What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

cigarrodog
Had to edit ya pic to give the flys perspective
And mine

 

[paulhilborn]

Excellent Solingen cutlers from the mid 1980s make good traditional barlows, both curved and swaybacked.

1st Generation Bulldog OHIO White Burley Curved Tobacco Barlow in Burnt Stag

1st Generation Bulldog S&D Our Best Swayback Tobacco Barlow in Jigged Green Bone

Such great Barlow's Jeff, I remember reaching out to you prior to pulling the trigger on the two I purchased

 

[Fodderwing]

Excellent Solingen cutlers from the mid 1980s make good traditional barlows, both curved and swaybacked.

Two super fine bulldogs Jeff. I love those.

Here's a new one to me.

 

[Old Engineer]

Excellent Solingen cutlers from the mid 1980s make good traditional barlows, both curved and swaybacked.

1st Generation Bulldog OHIO White Burley Curved Tobacco Barlow in Burnt Stag

1st Generation Bulldog S&D Our Best Swayback Tobacco Barlow in Jigged Green Bone

Two very nice knives for sure Jeff . The Stag is very unusual and the Sway Back Barlow is , as you well know , pretty rare .

Harry

 

[Old Engineer]

Such great Barlow's Jeff, I remember reaching out to you prior to pulling the trigger on the two I purchased

And then you my friend , being a great enabler , caused this :

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But I have to thank you and black mamba . I like them a lot .

Harry

 

[cigarrodog]

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cigarrodog
Had to edit ya pic to give the flys perspective
And mine

Lol. I wasn’t sure if anyone would catch the fly. But you did. Good catch, David.

 

[paulhilborn]

And then you my friend being a great enabler caused this :

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But I have to thank you and black mamba . I like them a lot .

Harry

Things are awfully contagious around here Harry a FANTASTIC TRIO right there!

 

[black mamba]

Thanks for all the nice comments. They can sure be habit-forming. Green bone and stag are just two of my many weaknesses.

 

[Old Engineer]

Things are awfully contagious around here Harry

I have noticed that and I think that I have been catching Stuff since Nov. 30 , 2014 .

Harry

 

[Fodderwing]

I have noticed that and I think thatI have been catching Stuff since Nov. 30 , 2014

You've been spreading it too my friend.

 

[Old Engineer]

You've been spreading it too my friend. View attachment 1158263

Some of my Old Friends on here taught me to be very happy to be an Enabler my friend .

Harry

 

[Lift link]

 

[waynorth]

A very succulent Barlow Lift link !!!

 

[cigarrodog]

 

[waynorth]

Nice stripes in the handles!!

 

[Lift link]

 

[Half/Stop]

 

[black mamba]

Nice, Ron, is Tip Top the brand, or a model?

 

[Half/Stop]

Nice, Ron, is Tip Top the brand, or a model?

Thanks Jeff! Made by Camillus up until around 1946 or so!

 

[black mamba]

Thanks!