Both companies stamp their knives McCoy and McGrew and usually have Arkansas stamped somewhere on the blade(i think try to make them appear to be made in AR.), but yes, it is known that they aren't really made in Arkansas. I think the McCoy knives were outsourced by probably more than one maker.
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Here is Something Different For You Guys: McGrew "Hillbilly Classic"
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That's such an awesome looking knife.
I would've definitely picked it up just to carry regardless of value.
I would've definitely picked it up just to carry regardless of value.
You are correct! I misspoke when I said it was made in Arkansas. I knew it was made by camilus and did not stop to think that Camillus is from new york and that McGrew was just an arkansas buisiness.
It is a great little dude. I will definetlely be looking for another one, hopefully I can find one with a standard grind. Not that I mind chisel grinds, but the way this one is done does not leave much room for sharpening.
When I saw it I instantly liked it for some reason and it was not until last night that I realized that it reminded me of the GEC conductor pattern. It has some serious walk and talk on the main blade, I mean it makes as much of a thwack as a good tl-29, camillus did a fantastic job on these guys. It is also the most comfortable stockman I have ever held, all the blades sit low they don't force your fingers in weird positions.
I remember those well from when I lived in Arkansas in the 1990s, common in flea markets and gas-stations-turned-flea-markets. Right alongside Compass knives from Brasil and White Tail Cutlery knives that were made in who-knows-where.
The Mcgrew in my collection is a low-end Barlow, really cheap. It even still has the mold stubs on the thin plastic handles, which have shrunk a bit. It is absolutely nothing like the beautiful vintage knife in your photos.
I don't recall them being from up north though; the address for Mcgrew knives used to be down in the Ouchitas, a town called Glenwood. Of course the 'company' may have moved since then.
And of course the knives weren't made in Arkansas either, but you wouldn't know that from listening to the flea peddlers.
Your's definitely looks like a Camillus. The Barlows could have been Camillus too, unless they found someone even cheaper for contracting.
Mine definitely has a place of honor in the Knife Roll of Junkers.
The Mcgrew in my collection is a low-end Barlow, really cheap. It even still has the mold stubs on the thin plastic handles, which have shrunk a bit. It is absolutely nothing like the beautiful vintage knife in your photos.
I don't recall them being from up north though; the address for Mcgrew knives used to be down in the Ouchitas, a town called Glenwood. Of course the 'company' may have moved since then.
And of course the knives weren't made in Arkansas either, but you wouldn't know that from listening to the flea peddlers.
Your's definitely looks like a Camillus. The Barlows could have been Camillus too, unless they found someone even cheaper for contracting.
Mine definitely has a place of honor in the Knife Roll of Junkers.