Queen Cutlery - Why no production Barlow?

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I just realized that Queen doesn't make a production Barlow, one of the most popular patterns. Can you imagine what an ACSB Barlow would look like? Just an observation I wanted to share.
 
The #69 is their barlow pattern, but right now they only make it as a two-blade jack with bolsters. Same size as GEC's #15.

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black mamba said:
The #69 is their barlow pattern, but right now they only make it as a two-blade jack with bolsters. Same size as GEC's #15.
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You've widened my knowledge base. I never realized the relationship. It's a nice jack.
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As far as "why no Barlow?" Queen has limited capacity and they have to choose what patterns they offer at any one time. They have made Barlow patterns in the past. Likely might in the future, as well.

I note that the 2014 lineup added a couple of patterns and dropped a couple of others they have recently offered.
 
black mamba said:
The #69 is their barlow pattern, but right now they only make it as a two-blade jack with bolsters. Same size as GEC's #15.
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I have a 69 and it's one of my favorite Queen's. I usually EDC an old #10 Heavy Jack which is a bit longer than the 69 but it has a clip main instead of a spear.

Hey Queen....if you can hear me.....please loose the cap end and shield on the 69, add a longer bolster and a clip main. You'll make many collectors very happy. :)
 
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I have also wondered why they do not have a production barlow as they are capable of putting some beauties out such as this Dan Burke and single blade strawberry bone Robeson.

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I was able to pick up a Dan Burke barlow recently, I was truly impressed.
 
Queen did make the barlow in the S&M line back in 2001, in beautiful natural stag bone. Same #69 pattern as the jack.

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I've had two different Queen Dan Burke small barlows, and one of the large ones (talk about a BIG slipjoint), and they were FANTASTIC. I miss them dearly. Given how coveted those things are, it boggles me that they didn't come out with something similar for regular production. That the GEC charlows are so popular suggests to me that there's certainly a market demand for nice barlow patterns.
 
Let's be honest: I would bet that at least half of the Barlow fans on this forum weren't such until Charlows came out :)
I guess that the variety of slipjoint patterns is too big and factories (not only Queen) necessarily need to make choices; some patterns have only been reintroduced in production cutlery in the last two years (eureka, electrician's knife, coke bottle) and others are still in line. As for Queen, a single bladed #69 jack would make me happy ;)

Fausto
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