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What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

John Primble - Belknap HDW. & MFG. Co Blue Grass 5722 Barlow. Long pull clip point main and pen secondary. Bolster stamped Blue Grass on show side and Belknap Barlow on the pile side.

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These two have been getting almost all of the pocket time for more than a few weeks now. This Tear Drop has been carried almost as much as the Barlow since it arrived. (Cross-posted in the Case thread.)
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Still my most favorite knife, the Expedition Barlow.
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Rarely do you have to go all the way to page 3 to find the Barlow thread!!

In a forgotten corner of a deep drawer, I rediscovered this JBF Champlin repro!!
Salvaged, aged, Cattaraugus Rosewood, and Stepped Bolsters make this an exceptional Barlow!! attn: galvanic1882 galvanic1882 and esnyx esnyx !!View attachment 1699164View attachment 1699165View attachment 1699166
That is a Barlow that sure has a lot of History wrapped up in a new knife . IMHO Evan really did a Job on that .

Harry
 
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