kamagong
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This configuration, with the single spear and sawcut bone covers. The quintessential barlow.
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What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?
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This configuration, with the single spear and sawcut bone covers. The quintessential barlow.
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Antique Yellow Sawcut. The new Antique Yellow Jigged bone is very nice too though.
knowtracks
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Been just slammed at work the last couple of days! I come back and there's 8 new pages! !
Congratulations Mr. Primble!!! :thumbup: 1 finally showed up!
Well that just leaves 4 left, my odds are getting smaller.
GREAT history Jack!! Thank You :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
Lovely pics being shown by all.
Dave
Congratulations Mr. Primble!!! :thumbup: 1 finally showed up!
Well that just leaves 4 left, my odds are getting smaller.
GREAT history Jack!! Thank You :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
Lovely pics being shown by all.
Dave
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Bone Marrow
paulhilborn
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Nice pictures Mark!!!
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Thanks Paul! Go Irish!
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Super specimen, Mark!! Love it! Nice stump by the way
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Super specimen, Mark!! Love it! Nice stump by the way
Thanks Gevo! I just need some Cicada carcasses for my stump!
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Thanks Gevo! I just need some Cicada carcasses for my stump!
LOL...it won't be long now until the new batch arrives
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Super nice picture Mark, that old stump was just the perfect background for that knife:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
The "latest run" is what I referring to as well...I bow down in honor of the Copper Head.
That brings up a great but personal question:thumbup: Whats your favorite of all TC Barlow covers---not the rarest but ones own personal favorite.
Mine, hummmm, I'd go with Gabon Ebony:thumbup: followed by Sawcut Rust Red Bone....I'll stop there because I could go on and on...but for me GABON EBONY
Hello Paul, these are my all time favourite Barlows, the bone just gets better and better with use.
Best regards
Robin
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Saddle Up !
I had noticed in the TC Barlow Production List that there was a single Saddle Brown long pull spearpoint listed.
2nd Run (Apple Cider Vinegar Label) Genuine Barlow etch Spearpoint Blade with Long Pull and Pen blade:
#152213STL Ebony Wood 32 pcs. no serial numbers
#152213STL Rust Red Jig Bone 31 pcs. no serial numbers
#152213STL Saddle Brown Saw Cut Bone 1 pcs. no serial numbers
#152213 Genuine Pre-ban Elephant Ivory 1 pcs. no serial numbers (A gift to Charlie from Bill for the success of the TC Barlow SFO's)
I just had to know - you know !
I sent a message to Waynorth and this was the reply which I received, with his pictures of the lone TC Saddle Brown Spear:
"When Bill finished up the pen-behind run, which was the second run of spears,
He was short a pair of handles. The next run (clips) had extras of the Saddle Brown handles. He asked me if I wanted a Spear with the Brown, and of course I said yes.
I archived it with no notes, and forgot it!! Until your questioning mind came along!"
The (one of one) #152213STL Saddle Brown Saw Cut Bone Spearpoint:
I had noticed in the TC Barlow Production List that there was a single Saddle Brown long pull spearpoint listed.
2nd Run (Apple Cider Vinegar Label) Genuine Barlow etch Spearpoint Blade with Long Pull and Pen blade:
#152213STL Ebony Wood 32 pcs. no serial numbers
#152213STL Rust Red Jig Bone 31 pcs. no serial numbers
#152213STL Saddle Brown Saw Cut Bone 1 pcs. no serial numbers
#152213 Genuine Pre-ban Elephant Ivory 1 pcs. no serial numbers (A gift to Charlie from Bill for the success of the TC Barlow SFO's)
I just had to know - you know !
I sent a message to Waynorth and this was the reply which I received, with his pictures of the lone TC Saddle Brown Spear:
"When Bill finished up the pen-behind run, which was the second run of spears,
He was short a pair of handles. The next run (clips) had extras of the Saddle Brown handles. He asked me if I wanted a Spear with the Brown, and of course I said yes.
I archived it with no notes, and forgot it!! Until your questioning mind came along!"
The (one of one) #152213STL Saddle Brown Saw Cut Bone Spearpoint:
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Beautiful pair of TC's Robin:thumbup:
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You guys are giving Charlie a big head with all these TCs! Let's get back to something more like the barlows on page 1. This weekend I took in my first knife show, in Janesville, WI, and had a ball. I wasn't going with barlows in mind (well, I guess the thought is always in the back there somewhere
), but one guy from Wisconsin had around 100, nice collection. I really liked an old Keen, almost new condition, but I didn't have the funds. But I did see an old Hibbard that caught my eye at a different table. Now the seller, a nice fella from Missoura', was giving me the eye while asking me if I'd ever seen a Hibbard w/o Spencer and Bartlett on the tang. Luckily for me, I had done my homework (thanks to THIS THREAD and MadMerryMonk's post), and I knew that HSB had a second line of barlows with only Hibbard on the tang. So anyway, a double-sawbuck later (that's right), this baby was in my pocket!
My research shows this to be from 1913-1927, so of course I'll assume it's the first one off the line from 1913. I have only seen 2 of these, and none exactly like mine. Al has one in post #5991, and I've seen another, but neither have the upper groove on the bolster. The stamps are definitely authentic, the main blade is a little shortened from years of use, but not bad. It could be reshaped a little, but I'll probably leave it as is. It's very very well made, solid snap! The sawcut bone is very nice, this "cheaper" non-OVB version they didn't taper the bone to match the bolsters, left it squared off. It was a little rusty, what you see here is after a first, short clean-up. If any of you have more information on the Hibbard, or one of your own, I'd love to hear/see more. Thanks for listening!
Just to show my TC love too:
Let's get back to something more like the barlows on page 1. This weekend I took in my first knife show, in Janesville, WI, and had a ball. I wasn't going with barlows in mind (well, I guess the thought is always in the back there somewhere), but one guy from Wisconsin had around 100, nice collection. I really liked an old Keen, almost new condition, but I didn't have the funds. But I did see an old Hibbard that caught my eye at a different table. Now the seller, a nice fella from Missoura', was giving me the eye while asking me if I'd ever seen a Hibbard w/o Spencer and Bartlett on the tang. Luckily for me, I had done my homework (thanks to THIS THREAD and MadMerryMonk's post), and I knew that HSB had a second line of barlows with only Hibbard on the tang. So anyway, a double-sawbuck later (that's right), this baby was in my pocket!
My research shows this to be from 1913-1927, so of course I'll assume it's the first one off the line from 1913.
I have only seen 2 of these, and none exactly like mine. Al has one in post #5991, and I've seen another, but neither have the upper groove on the bolster. The stamps are definitely authentic, the main blade is a little shortened from years of use, but not bad. It could be reshaped a little, but I'll probably leave it as is. It's very very well made, solid snap! The sawcut bone is very nice, this "cheaper" non-OVB version they didn't taper the bone to match the bolsters, left it squared off. It was a little rusty, what you see here is after a first, short clean-up. If any of you have more information on the Hibbard, or one of your own, I'd love to hear/see more. Thanks for listening!
Just to show my TC love too:
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