints, another rarity for a Barlow.

North Shore · Jul 17, 2020

that Barlow is off the charts. Excellent find Augie

Campbellclanman · Jul 17, 2020

Have to agree with the growing crowd of admirers on that Barlow Augie my friend. I haven’t seen too many Joseph Allen Barlow’s around, I used to have a lot of their Old fixed Blades.
Steve - Great old Schrade matey. You can never go wrong with that glorious Peach Seed, your Jack has real nice examples of this beautifully jigged Bone.

waynorth · Jul 17, 2020

Nice Joseph Allen, John!! :thumbsup:

It's great to see all those wonderful details on a (supposedly) lowly Barlow!!

Most of you know that several companies produced Rope knives with a nail file for WWI, but what did the companies do with all the leftover parts when the War was over???

There are always surplus parts!!

Here you will see one solution!! Change out the nail file for a pen, and call the knife a SCOUT

!! Most of the older companies had the thriftiness of our Grandfathers, and used it to their customers' benefit

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I love the fact that the old companies proudly stamped all, or most, of their blades!!

Campbellclanman · Jul 17, 2020

Charlie Sir those are two very nice Scouts!

Pt-Luso · Jul 24, 2020

rockman0 · Jul 31, 2020

New arrival, Empire, it's been cleaned a little but at least it didn't suffer one of the so called "professionally cleaned" jobs that hurt your eyes to look at.

tongueriver · Jul 31, 2020

That sure is pretty old bone.

rockman0 · Jul 31, 2020

Thanks Cal, the bone is typically what opens my wallet

tongueriver said:
That sure is pretty old bone.

Campbellclanman · Jul 31, 2020

It's never hard to agree with Cal, and i certainly do with him with that gorgeous Bone on that beaut old knife my friend- Good pick up Rob Matey.

danno50 · Jul 31, 2020

Wow, Rob, that is a beauty!! :thumbsup:

rockman0 · Aug 1, 2020

Thanks Duncan :thumbsup:

Thanks Dan :thumbsup:

waynorth · Aug 1, 2020

Real Nice old Empire, Rob

rockman0 !! The Teardrop Jack is an historic pattern, and that main blade is beautiful!! I still say Empire was one of the greatest (and under-appreciated) companies!!

rockman0 · Aug 1, 2020

Thanks Charlie, It's my first Empire, impressive quality which is as good or better than a few other highly sought after brands that sell at higher prices. The teardrop pattern certainly is very pleasing to my eye, voluptuous in my opinion :thumbsup:

I believe underappreciated is dead on Charlie :thumbsup:

waynorth said:
Real Nice old Empire, Rob rockman0 !! The Teardrop Jack is an historic pattern, and that main blade is beautiful!! I still say Empire was one of the greatest (and under-appreciated) companies!!