What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[315]

I don't know what that "R" means??
Anyone??

It means reeeaalllly nice

 

[Atiger]

Good and traditional...

 

[LastRodeo]

?? I don't know what that "R" means??
Anyone??

I believe it stands for repair.

 

[Markeologist]

?? I don't know what that "R" means??
Anyone??

"R" is for "RETURN" as in PLEASE return to me!!!

 

[Travman]

 

[waynorth]

I believe it stands for repair.

Joan Mae at GEC also told me the "R" stands for REPAIR! It was an intermittent policy to mark the knives as such!

 

[LastRodeo]

Joan Mae at GEC also told me the "R" stands for REPAIR! It was an intermittent policy to mark the knives as such!

I sent a knife for repair once. They told me it would be stamped as such, but when I had it returned, it wasn't stamped. So I was a bit hesitant to be too affirmative.

 

[balor85]

Copperhead

 

[SteveC]

Good and traditional...

Lovely #11 !

 

[Bastler]

Böker and Kabar.

 

[Markeologist]

Joan Mae at GEC also told me the "R" stands for REPAIR! It was an intermittent policy to mark the knives as such!

I’m still standing firm with RETURN...to me!

 

[balor85]

Spey

 

[Corso]

This almost 1000 page thread has made me REALY want an Old Sheffield Barlow for my collection

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[waynorth]

Copperhead

The first TC version!! Here is its brother!!

These spey blades just arrived courtesy of a fine fellow.

Nice Speys, Nate!! Here is the long-sought Spey that sparked the Special Spey orders for me and TC!!

 

[MJ71]

My remaining user TC clips (walnut, antique amber, peach seed, ebony). Best to all. MJ.

 

[balor85]

2 blade antique amber.

 

[MJ71]

That's a truly beautiful Barlow. Have never seen a photo of the two blade antique amber (beyond the GEC promotional shot). MJ.

 

[balor85]

That's a truly beautiful Barlow. Have never seen a photo of the two blade antique amber (beyond the GEC promotional shot). MJ.

Thanks Mark , they didn't make too many of them. I've only seen a handful of photos of them in the wild.

 

[Galeocerdoshark]

A good while ago I placed a backorder for a Boker Hornbeam Barlow and a regular Boker Barlow at my local European dealer.
Yesterday however, I received an email from them informing me of a limited run they were doing with Boker. When I saw the materials and the price I just had to jump on it. I contacted their customer service asking the regular Barlow to be shipped with this order instead of the hornbeam backorder.

Long story short, since I got immobilized by ripping a tendon yesterday, I was home to welcome the mailman on my crutches.

Here they both are. The regular Boker Barlow in Grenadill wood handles and with a 440c blade, as well as the limited (mine's 10/325) in natural canvas micarta and O1 tool steel.

I apologize in advance for the pictures but they had to be taken inside with artificial light due to me being unable to move around much right now.

Both in opened position:

Both opened again:

Half stops (smooth backspring):

Closed. One is dead center, the other one slightly preferring one side:

The regular one has no markings. The exclusive has the steel and # stamped on the blade.

Both closed, sideshot.

I must say I am very, very happy with both of these. They are both just very well crafted. No major gaps to speak of, walk and talk is very nice and snappy but not too strong. Pins are flush, scales and bolster are flush. These knives offer a lot of value for the price you pay. They honestly make me quite disappointed in the Case vault smooth bone Barlow I got a few weeks ago. Speaks a ton about the quality our friends in Germany are delivering right now.