What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[Pt-Luso]

 

[mbkr]

 

[mbkr]

 

[Fodderwing]

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Augie]

This Witte Hardware Co St. Louis Barlow touches all the bases for a vintage Barlow collector, faceted bolster with a nice bolster stamp, spey main, jigged bone handles, square joints, very unusual Barlow.

 

[Headwinds]

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Beautiful knives and beautiful photo!

 

[pmek5]

This Witte Hardware Co St. Louis Barlow touches all the bases for a vintage Barlow collector, faceted bolster with a nice bolster stamp, spey main, jigged bone handles, square joints, very unusual Barlow.


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Wow, that does touch all the bases. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Un-Chained]

This Witte Hardware Co St. Louis Barlow touches all the bases for a vintage Barlow collector, faceted bolster with a nice bolster stamp, spey main, jigged bone handles, square joints, very unusual Barlow.


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Over the fence and out’a the park

 

[Fodderwing]

Witte Hardware Co St. Louis

Amazing barlow John. Is the main a spey?

Beautiful knives and beautiful photo!

Thank you sir.

 

[waynorth]

This Witte Hardware Co St. Louis Barlow touches all the bases for a vintage Barlow collector, faceted bolster with a nice bolster stamp, spey main, jigged bone handles, square joints, very unusual Barlow.
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I am writhing in paroxysms of collector envy!!! Groan, whimper!!!

 

[RDaneel]

This Witte Hardware Co St. Louis Barlow touches all the bases for a vintage Barlow collector, faceted bolster with a nice bolster stamp, spey main, jigged bone handles, square joints, very unusual Barlow.


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Wow, I've never seen a bolster like that. Definitely a treasure, Augie.

 

[Augie]

Dean, Charlie, Dwight, Gus, Tim, thank you all. Charlie I thought you might like this one

 

[bigfish64]

This Witte Hardware Co St. Louis Barlow touches all the bases for a vintage Barlow collector, faceted bolster with a nice bolster stamp, spey main, jigged bone handles, square joints, very unusual Barlow.


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What a great looking old barlow!

 

[waynorth]

Dean, Charlie, Dwight, Gus, Tim, thank you all. Charlie I thought you might like this one

I guess I should never play Poker!!

 

[knowtracks]

Amazing Augie!

Dave

 

[Texoma]

Sweet looking Barlow Augie with good jigging

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Un-Chained]

For St. Patrick’s of course

 

[r8shell]

This Witte Hardware Co St. Louis Barlow touches all the bases for a vintage Barlow collector, faceted bolster with a nice bolster stamp, spey main, jigged bone handles, square joints, very unusual Barlow.


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Wow. That's the great thing about collecting Barlows. There are always more bolster stamps to discover.