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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
ABOSOLUTELY a great looking Barlow and because of you, I have that very Barlow
Nice Uticas!!! (Seneca by Utica!!) That Sawcut is special!!!
TY BuddyNice dramatic handles!!! (and setting!!!)
Nice pre-Boiley Paul!!FINALLY!!! What a great hobby/passion knives are. The "chase/hunt" is almost as fun as finally acquiring what you've been after. Sometimes there's that let down afterwards, like "what now"? I waffled at first when this presented itself and I thought it would just live it's life out tucked nicely into a knife roll. I'm trying to get away from that and carry that long sought after knife.
I worked a trade with a terrific member here and and finally here's a TC I thought would be unobtainable, 2012 Spear in Copperhead bone. It came Saturday and I couldn't be any happier![]()
Thanks @balor85 Nate!!!
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FINALLY!!! What a great hobby/passion knives are. The "chase/hunt" is almost as fun as finally acquiring what you've been after. Sometimes there's that let down afterwards, like "what now"? I waffled at first when this presented itself and I thought it would just live it's life out tucked nicely into a knife roll. I'm trying to get away from that and carry that long sought after knife.
I worked a trade with a terrific member here and and finally here's a TC I thought would be unobtainable, 2012 Spear in Copperhead bone. It came Saturday and I couldn't be any happier![]()
Thanks @balor85 Nate!!!
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That is a dream TC Paul. And she looks pristine.FINALLY!!! What a great hobby/passion knives are. The "chase/hunt" is almost as fun as finally acquiring what you've been after. Sometimes there's that let down afterwards, like "what now"? I waffled at first when this presented itself and I thought it would just live it's life out tucked nicely into a knife roll. I'm trying to get away from that and carry that long sought after knife.
I worked a trade with a terrific member here and and finally here's a TC I thought would be unobtainable, 2012 Spear in Copperhead bone. It came Saturday and I couldn't be any happier![]()
Thanks @balor85 Nate!!!
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dreams do come true!!
Thanks Jack, Thanks DwightThat is a dream TC Paul. And she looks pristine.![]()
Charlie, somehow I missed this at first. I remember a conversation with Duncan and how it just wasn't right that the man who made these wonderful TC's, that he himself didn't have one...that just had to be remedied.Nice pre-Boiley Paul!!
I will never forget the one you and Duncan gifted me!!!![]()
It was quite a sacrifice at the time you guys sent this one, Paul!!Charlie, somehow I missed this at first. I remember a conversation with Duncan and how it just wasn't right that the man who made these wonderful TC's, that he himself didn't have one...that just had to be remedied.
When it arrived it was fun just to take pic's for posterity sake. I still have those pictures. I loved that knife and have been hunting one since that time and as it's often said "Good things come to those who wait"![]()
That's some serious sawcut - love it.
Thank you my friend.Nice Uticas!!! (Seneca by Utica!!) That Sawcut is special!!!
Sawcut doesn't get any better does it?
Barrett those are magnificent barlow finds my friend. I know the "whisky barrel" symbol belonged to D Peres who did most of his work in Solingen. He did a tremendous amount of metal advertising and souvenir knives.Here are a couple Barlows I picked up at the Badger Knife Club show this weekend.
This first one is a bit of a mystery. I eyed it a couple times at this guy’s table, and we got to chatting a bit. He said that he hadn’t been able to find out much information about it and didn’t know how old it might be. He was asking a price that I thought would be quite fair if it was, in fact, an old knife, but it was more than I was willing to risk without knowing more.
Still, I thought it was an interesting knife, and while I’m far from an expert on old knives, I’ve handled enough traditional knives (new and old) to know that the build quality seemed pretty solid. I asked H herder if he would come take a look at it, and after giving it a thorough examination, his best guess was that it was made in Germany in the ‘70s or ‘80s, around the same time that some German-made Russell Barlow reproductions were made, which is what it reminded him of.
The guy at the table said that he agreed with that assessment. As I went to hand the knife back to him, he said, “Do you like it? Because I can come off that price quite a bit.” Well, he wasn’t kidding. I made him an offer that was much less than what he’d been asking, and seemed fair to me for a solid knife that might not be as old or collectible as it could have been, and he accepted.
Anyways, here’s the knife. The stamp reads “Chero-Cola Company,” which appears to have been a precursor to RC Cola. The sawcut bone is really nice, the bolster stamps are cool, and I think it’s a just good looking knife. I’d certainly be interested to hear any other thoughts or information anyone might be able to offer.
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The second Barlow I picked up is probably my favorite knife I got at the show. It’s a Keen Kutter Grand Daddy Barlow with a clip point with an EO notch. 5” closed. Nice, full blade. What’s not to love?
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Barrett those are magnificent barlow finds my friend. I know the "whisky barrel" symbol belonged to D Peres who did most of his work in Solingen. He did a tremendous amount of metal advertising and souvenir knives.
Sweet knives Barrett, glad I was lucky enough to see them and handle them myself. I didn’t tell you this at the show but you looked like a kid on Christmas morning when you walked up with those two Barlows!Here are a couple Barlows I picked up at the Badger Knife Club show this weekend.
