What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

Rich S · Feb 21, 2018

Beautiful old Queens. A Queen single clip blade with bone scales was my first knife given me by my grandfather. Love Queens, only have four: my grandfathers, a #22 clip delrin with integral bolsters and two newer (Daniels) Queens (a bone stag and a workman). So sorry to see them go under :-(
Rich

waynorth · Feb 21, 2018

Great Quorum of Queens, Stuart!!
They get my vote!! :thumbsup:

I wonder if PP was the essential dye?? Great coloration!!!

Duckdog · Feb 21, 2018

Augie R Rich S

waynorth Thanks, guys. For that moment, I was the king of Queens (I refuse to claim "Queen for a Day", though I did watch that show "as a child"). I need to show a couple individually, as their colors shine when out of the box. Of course, their beauty is in not being pretty knives - they are just simple and honest. Rich, your granddad's would have been my favorite, regardless of make or condition. Again, thanks for the kind comments.
- Stuart

paulhilborn · Feb 21, 2018

Augie said:
Paul, like your something old. Here is something old with something way older.

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Thanks John, and nice old and REALLY old

Duckdog said:
Sometime life gives you a box of chocolates (or something like that).

- Stuart

That's a fantastic box-o-Queens right there Stuart :thumbsup:

How about a dog Barlow while letting in the dog? She's sneaking in during the photo op

hamsco · Feb 21, 2018

Duckdog · Feb 23, 2018

Case 62009R from 1974.

- Stuart

Half/Stop · Feb 23, 2018

I hadn’t posted in here for awhile so I figured I’d share these two Good Traditional Barlow’s
on this Friday morning!

Augie · Feb 23, 2018

Hard to go wrong with either Ron.

Duckdog · Feb 23, 2018

Primble, Ulster & Shapleigh (posing as a law firm)

- Stuart

Pt-Luso · Feb 24, 2018

Pt-Luso · Feb 24, 2018

Fodderwing · Feb 24, 2018

Atiger · Feb 25, 2018

Not really a new picture but a few older barlows to toss into the conversation...

knowtracks · Feb 25, 2018

Very

Wayne!! I'm diggin the OK bolster stamp!!!!! :thumbsup:

And the sawcut bone as well

Dave

waynorth · Feb 25, 2018

What a page (so far)!!

Thanks Paul, Hamsco, Stuart, Ron, Stuart again, Pt-Luso twice, Dwight and Wayne for making my day! :thumbsup:

Lots of character in that pic, Wayne!!

Duckdog · Feb 25, 2018

Wayyyy sweet, Wayne. Here's some support for this thread, as your post may take the sails out of any further postings.

- Stuart

Augie · Feb 26, 2018

Took this shot with my cell phone at work the other day, was lucky enough to get 2 of these Forum knives, one was put away to keep mint and this one has been in my pocket ever since.

waynorth · Feb 26, 2018

Nice to see; Stag on an I*XL, and a Forum TC at work!!
Keep on sailing!!

Duckdog · Feb 26, 2018

Big, solid and sharp - what's not to like? Oh, the name. GESCUT, a name owned by Cole National Company (Cleveland, OH), along with GESCO and Sabre. These names were applied to knives imported from Japan between 1960-1980 that may have been made by Mitsubishi. This knife, a model 29 (though stamped 24), like the Sabre model 629 that I have, is a very fine EDC for little money. Much like the little transistor radios that came over about the same time. Remember them?

-Stuart

rockman0 · Feb 26, 2018

New arrival from Bobby Toole. 3 7/8" closed.