The Best of Barlow, Schrade & Case

[golok]

These three are the names that always crop up. Their range of knives is so wide that I have trouble trying to differentiate one from another.

From the top of your head, what would you consider the best three from each name? So, in future in case I stumbled into one of those shops that has all the famous names, I know what to look for.

 

[Don Luis]

From these I´m only familiar with Schrade which I´ve used since the 60´s, (I have one Case lockback and preffer Buck or Schrade).

My regular EDC is an Uncle Henry premium stockman and I´ll place it first, for second I´d choose one of equivalent models in 1095, though they have been discontinued for a while (and I have an Old Timer that is stainless), third would be the Old Timer Middleman.

 

[Don Adelfson]

Schrade makes pretty decent, low cost production slip joints...mostly in 1095. My own personal opinion is they are dependable, well made for a production knife and priced for the average non-knifenut.

When I use the term "barlow" I am referring to a specific slip joint pattern (see attached picture).

Case is a mass production manufacturer that produces, in my opionion, pretty knife handles with inferior blade steel.