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What year did Case stop making the half stop feature in their Barlows?
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I still am so new to this I jumped to the conclusion they had quit because the new one has a very slight feel to it when I open the knife. I am excited about Barlows and am trying to learn more about this patterns.
Thanks my friend. This clears it up for me.
Thanks my friend. This clears it up for me.
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I was intrigued by this . Is the half stop a specific feature of barlows? its either halfstop or not . There's no in betweeny semi soft stop (except as Charlie says they fluffed it).
I tried my barlows and heres an interesting fact.The GEC s have half stops. The Schrades do not. The English one does not nor do the rough riders.
I personally like a good snappy half stop. Now I don't have a case barlow to compare but I do have a couple of recent Case knives that are not snappy, not even close.
I tried my barlows and heres an interesting fact.The GEC s have half stops. The Schrades do not. The English one does not nor do the rough riders.
I personally like a good snappy half stop. Now I don't have a case barlow to compare but I do have a couple of recent Case knives that are not snappy, not even close.
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I meant to say that the Toothpick I have is a Case and opens very smoothly. I am getting used to the half stop but just want to learn more about traditionals in general as well as Barlows specifically.
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Both of the Case Barlows I own have the square joints (half-stops). They were made in 2008 so if something has changed since then I couldn't tell you.
With Case knives, the use of square joints is part of the pattern. According to a Case representative, the following current production Case knives use square joints (half-stops).
With Case knives, the use of square joints is part of the pattern. According to a Case representative, the following current production Case knives use square joints (half-stops).