What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

waynorth said:
Nice collection! Do you have a separate box for your 14's?
Also, are you missing the white TC pin??
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Thanks! Yes, I have a specific cigar box just for the 14s, Ive kept the most important ones to me and they all fit perfectly together along with the sole ebony 14 single clip. Actually all single clips only in that box 😄 the spears didnt make the fold. The white pin is in the tube 👍
 
They are all called "barlows". It's hard to choose my favorite. Even if i really love my traditionnal barlows, modern material are nice too! I think my favorite is the GEC#15 TC Ancient Barlow, it would be awesome to have a #77 or even a #86 Ancient Barlow. It's even harder to choose what i like the most between blade shape on Barlows, i like how the Spear shape complete the shape of the bolster and handle, but clips blade alone looks better (and the GEC clip blade with a long pull looks the best) but my favorites blade shapes are the wharncliffe/sheepfoot/lambfoot...

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Fodderwing said:
Beautiful barlows Harry! That SEO&S is a petite thing.
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It was a real surprise for me when I received it Dwight . I had the only bid ,$10 , on it just so I could get a better SEO&S than the other one that I got in 2014 . Then I had to pay for a shipment from Sweden . That is when I found out how small it is . It is a pretty solid knife with Integral Bolsters and I let folks at the GEC Rendezvous see it and they claimed they had never seen one like it .

Harry
 
Still enjoying this one :) :thumbsup:

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Old Engineer said:
It was a real surprise for me when I received it Dwight . I had the only bid ,$10 , on it just so I could get a better SEO&S than the other one that I got in 2014 . Then I had to pay for a shipment from Sweden . That is when I found out how small it is . It is a pretty solid knife with Integral Bolsters and I let folks at the GEC Rendezvous see it and they claimed they had never seen one like it .

Harry
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That was one lucky find Harry. The barlow gods were smiling down on you that day! ;)
 
My little Barlow collection. Just 3 but they are nice ones ~

Top - Green River Works RUSSELL

Middle - REMINGTON

Bottom - A Moore Maker Baby Barlow from 2015






And a detail of the covers - 2 smooth bone and Sambar Stag on the Moore Maker. The Russel is especially fine.
 
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Jack Black said:
Nice Dwight
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Thank you Jack!
RayseM said:
My little Barlow collection. Just 3 but they are nice ones ~

Top - Green River Works RUSSELL

Middle - REMINGTON

Bottom - A Moore Maker Baby Barlow from 2015

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And a detail of the covers - 2 smooth bone and Sambar Stag on the Moore Maker. The Russel is especially fine.

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Very nice Ray. The baby barlow from Moore Maker is pretty cool too. I'm kinda partial to the Queen Moore Makers.
Jack Black said:
Treasured gifts from Charlie :) :thumbsup:

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I'll bet those are treasured my friend. Fantastic oldies.


Here's an oldie marked Monumental / Cutlery / England measures 5&1/8" closedB5F0ACAC-4300-4FFC-9DC3-55EE37EDDEA2_1_201_a.jpegB5A4BF2D-D21A-4D4C-80BC-580C67F9C704_1_201_a.jpeg47334C00-556A-4C6F-A4CC-51AB46B0033D_1_201_a.jpeg69D5351B-2EDC-41A0-9D89-C6D652F23D94_1_201_a.jpegC4060D96-1F56-4DF1-B03F-DE77EC490BA3_4_5005_c.jpeg
 
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Jack Black said:
They certainly are my friend :) Thank you :thumbsup:

Wow! That's very impressive Dwight :cool: I love the bolster stamp :cool: :thumbsup:
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Thank you Jack. You know the more I look at the tang stamp the more it looks like it might be "Monumental" instead of Continental. Does that ring any bells with you?
 
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