Looking for a particular Barlow

[coffeecup]

I'm sorta thinking I want a new (to me at least) Barlow. Needs to be about 4" long, with pen and spear-point blades.

Anyone have such an item, or know of a source?

Thanks
Jim

[popedandy]

4" is kind of an in between size for a Barlow. Most are in the 3 1/2" neighborhood, and the Granddaddy Barlows are generally over 4 1/2". If you could go with something pretty close to a Barlow in that size, Queen made some 3 3/4" teardrop jacks a while back in their QCCC line. The one place I know of that has them for sure is Cumberland Knifeworks. If you go up into the buy/sell area up top and type qccc in as your search term, you'll see them. They are enough bigger than my other barlows that I can definitely feel the difference, and the blade configuration is exactly what you want.

[coffeecup]

Thanks for the reply--for this, it needs to be a Barlow. After a few hundred years and dozens of manufacturers, someone should have made one that size!

[gino]

I know L.F.&C. made one because I used to own one. It was a little over 4" long
I believe it was from the 30's

[coffeecup]

Thanks Gino--that gives me a starting point! I've pretty much settled on around 4" as the length of my EDC knives. Much bigger and they start to get a bit awkward to carry (though I'd trade dearly for a jumbo stockman with a Turkish clip master blade, or a >4" cattle knife). Much smaller and I have trouble holding on to them.

Jim