This first one is a bit of a mystery. I eyed it a couple times at this guy’s table, and we got to chatting a bit. He said that he hadn’t been able to find out much information about it and didn’t know how old it might be. He was asking a price that I thought would be quite fair if it was, in fact, an old knife, but it was more than I was willing to risk without knowing more.
Still, I thought it was an interesting knife, and while I’m far from an expert on old knives, I’ve handled enough traditional knives (new and old) to know that the build quality seemed pretty solid. I asked H herder if he would come take a look at it, and after giving it a thorough examination, his best guess was that it was made in Germany in the ‘70s or ‘80s, around the same time that some German-made Russell Barlow reproductions were made, which is what it reminded him of.
The guy at the table said that he agreed with that assessment. As I went to hand the knife back to him, he said, “Do you like it? Because I can come off that price quite a bit.” Well, he wasn’t kidding. I made him an offer that was much less than what he’d been asking, and seemed fair to me for a solid knife that might not be as old or collectible as it could have been, and he accepted.
Anyways, here’s the knife. The stamp reads “Chero-Cola Company,” which appears to have been a precursor to RC Cola. The sawcut bone is really nice, the bolster stamps are cool, and I think it’s a just good looking knife. I’d certainly be interested to hear any other thoughts or information anyone might be able to offer.
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The second Barlow I picked up is probably my favorite knife I got at the show. It’s a Keen Kutter Grand Daddy Barlow with a clip point with an EO notch. 5” closed. Nice, full blade. What’s not to love?
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2 GREAT finds Barrett : Chero-Cola had to stop using that name in the early 1920's due to a Patent Infringement suit by Coca-Cola . So your old Barlow is probably that old .Here are a couple Barlows I picked up at the Badger Knife Club show this weekend.
This first one is a bit of a mystery. I eyed it a couple times at this guy’s table, and we got to chatting a bit. He said that he hadn’t been able to find out much information about it and didn’t know how old it might be. He was asking a price that I thought would be quite fair if it was, in fact, an old knife, but it was more than I was willing to risk without knowing more.
Still, I thought it was an interesting knife, and while I’m far from an expert on old knives, I’ve handled enough traditional knives (new and old) to know that the build quality seemed pretty solid. I asked H herder if he would come take a look at it, and after giving it a thorough examination, his best guess was that it was made in Germany in the ‘70s or ‘80s, around the same time that some German-made Russell Barlow reproductions were made, which is what it reminded him of.
The guy at the table said that he agreed with that assessment. As I went to hand the knife back to him, he said, “Do you like it? Because I can come off that price quite a bit.” Well, he wasn’t kidding. I made him an offer that was much less than what he’d been asking, and seemed fair to me for a solid knife that might not be as old or collectible as it could have been, and he accepted.
Anyways, here’s the knife. The stamp reads “Chero-Cola Company,” which appears to have been a precursor to RC Cola. The sawcut bone is really nice, the bolster stamps are cool, and I think it’s a just good looking knife. I’d certainly be interested to hear any other thoughts or information anyone might be able to offer.
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The second Barlow I picked up is probably my favorite knife I got at the show. It’s a Keen Kutter Grand Daddy Barlow with a clip point with an EO notch. 5” closed. Nice, full blade. What’s not to love?
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A couple of Dandies, Barrett!! I, too, love that KeenKutter!! Remarkable knife; looks quite "full"!!Here are a couple Barlows I picked up at the Badger Knife Club show this weekend.
This first one is a bit of a mystery. I eyed it a couple times at this guy’s table, and we got to chatting a bit. He said that he hadn’t been able to find out much information about it and didn’t know how old it might be. He was asking a price that I thought would be quite fair if it was, in fact, an old knife, but it was more than I was willing to risk without knowing more.
Still, I thought it was an interesting knife, and while I’m far from an expert on old knives, I’ve handled enough traditional knives (new and old) to know that the build quality seemed pretty solid. I asked H herder if he would come take a look at it, and after giving it a thorough examination, his best guess was that it was made in Germany in the ‘70s or ‘80s, around the same time that some German-made Russell Barlow reproductions were made, which is what it reminded him of.
The guy at the table said that he agreed with that assessment. As I went to hand the knife back to him, he said, “Do you like it? Because I can come off that price quite a bit.” Well, he wasn’t kidding. I made him an offer that was much less than what he’d been asking, and seemed fair to me for a solid knife that might not be as old or collectible as it could have been, and he accepted.
Anyways, here’s the knife. The stamp reads “Chero-Cola Company,” which appears to have been a precursor to RC Cola. The sawcut bone is really nice, the bolster stamps are cool, and I think it’s a just good looking knife. I’d certainly be interested to hear any other thoughts or information anyone might be able to offer.
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The second Barlow I picked up is probably my favorite knife I got at the show. It’s a Keen Kutter Grand Daddy Barlow with a clip point with an EO notch. 5” closed. Nice, full blade. What’s not to love?
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