The Venerable Old Barlow

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Thanks to a friend my Barlow collection grew by 2 more ::tu:: next to my Camco you can see the size difference ::tu::
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Nice collection Paul, thanks for sharing.
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BWT wrote:Nice collection Paul, thanks for sharing.
::tu::
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Got some on display ::tu::
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Picked up 3 nice Queen steel frame Barlows over the last couple weeks, all in mint condition, the one arm blade Barlow is hard to find in steel and if I'm reading the tang stamp right dates from the 50's.
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Good lookin bunch of queens JohnR
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You had a good couple weeks, John, very nice!!!
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Darrell, Bill, Thank you very much.
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Nice.

I've never really understood the hump on the bolsters of Queen's regular Barlows.

Does it have something to do with pin placement?

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RobesonsRme.com wrote:Nice.

I've never really understood the hump on the bolsters of Queen's regular Barlows.

Does it have something to do with pin placement?

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I've wondered about that too, maybe they just wanted to be different, I will say that it something kind of nice to coonfinger or or be a worry object in the pocket. ::super_happy::
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Charlie, BigHomer, thank you, the bolster also hides the tang pretty well making for a smooth carry.

Picked up these 2 Case red bones last week,in my opinion some of the best barlow's ever made.
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That's a good looking collection of Barlow's John, really nice!!!
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Ahhh. So, instead of making the blade flush with the frame, they raised the bolster to make the frame flush with the blade.

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JohnR wrote:
Picked up these 2 Case red bones last week,in my opinion some of the best barlow's ever made.

Nice ones John! ::tu::
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Beautiful barlows here guys :shock: ::tu:: one of my friends in Ireland sent me this newer made imperial Barlow ::tu::
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Russell whittlers kit ad and some Russells.
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Great photo knifegnome, ::tu::
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Carrying this old Colonial today ,one of my favourite Barlows ::tu::
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My humble collection so far ::tu::
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My latest find. Big 5 incher! NFS
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::doh::
Sanders Knives wrote:My latest find. Big 5 incher! NFS

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That is a old one! Is that wood handles?
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Awesome old Samuel Barlow ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Have any photos of the blade by chance?
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woodwalker wrote:
Sanders Knives wrote:My latest find. Big 5 incher! NFS

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Nice one! Nice old knife. ::tu::
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Doesn't get any better than that, great find, thanks for sharing ::tu:: ::tu::
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Here’s a picture of the blade.

Handles are Stag.
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