The Venerable Old Barlow
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Nice little Terrier.
One can find this pattern in both Terrier and Robeson and with regular bolsters, instead of Barlow's 1/3 the length of the knife.
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One can find this pattern in both Terrier and Robeson and with regular bolsters, instead of Barlow's 1/3 the length of the knife.
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Here is a Robeson Barlow with squared bolsters, instead of the more usual sleeveboard design.
It also has the "RCC" stamp.
That's a very rare combination. I have only seen that in old catalogs.
The arched stamp dates the knife prior to 1915.
The knife has hard rubber handles, a rather common material for Robeson in the early 1900's.
Had this knife had bone handles, I would have bid on it.
Someone bought it off Ebay. I waited a few weeks before posting this just in case an AAPK member had been the high bidder.
Charlie Noyes
It also has the "RCC" stamp.
That's a very rare combination. I have only seen that in old catalogs.
The arched stamp dates the knife prior to 1915.
The knife has hard rubber handles, a rather common material for Robeson in the early 1900's.
Had this knife had bone handles, I would have bid on it.
Someone bought it off Ebay. I waited a few weeks before posting this just in case an AAPK member had been the high bidder.
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Just recently acquired the Barlow bug. Here are my latest. The one on top is Queen labeled followed by two Robesons. Each of the Robeson master blades are etched "Robeson-Master Craft/ 1 0f 200. Probably the center (Robeson) blade will become my daily carry as I prefer a smooth grip. The photos could have been better; perhaps one day they will be. In my view the fit and finish of all three knives is flawless.
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I like the middle one for the blade shape!
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Agreed, the spear point blade has always been a favorite of mine.
A review of the jurisdictions throughout my state reveals that most now require the blade length of a pocket knife to "be less than 3 inches." All of my barlows-excluding granddaddy barlows-meet that requirement. It strikes me that, at least in the "Golden State", we may have entered the golden age of the Barlow.
A review of the jurisdictions throughout my state reveals that most now require the blade length of a pocket knife to "be less than 3 inches." All of my barlows-excluding granddaddy barlows-meet that requirement. It strikes me that, at least in the "Golden State", we may have entered the golden age of the Barlow.
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Time to resuscitate this thread.
Here is an old Tip Top Barlow I picked up a while back. The long pull spear blade with swedge is one I have not seen before.
I think the last Tip Top I got was a clip blade.
I need to find a pen blade donor for this one.........
Here is an old Tip Top Barlow I picked up a while back. The long pull spear blade with swedge is one I have not seen before.
I think the last Tip Top I got was a clip blade.
I need to find a pen blade donor for this one.........
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Looks like a Camco 551 Dale.
Who made Tip Top?
Who made Tip Top?
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The granddaddy at the bottom is a Queen/Burke. Some shown before but now resuscitated.
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Camillus.TripleF wrote:Looks like a Camco 551 Dale.
Who made Tip Top?
That knife has the 4 line tang stamp on the pen blade if you blow up the picture.
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Re: The Venerable Old Barlow
I believe Queen did an exceptional job on this freshly arrived Col. Coon barlow. Both the spear point and clip point are of equal length.
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Very nice ,QS.
Heres some that I have..
Heres some that I have..
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Golly JR you have a beautiful collection. What is the closed length of the Great Eastern barlows? Just curious.
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Garry -- I'm not JohnnieR but I can tell you all the GEC 25's are 3" closed. Cute little devils.
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Yep...3 inches closed....right size for EDC'n.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Thanks for the answers guys. They are certainly cute. For edc I like an additional 1/4 to 1/2 inch. I'm probably trying to compensate for..... some shortcoming.
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I really like the look of them, but I too had to pass them up for larger knives.Quick Steel wrote:Thanks for the answers guys. They are certainly cute. For edc I like an additional 1/4 to 1/2 inch. I'm probably trying to compensate for..... some shortcoming.
I am compensating for large arthritic hands!
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Amazing gathering Johnnie! It is clear that you have quite the diverse collection, accumulation. Just beautiful Bro!!
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I got one in today, Camillus 51, 3 3/8" closed, good solid knife with half-stops.
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Thanks Rocky.
Knice Camillus,TJ.
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JR I've got to ask. On almost any thread about any pattern you are able to provide a beautiful selection of knives. So, how long have you been at this?
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...Well lets see...I had over 100 knife collection when I was in 4th grade..that was right around 1974-75. That collection started to dwindle the older I got. Went down to about half a dozen or so.
Got interested in them again @2000...always had at least 10 or 12 hanging around....joined AAPK in 2006... (one of the best things that I have done).. theres no method to my madness,I don't really have a favorite pattern ..or even a manufacture for that matter...I love knives. I have around 500 .. give or take a dozen. Not a very big collection compared to others.
Hope that helped you out a bit...Thanks for your interest.
Got interested in them again @2000...always had at least 10 or 12 hanging around....joined AAPK in 2006... (one of the best things that I have done).. theres no method to my madness,I don't really have a favorite pattern ..or even a manufacture for that matter...I love knives. I have around 500 .. give or take a dozen. Not a very big collection compared to others.
Hope that helped you out a bit...Thanks for your interest.
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I know, I know...I'm posting this knife all around, but hey, it is a Venerable Old Barlow, so it does fit here as well!
Camillus #10 honey brown bone handles, from looking at the catalogs I'm dating it from 1948-1950. Heavy duty well built knife, not a smidge of wobble in either blade, handles still perfect after all these years of use....I'm diggn' it!
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Camillus #10 honey brown bone handles, from looking at the catalogs I'm dating it from 1948-1950. Heavy duty well built knife, not a smidge of wobble in either blade, handles still perfect after all these years of use....I'm diggn' it!
Mike
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I suspect classic Barlows like yours will still be around when we set up colonies on distant planets. A wonderful Camillus.Camillus #10 honey brown bone handles,
Re: The Venerable Old Barlow
I found this Kutmaster last week-end and haven't even wiped it yet. It's really got some good weight, but too bad about the blades...must have been a loved knife.