What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[Pt-Luso]

 

[majorpain1]

Rainy day sawcut bone...

 

[Invoice]

 

[black mamba]

All nice, but that Lloyd stag is truly museum grade!

 

[holo07]

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[Pt-Luso]

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[PenisMightier]

Here are my Ulster Old Timer Prince Albert promotional Barlow and my Craftsman Barlow. The wood and brass are to rescale/rebolster that Imperial Barlow in the back.

https://imgur.com/a/gekOqhf

 

[Invoice]

Camillus made Buck. Just Like a Remington or I think they made for Sears and other brands. Just a good solid no frills knife. I miss Camillus.

 

[btb01]

Thought these two went well together. Sawcut Granddaddy Barlows, old and new.

 

[cut it out]

I miss all the trad USA made company’s. Least you could walk in any hardware store and pick one up. Or good ol K-mart lol

 

[bigfish64]

Thought these two went well together. Sawcut Granddaddy Barlows, old and new.

Totally agree Barrett.

 

[afishhunter]

c.2017 or 2018(?) SARGE "Official B.S.A." Barlow?
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Supposedly made in USA.
I don't know who had the contract to make them.

Maple Burl covers.
Blades (440A) are centered.
Has half stops.
Springs are Flush in all three positions.
Both blades have a smooth pull (despite the half stops) around a "5".
No noticable gaps.

I don't have the tin it came in anymore.

 

[Hyesouljah]

I’ve acquired several nice GECs since, but this Barlow is still one of my all-time favorites. Everything about this knife appeals to me. The beautiful clip-point blade with the excellent nail nick, the polished bolsters with the nice fluting, and, of course, my favorite part of the knife, the sawcut hemlock bone handles. Instant classic.

 

[pistonsandgears]

Old sawcut Shapleigh barlow

 

[SteveC]

 

[TheIncredibleHoke]

I like a clip blade on a Barlow, and I love a long pull and a subtle matchstrike pattern. This one does it for me.

 

[Augie]

Added a late script stamp Remington barlow to the pile last week, looks to have little to no use with really nice saw cut bone.

 

[hsherzfeld]

Added a late script stamp Remington barlow to the pile last week, looks to have little to no use with really nice saw cut bone.




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I think I saw that one, but I let it go.

 

[hsherzfeld]

I really like this Boker Tree Brand Barlow.