What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

Travman said:
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Beautiful, when was that from?
 
Hatchet_Jack said:
It strikes me I don't own a barlow yet. What would you guys recommend as a first traditional carbon barlow?
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Honestly if you don't know if you like the pattern or not, I would go with something like an Imperial Barlow. You would probably have to go to a popular auction site to get one, but with patience you can easily get a good example under $10. The scales are not the greatest, but usable, the blade however is where it is at. They used a nice carbon steel (1095 I believe) that takes a nice patina and edge.
 
PenisMightier said:
Honestly if you don't know if you like the pattern or not, I would go with something like an Imperial Barlow. You would probably have to go to a popular auction site to get one, but with patience you can easily get a good example under $10. The scales are not the greatest, but usable, the blade however is where it is at. They used a nice carbon steel (1095 I believe) that takes a nice patina and edge.
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I like the pattern, I just haven't grabbed one yet. I won't bother with the american auction sites but I will keep an eye out for an imperial as a place to start. Cheers.
 
Hatchet_Jack said:
I like the pattern, I just haven't grabbed one yet. I won't bother with the american auction sites but I will keep an eye out for an imperial as a place to start. Cheers.
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If you are across the pond as it were, then you may be in luck. Imperial's US production plant burned down in the 1980's I think and production after that switched to somewhere in Ireland. So you may actually be able to find one of those Barlow's in your neck of the woods. Imperial Ireland used the same carbon steel on some of their knives, so I think you should be good on that route too. Good luck!
 
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