What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[cigarrodog]

Napanoch Game Warden

 

[ErikMB]

its the bale and chain standard boys knife offering but ive removed the chain and replaced it with the crosses

Nice handy work!

I cannot seem to find a cutlery company called Bale and Chain. Are they known by another name?

 

[mrknife]

Nice handy work!

I cannot seem to find a cutlery company called Bale and Chain. Are they known by another name?

theyre gec 15s, it was a continuation to that post prior where the other poster shared a gec 15 on a bail and chain

 

[black mamba]

Cool knife, Harvey!

 

[cigarrodog]

Cool knife, Harvey!

Thank you Jeff.

 

[DirtDawg]

Napanoch Game Warden

Napanoch Game Warden

An interesting knife, for sure.

 

[Fodderwing]

Thanks for the info Dwight, and sorry for the slow reply. You have built up an outstanding Barlow collection 'on the side' my friend!

Thank you my friend for the kind words.

 

[cigarrodog]

Thank you my friend for the kind words.

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Home run in my book.

 

[waynorth]

Thank you my friend for the kind words.

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What could be better?? A Lambsfoot Barlow, advertising Sheep Dip!!!!!
Neato!!!

 

[herder]

Thank you my friend for the kind words.

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That's a fine looking older Wostenholm Barlow Dwight, and the first one I've seen the "Cooper's Dip" blade marking.

 

[Alex.Y.]

Thank you my friend for the kind words.

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"Cooper's dip"? What does it stands for?

 

[Will Power]

I think it was a brand of chemicals used to dip sheep in against parasite infestation?

 

[Alex.Y.]

I think it was a brand of chemicals used to dip sheep in against parasite infestation?

Wait, sheep/lambsfoot blade is actually for the ship/lamb's feet? Some news...

 

[Will Power]

Allegedly, but in practice most farmers would have used a fixed blade or clippers for hoof trimming.

 

[cigarrodog]

The famous dip the helped cure the scourge of Sheep | The Dacorum Heritage Trust Ltd.

William Cooper the founderDacorum Heritage TrustCoopers, part 1 William Cooper arrived in Berkhamsted in the early 1840s seeking to start a new business as a

www.dacorumheritage.org.uk

 

[Fodderwing]

Home run in my book

What could be better?? A Lambsfoot Barlow, advertising Sheep Dip!!!!!
Neato!!!

That's a fine looking older Wostenholm Barlow Dwight, and the first one I've seen the "Cooper's Dip" blade marking.

Thank you Neal!

The famous dip the helped cure the scourge of Sheep | The Dacorum Heritage Trust Ltd.

William Cooper the founderDacorum Heritage TrustCoopers, part 1 William Cooper arrived in Berkhamsted in the early 1840s seeking to start a new business as a

www.dacorumheritage.org.uk

Super cool info Harvey. Thank you.

 

[Fodderwing]

A Catt in a tree.

 

[cigarrodog]

A Catt in a tree.View attachment 2108102

Magnifico

 

[DirtDawg]

A Catt in a tree.View attachment 2108102

Love the reflections. Beautiful scales. Nice blade choice.

 

[Fodderwing]

Love the reflections. Beautiful scales. Nice blade choice.

Thank you Frank.