What's Your Favorite Barlow?

[Scubaroo]

I've been seeing posts showing off barlow knives over the past couple of days and have found a few that I might want to try out.
Images below are the ones I've found (not my own). Post your own favorites whether they're in your collection or on your short list.

 

[RickHuf]

My favorite Barlow is made by A Wright, but the bolsters size was a point of contention for the barlow enthusiasts here and it was thought to be not a true Barlow for lack of a couple mms of bolster. In their defence, it doesn't have the normal look of an American Barlow pattern.


Anyways... I have a Robeson and Camillus grandaddy Barlow, a Utica Kutmaster, couple wrights, a Boker and a Bear and son.

Leaving out the Wrights, this Bear and Son is actually my favorite. It's just a nice knife. It is a fingerprint magnet. High polish. I took a grey scotchbrite to it and knocked that all off and it's much better.



One of these days I'd like to get a regular sized old Robeson and a new Case, but just haven't connected with them yet. A good old Robeson is hard to beat.

 

[Invoice]

Queen Dan Burke Barlow in D2

And its hard to beat a Case soup bone.

The one that's got them beat is the Queen BF Barlow

 

[AusLoX]

 

[Scubaroo]

Queen Dan Burke Barlow in D2

Man, a small wharncliffe and a spear blade combo? Very nice.
What is the other knife in this picture? Some kind of winterbottom bone jack knife.

 

[Invoice]

Queen winter bottom jack.

 

[afishhunter]

3.25 to 3.5 inch closed, 2 blade, Sheepsfoot primary (example: Ulster #12) or Lamb Foot primary (example: several GEC models).
I don't have either, nor photos of them.

From what I've learned, the Ulster #12 is rare in North America, and somewhat common across the pond.
Since the chances of my going across the pond are much, much less than zero, it is unlikely I will ever get a #12.
The GEC Barlows with a Lamb Foot blade cost much, much more than I am worth (less than nothing), so it is unlikely I will ever have one.
(Please keep in mind this means it won't be me that buys the last one available when they release another, and you are trying to find one. )

The closest I will get to having a "Barlow" ("Quotes" because it lacks the standard Barlow's signature 1/3 handle length bolsters) with a sheep foot primary (with a pen secondary) is a Taylor's Eye Witness. (I found an affordable one on another website, that does not start with the letters "eB". I might splurge and get one sometime this year. )

 

[Scubaroo]

3.25 to 3.5 inch closed, 2 blade, Sheepsfoot primary (example: Ulster #12) or Lamb Foot primary (example: several GEC models).
I don't have either, nor photos of them.

From what I've learned, the Ulster #12 is rare in North America, and somewhat common across the pond.
Since the chances of my going across the pond are much, much less than zero, it is unlikely I will ever get a #12.
The GEC Barlows with a Lamb Foot blade cost much, much more than I am worth (less than nothing), so it is unlikely I will ever have one.
(Please keep in mind this means it won't be me that buys the last one available when they release another, and you are trying to find one. )

The closest I will get to having a "Barlow" ("Quotes" because it lacks the standard Barlow's signature 1/3 handle length bolsters) with a sheep foot primary (with a pen secondary) is a Taylor's Eye Witness. (I found an affordable one on another website, that does not start with the letters "eB". I might splurge and get one sometime this year. )

I 100% am in the same boat as you.

My few purchases this year are:
1: A barlow with jigged/sawcut bone. Similar to the ones I posted.
2: A lambsfoot, probably a Taylor's Eyewitness or A. Wright as they're attainable. Maybe one of the new GEC 93 Ramsfoot pattern.
3: A spear point jack knife, hopefully a Cooper Cutlery / NY Knife Co. Jack in Ebony, Buffalo Horn or Green Jigged Bone.

 

[Scholefield123]

One of my favourite patterns , I went through a stage of only buying g this pattern , kept a few from the collection I had . Still a great pattern

 

[Old Engineer]

My favorite is the one on the bottom . All the rest are Safe Queens .
Northfield 77's

My favorite of all the ones that I have .

Harry

 

[Scubaroo]

My favorite is the one on the bottom . All the rest are Safe Queens .
Northfield 77's

My favorite of all the ones that I have .

Harry

That's the best collection of 77's I've seen in a while, very nice

 

[Old Engineer]

That's the best collection of 77's I've seen in a while, very nice

Thank you my friend .

Harry

 

[GPO MAN]

The new Cooper S&M’s are great.

 

[Scubaroo]

The new Cooper S&M’s are great.

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I'm really kicking myself for not picking one of these up when I had the chance. Great knives these are.

 

[Jody744]

The TC and the Ebony, prolly made by Camillus for Moore Handley Hardware are my faves

 

[euroken]

As many as there are new wave of barlows, I still lean mostly towards vintage...but can't exclude one of my favorites...

Schrade barlows as an example with HHB...pictures cropped to minimize visualizing my dirty window sill

 

[AusLoX]

 

[Culprit99]

These two Camillus Barlows are my favorites. The Camco was my grandfather’s and is much thinner than any other Barlow I’ve seen. It feels great in the hand and the pocket.

 

[jmh33]

 

[Jack Black]