Spring into Spring with a "Barlow a Day for Thirty Days"

Old Engineer said:
For those who are looking for an Original Russell Barlow : Study up on them first and the Tang Stamp is just one of the things to check . Colonial made a well made Standard and Grandaddy set in 1998 .

Harry
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Old Engineer Old Engineer ... This is the set from 1998, you mentioned. I still have the box and sleeve they came in.
For giggles, tossed in a two blade 1975 Schrade Russell Commemorative.
Schrade was said to have used original Russell tooling for the bolster and tang stamps.
I had the Schrade re-covered in sawcut Mammoth some years ago to replace the very aged and faded Delrin. Please don't shoot me 🤣

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BrotherJim said:
Old Engineer Old Engineer ... This is the set from 1998, you mentioned. I still have the box and sleeve they came in.
For giggles, tossed in a two blade 1975 Schrade Russell Commemorative.
Schrade was said to have used original Russell tooling for the bolster and tang stamps.
I had the Schrade re-covered in sawcut Mammoth some years ago to replace the very aged and faded Delrin. Please don't shoot me 🤣

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Great photo of your's my friend . I also have the 1975 Schrade repro but it is certainly not as nice as your's . I also have the Schrade with the original Delrin covers . When you put the Schrade and the Schrade Russell next to each other , you can see that for every dimple in the delrin cover on one , there is one in the same place on the other one . Both are well made sharp edged cutting devices . I might just post them tomorrow ??? As an aside , your Grandaddy shown is much thicker and heavier than a Case Grandaddy . Carry them in good health Sir !!!! Oh yes , I still have my box too .

Harry
 
Boy did this thread bring back memories of being a lad in rural southwest PA. Whenever we went to a local feed mill and made a fair sized order, they'd always give us boys a Barlow pocket knife. Sure wish that I'd thought to keep at least a couple after leaving home. Nowadays, a business would get sued, or worse for giving a young kid a knife, which is quite sad.
 
Day 5: I carried this Rough Ryder today. It’s a cool-looking knife that I don’t carry very often. Carrying today reminded my why. The action is pretty soggy. I think when I bought it I described the “walk and talk” as “stumble and mumble”😁
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birdsbeaks said:
Day 5:

Well, it's 75⁰F in sunny south Florida, it's Stagurday, and it's day 5 of Barlow-palooza. All that together makes it a perfectly fit day for a pipe and a stag Barlow. This one, an Old Man Norman of 2022 vintage, bears the Daniels Family's Tuna Valley brand name. Because antlers are usually found in pairs, I added an Old Man Jack lamb, of 2023 vintage, also from the Daniels Family but this one is stamped Titusville Cutlery.

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The stag on these is so thick, it makes some people upset. I like it. 🤷
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Sweet Picture, Will.
 
Primble Primble Thanks for your appreciation of the German made Russell :thumbsup: They're extremely well made, no gaps, play, great W&T and I like the combination of carbon blades yet stainless (glaze) bolster which is practical in use. Feel and look right in themselves rather than repros.
 
RickHuf said:
Day 5

Nothing exciting today. It was a much needed day off and I didn't do much of anything productive. This sat on the table next to me most of the day.

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A lovely knife! And I really like that table cloth!! 😅

Primble said:
Day 6 - Keen Kutter step bolster ( with flush joints ) and my Fayetteville Knife Company little Barlow 😊

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I had never heard of Fayetteville Knife Company before, but I love that bolster stamp!
 
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