What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[waynorth]

You must be old, Dave! Up at 4:00!
I'm older - it's 3:00 out here!

 

[knowtracks]

You must be old, Dave! Up at 4:00!
I'm older - it's 3:00 out here!

Brother Don't get me started!!!
Actually my shift starts at 4am, but I've always been an early riser!

Knife content..........

Or more appropriately............ Stew's !!!!

Dave

 

[wundergussy]

Also up at 4:00, but it's because my one-year-old is teething. Great knives, Dave!

 

[Jolipapa]

Also up at 4/00, in fact it's breakfast time here!

 

[TX_planes]

I am up early at the airport. So no knife for me for a few days. I always look forward to carrying a knife when I return.

Sarah, that Barlow has such a welcoming look about it. I see why it would have comforting homey feel about it!

 

[wundergussy]

So glad it's Fall

 

[GuestWho101]

 

[Jolipapa]

:thumbup: Splendid!

 

[wundergussy]

I consider myself very fortunate to own this one.

 

[RDaneel]

I consider myself very fortunate to own this one.

That is the quintessential Ancient!

 

[pistonsandgears]

Just received this little Utica Barlow.

 

[waynorth]

Nice, earlier Utica, P&G!
Utica made Barlows for many other companies, along with other knives. Here are some more Barlows:

In case you cannot read the tangs they are, from the top:
Case XX
Case XX
Kutmaster
Kutmaster
Ka-Bar
Kutmaster
Schrade Cut. Co!

 

[rma100]

I don't think a Quick Opener Thumb Hole is at all Traditional.

 

[Gevonovich]

Some real goodies in that lineup, Charlie!! Thanks for sharing!

 

[waynorth]

I don't think a Quick Opener Thumb Hole is at all Traditional.

That's actually a reproduction Scagel nail pull, Bob. Invented a long time ago, probably in the 1920s, to make a knife ambidextrous! Quite ingenious!!
Real Scagel pocketknives are extremely rare!

 

[waynorth]

Some real goodies in that lineup, Charlie!! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, Gev! I was shocked and amazed when I found that SCC!!

 

[Peregrin]

I don't think a Quick Opener Thumb Hole is at all Traditional.

I think most see William Scagel like knives as traditional. I suspect this knife is a slipjoint and the hole is like a nail nick. At least the ones I have are.

 

[pistonsandgears]

Nice, earlier Utica, P&G!
Utica made Barlows for many other companies, along with other knives. Here are some more Barlows:

In case you cannot read the tangs they are, from the top:
Case XX
Case XX
Kutmaster
Kutmaster
Ka-Bar
Kutmaster
Schrade Cut. Co!

Thanks Charlie, nice line up you have there. That SCC looks really similar to the Utica. Could they be related?

 

[rma100]

I stand corrected!

 

[waynorth]

That GuestWho's pictured Stag is indeed a Scagel reproduction, by Queen I believe!!