2025 77 barlows

Whoa buddy, it’s camel day!

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btb01 said:
Decent color on these. Could be a little darker, but hey, it’s not pink. 😁 Of the three 77s I’ve got from this run (the other two being Ebony and Richlite), this is the only one without a mushy, snap-less blade, though the pull is a little on the weak side.

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I actually prefer this, that color looks great!

GPO MAN said:
These red bone barlows sure are nice. Mine is still sitting in Oklahoma City since 3/31. 😡
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Same exact thing here.
 
peanutsxx said:
I received the red sawcut today as well and I have to say I am pretty deflated. I waited a looong time to get a 77, being unwilling to pay the secondary prices... The walk and talk on the main is okay (I'd give it a 4 on receipt and a 5 after flushing). The pen is just terrible. Lazy to the half stop; worse still half stop to open (total mush). It really reminds me of my little Case pen knife, which I love for what it is but this is a GEC 77 Barlow for Pete's sake... I've put a fair bit of mineral oil through both and while some improvement I'm just, well, massively disappointed. I know, "boo hoo", but dang...
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This was my experience with my blood red bone Barlow as well. After a lot of flushing, the main is now has an ok action, but the pen is very lazy. Better than it was when new (there was very little snap at all - it needed a full push to half stop and nearly a full push to close) but still a disappointing action for such a beautiful knife.

By comparison, my 2018 77 desert ironwood (which is a S model) has a near perfect main blade action and the sheepsfoot secondary is a bit lazy but still better than the blood red from this run.

Still a very nice nice, but I sympathize with your disappointment.
 
MasterGrayJedi said:
This was my experience with my blood red bone Barlow as well. After a lot of flushing, the main is now has an ok action, but the pen is very lazy. Better than it was when new (there was very little snap at all - it needed a full push to half stop and nearly a full push to close) but still a disappointing action for such a beautiful knife.

By comparison, my 2018 77 desert ironwood (which is a S model) has a near perfect main blade action and the sheepsfoot secondary is a bit lazy but still better than the blood red from this run.

Still a very nice nice, but I sympathize with your disappointment.
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Sorry to hear that! That is pretty much the same as mine -- after a fair bit of flushing the pen will now snap closed with a push a bit beyond the half-stop. They are definitely lookers though!
 
Here is a knifeswapper knifeswapper “store model” 77 SFO-

The defect is absurdly minor and actually sort of adds character to the knife.

Out of the tube the mainIMG_2025-04-09-182941.jpegIMG_2025-04-09-183214.jpeg is a 5, secondary is a 3, but both seem to want flushing out of the joint.

Pretty cool knife, so glad these “store models” get sold instead of being melted down and made into Rough Riders…..!
 
ive been checking in on the site occasionally guess i missed them. For some reason, deleting an S doesnt bother me
 
Elgatodeacero said:
Here is a knifeswapper knifeswapper “store model” 77 SFO-

The defect is absurdly minor and actually sort of adds character to the knife.

Out of the tube the mainView attachment 2844404View attachment 2844405 is a 5, secondary is a 3, but both seem to want flushing out of the joint.

Pretty cool knife, so glad these “store models” get sold instead of being melted down and made into Rough Riders…..!
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I wouldn't even consider that a defect at all,it's a soup bone now 😂
 
peanutsxx said:
I received the red sawcut today as well and I have to say I am pretty deflated. I waited a looong time to get a 77, being unwilling to pay the secondary prices... The walk and talk on the main is okay (I'd give it a 4 on receipt and a 5 after flushing). The pen is just terrible. Lazy to the half stop; worse still half stop to open (total mush). It really reminds me of my little Case pen knife, which I love for what it is but this is a GEC 77 Barlow for Pete's sake... I've put a fair bit of mineral oil through both and while some improvement I'm just, well, massively disappointed. I know, "boo hoo", but dang...
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Flush it with WD40.
 
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