What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[Will Power]

These do

 

[Johnnythefox]

I saw this in Exmoor park today.

It looked new and cost £95 I wouldn’t have bought it for £25 it was not built well.

Is it trading on the name or genuine?

it’s unusual nowadays to see knives in a English shop window nowadays.

 

[6Strings]

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That’s a nice one too, had an opportunity on one, maybe I should’ve taken it?

 

[Travman]

 

[echoscout]

A Christopher Johnson of Sheffield barlow, pre 1955 (when they were sold to Wostenholm). In remarkable condition for its age, both blades appear unused.

Another shot of the C Johnson Barlow

Good score!

Some handsome looking Barlows there, Charlie! I like that Utica profile. Whats the closed length on these?

The sheepsfoot Kutmaster and the Schrade at the bottom are particularly good looking, in my opinion.




Nice pics, gents. A sheepsfoot #77 Barlow is sadly something that’s missing from my collection accumulation.

Nice collection of 77's!

 

[echoscout]

 

[Âchillepattada]

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[PointyThings]

OVB (Hibbard Spencer Bartlett) SPEY master barlow arrived in today's mail.

 

[madtaz63]

Two Blades Tuesday..

 

[conrad gutierrez]

This will make an excellent user, washboard bone

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Âchillepattada]

Two blades Barlow :

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[r redden]

I have a thing for barlows.

 

[black mamba]

Randy, which is "THE ONE"??? r redden

 

[Ramrodmb]

Flashback

 

[mrknife]

it would be that smooth bone ancient for me

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Alex.Y.]

I have a thing for barlows.

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Wow, one is even still in blister! Can you make more detailed pic of that one? Which year is it? If I had one I'd be torn between the want to unpack and let it free (and catch that rare feeling when you unpack something new which is, nonetheless, old, but still new, like time traveling), and the want to leave it intact to save the precious old time package, ha-ha!

 

[Âchillepattada]

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[Texoma]

Âchillepattada that's a beautiful looking Barlow
what kind of wood