What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[Duckdog]

@Invoice Very nice!
- Stuart

 

[knowtracks]

To the best of my knowledge that `09 Forum Barlow is the first knife to carry both the Queen "crown" and S&M tang stamp....even though all the modern S&M knives also stamped Queen Cutlery on the pile side. Also I believe this Barlow is the first Schatt and Morgan stamped D-2 knife......If someone knows of any others please let me know!!

Dave

 

[Leslie Tomville]

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JH Lloyd makes a good traditional
Barlow.

 

[Duckdog]

Sitting between darkness and light.

- Stuart

 

[Duckdog]

This Queen model 22 from 1961-1971 is a cousin of the trio of 1972 model 22s that I posted on Friday (post #16919). Not only is it a shade older, but it has the aluminum frame covering the spring backs. It also has a slight light/dark covers clash. apologies for reflections in the blades (the sun wouldn't stay still).

- Stuart

 

[willard0341]

Really like your knife Duckdog and the background. The sawcut tc gets slipped in my pocket but not nearly enough

 

[Modoc ED]

Case 62009 1/2 with appaloosa bone covers

 

[Bugdoc]

Note, some of these knives have hammered pins, as opposed to "spun" pins, attesting to their respective eras! They look so good on simple saw-cut bone handles don't you think??

Would you be so kind as to identify a good example of each in the pics for comparison. Thanks!

 

[Duckdog]

This past Friday and Monday, I posted some Queen model 22 clip barlows. Today, I have a pair of model 23 spear barlows. Both have aluminum frames with covered spring backs. One from 1961-1971 is wearing brown saw cut bone covers and has the patent no. 2728139 on the main. The other from 1955-1957 has Frontier (Queen's name for the "new" Winterbottom jigging from 1947 until around 1968) bone covers. It does not have a patent no., but has PENDING stamped on the main blade pile-side tang and has a paper QUEEN tab taped to the mark-side of the main, in lieu of the model 23 etch.

- Stuart

 

[Duckdog]

Today, I have a couple of Queen model 25 Bench Barlows with their distinctive razor mains. They, too, have aluminum frames with covered backsprings. The darker one is a daily user (along with my Imperial and Sabre barlows), so chosen because the covers had already been slightly marred by a misaligned bottom pinhole. Oh, well, the knife works fine. That one is from 1973-1975 and has what appears to be Delrin covers, the other from 1958-1960 and has sawn bone.

- Stuart

 

[traumkommode]

 

[waynorth]

Nice TK!!
Original handles??

 

[JITDC]

My small collection of single blade TC’s with a crescent nail nick. The spear just arrived and I’m very glad to have it.

 

[Augie]

Today, I have a couple of Queen model 25 Bench Barlows with their distinctive razor mains. They, too, have aluminum frames with covered backsprings. The darker one is a daily user (along with my Imperial and Sabre barlows), so chosen because the covers had already been slightly marred by a misaligned bottom pinhole. Oh, well, the knife works fine. That one is from 1973-1975 and has what appears to be Delrin covers, the other from 1958-1960 and has sawn bone.

- Stuart

Stuart, you have put together a very nice collection of aluminum framed Queens, those with natural handles are not easy to find.

 

[Augie]

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JH Lloyd makes a good traditional
Barlow.

Leslie, very nice Lloyd, I picked one up also, really like the size of these,just slightly larger than a standard sized Barlow.

 

[mrknife]

Leslie, very nice Lloyd, I picked one up also, really like the size of these,just slightly larger than a standard sized Barlow.

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that is gorgeous!

 

[Duckdog]

Boy, there are some nice knives in this thread!! These are the last of my aluminum framed Queen barlows to be posted: a pair of model 27 Sheepfoot Barlows, both from 1958-1960. Some prior owner used a felt-tip marker to add their initials (TO) to the mark side cover of the brown saw cut bone one. Until I find a friend with those initials, I'm using it as an EDC.

- Stuart

 

[black mamba]

Stuart, since the pile side of the marked sawcut is darker anyway, I think I'd take some dark brown dye to that mark side and "erase" the initials. A diligently applied Q-Tip should do the trick nicely.

 

[Duckdog]

black mamba I've thought of that, Jeff, and appreciate the encouragement. It will be easier than looking for a new friend with the appropriate initials.
- Stuart

 

[philllll]

Hey friends, been a while since I made a post here but I still have a TC in my pocket most days! Take care everyone.