Presto Barlow
Presto Barlow
Interesting knife, this is the first knife I have seen with a key way notched in the blade? I may be using the wrong term as far as key way? Has anyone seen one manufactured like this before. And as always any replies are much appreciated.
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Re: Presto Barlow
The blade is not original to the frame .
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Re: Presto Barlow
Agree, blade was "PRESTO", knife is not...
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Re: Presto Barlow
What manufacturer used an H on there bolster? Please take a look at a 1147 3/4 pattern Schrade. Thanks for all the replies
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Re: Presto Barlow
Hmm, "Presto" knives were mostly (if not all ) switchblades, so that blade definitely isn't suppose to be there.
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Presto switches had no nail nicks as well. Explain the nail nicks in this blade?cody6268 wrote:Hmm, "Presto" knives were mostly (if not all ) switchblades, so that blade definitely isn't suppose to be there.
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Re: Presto Barlow
Whomever put that blade on that frame added the nail nick for their convenience. No manufacturer I know of would make a nail nick which extends through the edge of the blade. It just looks sloppy. But it's much easier for a person with limited skill at home to add a nail nick by starting their cut at an edge.0078 wrote:Presto switches had no nail nicks as well. Explain the nail nicks in this blade?cody6268 wrote:Hmm, "Presto" knives were mostly (if not all ) switchblades, so that blade definitely isn't suppose to be there.
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Re: Presto Barlow
Looks like the top of the blade may have been ground or re-profiled...digging in to the original nail nick.
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Few more pics it has been ground by the nail nick
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Re: Presto Barlow
Solved the mystery of the H on the bolster. Perusing some other threads I was looking through the Hibbard,Spencer,&Bartlett thread(in Knife Lore) and on page 3 is a barlow with the H on the bolster stamped Hibbard.
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