What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

dispatch184 said:
Thanks for the compliments guys, and that is a beautiful barlow Frankki! How is the pull? Your godson will love that someday :thumbup:
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It's about a 4-5 on the pull. Maybe just a little light for my own taste, but should be just about right for a young lad, when he receives it. I'm going to need to prepare a big "how to handle a folding knife safely"- speech before that, because that thing gets just stupid sharp.
 
Here is this weeks haul, some were a surprise and some a disappointment. So far I found an Imperial that has a Certified brake parts blade etch, a real nice almost unused Ulster 10OT and the disappointment, a G Furness single blade that unfortunately has been heavily repaired.
Really impressed with the Ulster, very well made quality Barlow, took the picture with my Craftsman and pretty sure the Craftsman was made by Ulster also.
The G. Furness is probably pre 1890 as there is no England mark anywhere, unfortunately it has been repaired, been apart and repined and put together with bolsters and handles not even, does have great walk and talk, reasonably full blade.
The pictures are not that great, from my workbench after doing some cleaning and oiling.

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Augie said:
Here is this weeks haul, some were a surprise and some a disappointment. So far I found an Imperial that has a Certified brake parts blade etch, a real nice almost unused Ulster 10OT and the disappointment, a G Furness single blade that unfortunately has been heavily repaired.
Really impressed with the Ulster, very well made quality Barlow, took the picture with my Craftsman and pretty sure the Craftsman was made by Ulster also.
The G. Furness is probably pre 1890 as there is no England mark anywhere, unfortunately it has been repaired, been apart and repined and put together with bolsters and handles not even, does have great walk and talk, reasonably full blade.
The pictures are not that great, from my workbench after doing some cleaning and oiling.
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Nice haul, Augie. :thumbup: Sorry the G. Furness is a disappointment, but it looks like it could be a very cool user. The look and feel of carrying an antique without the worry of damaging an authentic example. (I'm trying to look on the bright side. :) )
 
r8shell said:
Nice haul, Augie. :thumbup: Sorry the G. Furness is a disappointment, but it looks like it could be a very cool user. The look and feel of carrying an antique without the worry of damaging an authentic example. (I'm trying to look on the bright side. :) )
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Thanks r8shell, that is exactly how I'm thinking, a very cool user. It actually is really starting to grow on me.
The Old Timer is real nice, close to new, Ulster could really make a nice knife

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I was able to get one of my grail knives this week, a Case Damascus Barlow, been trying for one for some time, they are not rare but they don't crop up all the time.Lucked out this week on a nice one, pretty well matched stag, brand new condition, perfect construction. Case really did a nice job on this knife, this one was worth the wait.
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Great Barlows, Augie! I particularly like the Ulster; one like that is on my wishlist. Sigh, I need to get out more.
 
You got that right, Ron. My favorite Camillus Barlow - got one just like it.

Good to see you back, Bob! :)
 
Phil, Brad Dean and Ron, Thank you for the comments. Ron, I love those old bone handled Barlow's.
Bob, great to see you posting again, hope you are doing better.
 
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