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

Day 21

A regular ol'Ulster barlow...

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DAY 21 :
Remington Grandaddy today . A gift in 2017 from a young man and member here who used to post on a regular basis . Knife MAY HAVE ??? been made 1933 - 1935 ??? Still has great Snap . Thank you very much if you still lurk Johnny .
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Harry
 
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euroken said:
All in honesty, I have no idea...I don't believe it is as vintage as some may think...but it is indeed a spear!
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Ulster Number:
10 (most common) a Clip Point.
11 (somewhat rare) a Spear Point.
12 (very rare in the USA; somewhat common in Brittan and Europe) a Sheepsfoot.

There should be a 10/11/12 depending on which blade it is, stamped on the pile side tang of the main blade.

I have not been able to find a ULSTER tang stamp chart to help date a knife.

I know "ULSTER OLD TIMER" dates to the RJR Tobacco Prince Albert promotion of the 1960's.
Other than that ... Zeus and his kin might know ...🙄

All the RJR Ulster Old Timer Barlows were a Number 10.

Your knife is pre-1969. Ulster was shut down by Imperial - Schrade between 1968 and 1969, after the RJR promotion ended, in favor of the "Old Timer" (without "Ulster") name.
The post 1969 ULSTER Official BSA Scout Knives were likely made by Camillus.
 
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Day 21

Happy Maroon (and Melon) Micarta Monday to all my fellow Barlow-philes!

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GEC called this cover option for the #25 EO Beerlow "Coral Micarta," this leads me to believe they don't have a lot of experience with coral, which makes sense given their location. It also makes sense that, given my location, I have plenty of experience with coral and am most qualified to say that they're just plain wrong.

This is coral, note the difference:

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I used the Bull Nose today to fix my neighbor's hose. I probably shouldn't mention that I'm also the one who broke it. My neighbor, Joan, is 93 years old, very, very sharp, and kept reminding me that I hadn't fixed it yet - but I hadn't planned on fixing it today.

Earlier, I'd had a knock at my door from one of my other neighbors, Carmen, who told me that she hadn't seen Joan in two weeks and was inquiring if I had. I hadn't. With her being 93, I was a little nervous but Carmen had already called the cops. The cops showed up and didn't do much (best case scenario, really), saying they couldn't force entry without a relative present.

That was just fine. In my experience, if you have a problem and you call the cops, POW - now you got two problems!!! 🤣 I kid, I kid... ok, but kinda seriously. 😐

Anyway, I went home and called Joan - call went straight to voicemail. Uh-oh... I decided to walk down to her house, one house over from mine. I pounded on the door, and she answered (must've been hiding from the police - can't say I blame her...) saying "Oh hey, Will - my hose is still broken, y'know..." I was relieved, but asked "What's wrong with your phone?!" to which she replied "Nothing - I just used it to call the cops to tell them I wasn't dead." 🤣

She then wrangled me into driving her to the local Harbor Freight, where we got the required piece to fix the hose for a grand total of $2.17. Took it back to her place, used the Bull Nose to trim the hose back and then installed the new fitting. Joan is happy, and I'm glad I don't have the repair hanging over my head any longer.

The "Angry Watermelon," in Melon Micarta by Rough Ryder, may not be a "traditional knife" in the traditional sense (though I think I did a decent job of concealing the most offensive modern features), but it is definitely a barlow in the traditional sense as its bolster takes up a third of its total length. I'd forgot I had it or you probably would've seen it earlier in the challenge.
 
Fore day 22 to day ??? I might add the Imperial (Ireland) Jackmaster hollow bolster Barlow I have to my pocket.
Not sure yet ... gonna have to sleep on it ...

Noooo ... not sleep on the knife ... just on the idea 🙄 ...

I only sleep on the knife (acually knives, since I never carry just one) when they are in my pockets, on my belt, and on a cord around my neck. 😁🤪
 
birdsbeaks said:
Day 21

Happy Maroon (and Melon) Micarta Monday to all my fellow Barlow-philes!

poCK2nw.jpeg


GEC called this cover option for the #25 EO Beerlow "Coral Micarta," this leads me to believe they don't have a lot of experience with coral, which makes sense given their location. It also makes sense that, given my location, I have plenty of experience with coral and am most qualified to say that they're just plain wrong.

This is coral, note the difference:

E8uTOFm.png


I used the Bull Nose today to fix my neighbor's hose. I probably shouldn't mention that I'm also the one who broke it. My neighbor, Joan, is 93 years old, very, very sharp, and kept reminding me that I hadn't fixed it yet - but I hadn't planned on fixing it today.

Earlier, I'd had a knock at my door from one of my other neighbors, Carmen, who told me that she hadn't seen Joan in two weeks and was inquiring if I had. I hadn't. With her being 93, I was a little nervous but Carmen had already called the cops. The cops showed up and didn't do much (best case scenario, really), saying they couldn't force entry without a relative present.

That was just fine. In my experience, if you have a problem and you call the cops, POW - now you got two problems!!! 🤣 I kid, I kid... ok, but kinda seriously. 😐

Anyway, I went home and called Joan - call went straight to voicemail. Uh-oh... I decided to walk down to her house, one house over from mine. I pounded on the door, and she answered (must've been hiding from the police - can't say I blame her...) saying "Oh hey, Will - my hose is still broken, y'know..." I was relieved, but asked "What's wrong with your phone?!" to which she replied "Nothing - I just used it to call the cops to tell them I wasn't dead." 🤣

She then wrangled me into driving her to the local Harbor Freight, where we got the required piece to fix the hose for a grand total of $2.17. Took it back to her place, used the Bull Nose to trim the hose back and then installed the new fitting. Joan is happy, and I'm glad I don't have the repair hanging over my head any longer.

The "Angry Watermelon," in Melon Micarta by Rough Ryder, may not be a "traditional knife" in the traditional sense (though I think I did a decent job of concealing the most offensive modern features), but it is definitely a barlow in the traditional sense as its bolster takes up a third of its total length. I'd forgot I had it or you probably would've seen it earlier in the challenge.
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Good job well done.

From some YouTube videos I’ve seen lately she was lucky to survive a “welfare check”.
 
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