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Looking over this Tested Barlow

Found it odd the bolster stamp and tang didn’t match, seen these before, but they always matched

Feel free to share opinions, we got some smart minds in here

Half stops are perfect, blades open and line up, snap is great. Solid knife with good fit and finish

Knifeaholic around ?

Sargent's 7th shows one Zack but it doesn't have the long tail C on the bolster, it's just like the tang stamp.

gsmith7158 wrote:Sargent's 7th shows one Zack but it doesn't have the long tail C on the bolster, it's just like the tang stamp.

I did see that, I have seen several fake of this model, but they were quite obvious

Still undecided here.

Hoping to find another example, I honestly don’t feel this knife has any issues, the fakes I’ve seen have always stood point.

My only concern is the bolster stamp, though I still think it looks like a nice stamp, i haven’t seen this exact stamp on anther bolster.

Looks ok to me. IIRC I have seen the bolsters both ways. "Reading the knife", it certainly looks 100% authentic.

WOW!! That's purdy!! John

knifeaholic wrote:Looks ok to me. IIRC I have seen the bolsters both ways. "Reading the knife", it certainly looks 100% authentic.

I’m glad to hear it’s been seen both ways, the knife read correct to me, it’s always easier to accept when you get some solid continuity.

I really like the bolster, kind of squared off, is there a proper term for this type of bolster?

Thanks

Some examples I found, nothing exact

If someone finds an exact example please post!

Here is the common faked version of this knife

The stamp is the same design but obviously not the same, notice the round ends of the letters and the pushed metal from when it was stamped, like stamped while cold.

Here's the one I remember seeing it on. Not good news I know.
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gsmith7158 wrote:Here's the one I remember seeing it on. Not good news I know.
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Ya lol, I appreciate the looking tho