What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[Texoma]

I usually like larger knives but this 14 Barlow is a great edc when wearing shorts
Thanks to a porch member fair BF sale ad I finally got a 14 Barlow

 

[Texoma]

I've been meaning to post this 77 Barlow, many thanks goes out to porch member Dan for helping me get this Yankee Barlow

 

[cigarrodog]

 

[Primble]

Fayettville relics - not as nice as yours, Rob!!View attachment 1833186View attachment 1833187View attachment 1833188 ( Primble )

What is that scary lookin thing, frothing at the mouth, with your Fayetteville treasure ?

 

[euroken]

Couple of older barlows...

Remington...bolster and the liner looks to be a single piece...No idea of its age...

Russell...this came with blade mirror finished...with the help of expertise from Primble I was able to remove the mirror finish and 'age' the blade a bit.

 

[Primble]

Boker made a nice traditional Barlow, with very rounded bolsters. I think they have a nice bolster stamp.
They made those Primble Barlows above for Belknap too, as indicated by a star on the back of the tangs.
The Primble Barlows have a bolster similar to the Hartshead Barlows, being flat and beveled. At least similar to my eye.

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[waynorth]

What is that scary lookin thing, frothing at the mouth, with your Fayetteville treasure ?

That is a naturally formed stone I found, Rob!! It somehow made it into some landcaping rock!! There was a spider living in one of the "eye orbits", but it had to go!!

 

[Primble]

I don't know Charlie. Looks to me like it could be a rock with facial features or worlds smallest petrified early man skull, next to worlds smallest Barlow.
Of course, my views are many times slanted out of the ordinary !

My spearpoint version of the Boker Barlow seems a little older than my clip version. The bolster seems rounder. Maybe it is older and maybe not. Somebody carried it a lot !

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[Fodderwing]

 

[Primble]

Love the worn bone colors Mr. Fodderwing. I have that in a clip. I might start rubbing on the bone.

 

[Primble]

I like that one a lot Mr. Jack ! How long are those Hartshead Barlows closed ?

 

[Primble]

I have had this Remington a long time and l have continued to leave it like I found it. It is rare for me to do nothing to an old knife.

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I think I did rub it with a microfiber cloth pretty briskly.

 

[Jack Black]

Great pic Harvey

Boker made a nice traditional Barlow, with very rounded bolsters. I think they have a nice bolster stamp.
They made those Primble Barlows above for Belknap too, as indicated by a star on the back of the tangs.
The Primble Barlows have a bolster similar to the Hartshead Barlows, being flat and beveled. At least similar to my eye.

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I don't know Charlie. Looks to me like it could be a rock with facial features or worlds smallest petrified early man skull, next to worlds smallest Barlow.
Of course, my views are many times slanted out of the ordinary !

My spearpoint version of the Boker Barlow seems a little older than my clip version. The bolster seems rounder. Maybe it is older and maybe not. Somebody carried it a lot !

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I have always liked the look of those Boker Barlows

I like that one a lot Mr. Jack ! How long are those Hartshead Barlows closed ?

Thank you kindly Mr P, I make them 3 3/4" Carrying this one today

As new, in 2019:

A couple of weeks back

 

[North Shore]

I'm partial to the KA-BAR-LOs myself, the spear point is one of my favorite knives

 

[cigarrodog]

Great pic Harvey

Thank you Jack. Love your Barlow.

 

[Ironbut]

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[euroken]

 

[Bradley89]

Best blade shape for the tc Barlow

 

[Fodderwing]

Barclay & Bros Sheffield England

 

[waynorth]

Some nice Barlow Photography lately!!! Why do old Barlows look so good with old coins??
And Cigars??

Just plain Ka-Bar-Lo; (sorry!)