What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[Primble]

Dave already kill'd me, for nuthin, a few pages back.

Poor lad is no doubt more confused than ever!

 

[pistonsandgears]

Nice Charlow

 

[Jack Black]

Nice Charlow

:thumbup:

 

[Parke1]

A newly acquired Cattaraugus barlow:

 

[philllll]

Dan... is that a pile-side main blade??

Very nice old knife.

 

[Jack Black]

Lovely Dan, congratulations :thumbup:

 

[Primble]

That is a beautiful old Cat there Dan - the saw-cut bone color is fantastic!! :thumbup:

Thanks for the Nice Charlow comments.

Logging off fer now - I'll be back later fer more punishment.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Nice looking Bone on that Cat. Dan. Well done.

 

[Parke1]

Dan... is that a pile-side main blade??

Very nice old knife.

The main is on the pile side, but the nail nick faces the mark. Bad picture, sorry. Primble still hasn't shown up at my house for my photography lessons!

Thanks for the compliments, all! I'm going to attempt to get all of my barlows together this evening for a group photo, if my 7 month old decides to cooperate for a while after dinner.

 

[philllll]

Oh I didn't notice the nick on the main. I think I see it now that you mention it.

 

[1500international]

A newly acquired Cattaraugus barlow:

Very nice and I look forward to the group photo.

 

[waynorth]

What company made the oldest Barlows in America? I think that is the gist of your question, Jack Black. (This thread is just flying along!)

>Gardner (G) made some in Maine, from 1876 to 1883.
>Empire made some, which could go back to the 1860s.
>Russell could have made some 1875 to 1917, but the ones we usually see >are from 1920 to 1941.

The Sheffield Barlow tradition is considerably older, IMO.

 

[Jack Black]

Good stuff Charlie, nearly 6,000 posts and no sign of the Barlow Express slowing down! Incredible :thumbup:

 

[Primble]

My old red bone Boker Barlows:

The blades on both are very full, but, the spearpoint has seen a lot of days in somebody's pocket.

 

[Parke1]

Nice Boker, Primble!

I took some photos of my barlow collection tonight. Here's the main group shot. I'll post more detailed pictures in the morning when I'm not posting from my phone.



I know it's not a huge collection compared to some, but I'm mighty proud of it for what it's become in a year's time!

My favorite three:

 

[Campbellclanman]

Dan- that's very impressive Sir. A joy to see you remarkable quality knives.

 

[Flint Hills]

Great collection Dan!

Nice Boker, Primble!

I took some photos of my barlow collection tonight. Here's the main group shot. I'll post more detailed pictures in the morning when I'm not posting from my phone.



I know it's not a huge collection compared to some, but I'm mighty proud of it for what it's become in a year's time!

My favorite three:

 

[Jack Black]

Great-looking Boker Primble :thumbup:

Looking forward to seeing more of your fine collection Dan :thumbup:

 

[Campbellclanman]

I agree Jack, Primbles Boker looks great - have we seen a open blade shot of that lovely knife yet Primble Sir?

 

[Parke1]

Ok, here are a few more detailed photos of my fledgling collection.

First up, the TC's, mark side:

Pile:

From left to right, we have a two blade sheepsfoot in smooth ivory bone, a red sawcut bone Stew's blade, a chestnut sawcut bone Stew's blade, a third cut stag clip point, my beloved sawcut copperhead bone single spear, a Day's Work in soupbone, and a two bladed spear in jigged bone.

Next up, a few more modern makes, mark side:

Pile side:

Left to right we have a Ka-bar coppersmith dog's head, a Remington clip point in stag, and a Rough Rider in tobbaco bone.

Next, my more vintage Barlows, mark side:

Pile side:

Left to right, a Swan Works from Germany, a Schrade with spear main in sawcut bone (this one is like new), another Schrade with the S bolster with spear main, a Cattaraugus with spear main, a Camillus with what I consider unused blades, and finally a Robeson. The Robeson I cannot open either blade without the assistance of a tool! Bear trap city! The grand daddy on the bottom is a Japanese Valor. It belonged to my wife's grandfather, and he added the bone covers from a deer that he harvested.

Lastly is my "others," mark side:

Pile side:

Left to right, a Russell made "Boy of America" knife (all metal knife), an Imperial with long pull clip blade, an Ulster with long pull clip, and a Melrose Cutlery from Germany with a long pull spear main.

That's all of them for now! I'm never done hunting, though.