What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

Augie said:
Found another Queen 50TH Anniversary barlow this week, love the bone on these, both the color and the saw cut.

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Good barlows indeed!

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waynorth said:
Those might be the best Barlows that Queen ever made!! Nice going John!!
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Thanks Charlie, I do think they were some of the nicest looking ones they ever made, from what I have been able to figure out it was probably the last time they used saw cut with this bolster style on a steel frame.
 
Well, I scooped up my first Barlow today. I like my Camilus #67 so much that I decided I had to get another Camillus and this #51 fit the bill. As I have not handled a Barlow before, I wasn't sure whether I would like the pattern beyond the outstanding aesthetics. I was a bit concerned that it would be smaller than I liked but soon discovered that despite being a bit short, its girth and heft more than makes up for it. The knife is in good shape, no blade wobble and decent walk & talk, not overly sharpened, and the handles are in great shape. I think I will enjoy putting this knife in the rotation.

A great, inexpensive way for me to experience the pattern before I potentially shell out a lot more for some of the current beauties out there. Red Soup Bone, I am looking at you....

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Pàdruig said:
Well, I scooped up my first Barlow today. I like my Camilus #67 so much that I decided I had to get another Camillus and this #51 fit the bill. As I have not handled a Barlow before, I wasn't sure whether I would like the pattern beyond the outstanding aesthetics. I was a bit concerned that it would be smaller than I liked but soon discovered that despite being a bit short, its girth and heft more than makes up for it. The knife is in good shape, no blade wobble and decent walk & talk, not overly sharpened, and the handles are in great shape. I think I will enjoy putting this knife in the rotation.

A great, inexpensive way for me to experience the pattern before I potentially shell out a lot more for some of the current beauties out there. Red Soup Bone, I am looking at you....

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I carried the cheaper CAMCO 551 version of this knife for many many years. It is hard to improve on for a user. You will find it just gets things done with a minimum of worry. Enjoy!
 
Txjohn said:
I know this is a knife forum but Charlie you have some fine Native American items , I've been admiring them all these years
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Thanks John! I have to make up for the limited backgrounds my scanner affords, vs. the wonderful photography that shows up here!!
 
RDaneel said:
I received this totally unexpected gift from Dee today (Guestwho101)! Thank you so much, Dee. :thumbsup:

A 1979 Case. :) And a medallion coin that can be engraved, too!

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You're very welcome my friend.
You did a wonderful job capturing the beauty of the Appaloosa bone. :thumbsup:
Can't wait to see the adventures to come. :D
 
Finally got one I can put on here. Well it's in the mail but here's a few shots from the seller I bought it from. I'd appreciate it if anybody could help me figure out around when it might of been made? s-l400 (1).jpg $_1.JPG s-l400 (2).jpg s-l400.jpg
 
1488246119_51_1033_1-228x228.jpg Got second barlow on the way. I got this one yesterday off a Case collector that was selling off some of his collection.This one was built between 1940-1964 For it's age I think it's in amazing condition :cool:
 
T.Willy, you are off to a good start, hard to go wrong with a vintage Case and it looks to be in great condition. I would think your Imperial is from 1960's to the early 80's, when you get the knife post a good picture of the tang stamp.
Watch out for those Barlow's, they get addictive
 
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