What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[Hibou Canne]

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Primble]

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[Travman]

 

[Primble]

Fayetteville Knife Company Small Barlow (2 & 15/16" closed length), Fayetteville, N.Y., U.S.A., circa 1880-1911:

 

[Augie]

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Some fantastic and very rare Barlow's in that picture Rob.

 

[madtaz63]

Had a Vision.. the GEC 49 and 94 Pattern could be a future Barlow Pattern like the Bulldog Tobacco Barlows! They're both very similar with the Swayback and Reverse Swayback Patterns!

 

[jlhoffman74]

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[jlhoffman74]

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[cigarrodog]

 

[bigfish64]

Great pictures Harvey.

 

[Old Engineer]

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[cigarrodog]

Great pictures Harvey.

Thank you, kindly.

 

[euroken]

A stag and sawcut Cripple Creek barlows...

 

[waynorth]

A stag and sawcut Cripple Creek barlows...

I have had a few of those CC Barlows, and like them a lot, especially because Queen made them very well, and the have my initials on them!!

 

[Hibou Canne]

 

[madtaz63]

15 Friday..

 

[The Amazing Virginian]

What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?​

A low price. Traditionally Barlows were inexpensive knives.

I love a pretty Barlow with fancy bolsters and premium handle materials like those shown in this thread as much as the next guy. Love em!

But when you ask about a traditional Barlow . . . to me, it's all about an inexpensive utilitarian knife.