Yeah Jeff, they are nickle/silver bolsters and even though they are fairly long, they are not long enough to qualify the knife as a Barlow. The knife is 3/58" closed and the bolsters are 11/16" long - 1/16" short of 3/4". I also like the scalloped frame and covers. Who knows why they cut it. It certainly isn't deep enough to qualify as an easy-open feature. It's an early knife.