silenthunterstudios
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Oh yeah, this is for GEC...
Daddy Barlow!
Just a hint...
Daddy Barlow!
Just a hint...
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What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?
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silenthunterstudios
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Nice patina on that clip point!
Charlie, they're like potato chips, but not as tasty...
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Charlie, they're like potato chips, but not as tasty...
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I'd love to see GEC make more with blue bone. A deep blue, #15 single-spear barlow would be fantastic!
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I came across this passage from The Jewel: Or, Token of Friendship of a boy's adventures with his first knife. Care to guess what type of knife it was?
A little preview -
Poor kid. :highly_amused:
- Christian
A little preview -
Poor kid. :highly_amused:
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I was recently browsing my local Antique centre, which isn't exactly known for it's wide array of knives...
After seeing a few dilapidated cheapo's at unreasonably high prices, I came accross a display case with a few dozen knives. Most were cheaply made, or tourist knives but there were a couple of good ones in there, 2 barlows, and after moving the imperial barlow aside I saw this.
It says on the tang, Hy.Kaufman & sons Solingen and K55K on the reverse tang. Besides the curved shape, a feature that really stuck out were the oddly shaped aluminium bolsters.
Here it is with the TC barlow.
Something else that was interesting was the flush tang, which I have only seen on a very few knives.
The main spring isn't flush closed, and the pen blade edge seems to touch the liner when closed. I think I may have overpaid at $40 but it seemed like it was a bit different. This is now my only barlow, besides my Charlows.
I think I might be starting to catch barlow fever, which I hear is becoming very common around these parts!
If anyone knows anything about this knife please let me know, as I can't find anything online.
(Also, sorry if this post is too long with the pictures)
After seeing a few dilapidated cheapo's at unreasonably high prices, I came accross a display case with a few dozen knives. Most were cheaply made, or tourist knives but there were a couple of good ones in there, 2 barlows, and after moving the imperial barlow aside I saw this.
It says on the tang, Hy.Kaufman & sons Solingen and K55K on the reverse tang. Besides the curved shape, a feature that really stuck out were the oddly shaped aluminium bolsters.
Here it is with the TC barlow.
Something else that was interesting was the flush tang, which I have only seen on a very few knives.
The main spring isn't flush closed, and the pen blade edge seems to touch the liner when closed. I think I may have overpaid at $40 but it seemed like it was a bit different. This is now my only barlow, besides my Charlows.
I think I might be starting to catch barlow fever, which I hear is becoming very common around these parts!
If anyone knows anything about this knife please let me know, as I can't find anything online.
(Also, sorry if this post is too long with the pictures)
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Nice collection!Barlow roundup time! I think this is every Barlow currently in my collection, the little 25's just didn't want to be left out
The Boker with the sheepsfoot blade really caught my attention. It gives a nice visual, at least for me, of the next Charlow SFO coming from Charlie.
John
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The Hint has been dropped before Dan - and my friend I am with you big time, if GEC+ Charlie get together and make one I want one BADLY.
Beauty of a collection Stfly, yeah that Buck is pretty cool, and if made by Camilus, it will be a great knife for sure!
Charlie - that Taylor Eye Witness is a superb knife - that to me is just fantastic.
This Thread should be a sticky-even though I understand mods we have enough.
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Interesting find, Ryan.
Looks closely akin to this Taylor Eyewitness from Sheffield!
Wonder if Taylor made yours, or if one copied the other??
This one has a "trapper" blade configuration - pretty unusual also.
I wonder if there were many (if any) collaborations between Sheffield and Solingen?
I'll have to try out an Eyewitness as well, one of these days, as I don't have many knives from Sheffield. I've been keeping my eye out for an old sheffield lambsfoot as always.
The trapper/barlow combo seems like a cool idea, I wonder if anyone made a 3 bladed barlow?
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People keep mentioning Daddy Barlows. This in no way is a teaser for an upcoming model! I just though we could show a few and talk about them.
This is a 1970 10-dot, with unusual jigged bone handles. It also has steel liners, and nickel bolsters. I've been told it is a non-catalog item, whatever that means. I just like it. I don't collect Daddies and have only owned a few, but I really like this one!
This is a 1970 10-dot, with unusual jigged bone handles. It also has steel liners, and nickel bolsters. I've been told it is a non-catalog item, whatever that means. I just like it. I don't collect Daddies and have only owned a few, but I really like this one!
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My sincere thanks to many members on this forum for helping me with my collection
A special thanks to Charlie Waynorth for his kindness & help with this collection.
With a 1st name of Tom & a last name that starts with C, these were made for me...lol
Thank you for looking, Tom C
A special thanks to Charlie Waynorth for his kindness & help with this collection.
With a 1st name of Tom & a last name that starts with C, these were made for me...lol
Thank you for looking, Tom C