The Venerable Old Barlow

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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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What a great old Barlow!
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Couple of Bob Cargill Barlows,
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Playing around on my phone :D case xx and Solar baby Barlow ::tu::
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Nice Barlows,and photo!!!
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Camco ::tu::
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Here’s a pretty decent camillus 51 with nice sawcut bone.
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Good looking Barlow ::tu:: ::tu::
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Sad to say I just about stopped carrying a Barlow pattern!
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KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:Here’s a pretty decent camillus 51 with nice sawcut bone.
Looks like I waited a tad too long on that BIN listing... Nice pickup! ::tu:: Did the seller throw you a discount?
deltaboy wrote:Sad to say I just about stopped carrying a Barlow pattern!
Not me. :mrgreen:
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A.Wrights & sons ::tu::
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