Westmark Barlow???

[knifeaholic]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-WESTMAR ... SwkZhWSiun

This one puzzles me - I recall WESTMARK as the brand that Western used for its higher-end line of fixed blades.

This one is a newer barlow, indicates made in USA.

Can anyone explain this knife?

[peanut740]

Steve several years ago I had a couple 1 blade delrin handled doctor's knives marked Westmark.I got them with a group of other knives and appeared to have been made by Camillus.They looked like reissued Remingtons.

[knifeaholic]

Steve several years ago I had a couple 1 blade delrin handled doctor's knives marked Westmark.I got them with a group of other knives and appeared to have been made by Camillus.They looked like reissued Remingtons.

Thanks that is interesting. That barlow looks like a Camillus. Camillus did own the Western trademarks, I have just never seen one like this before.

[peanut740]

They may have been put out for Smokey.I think I remember them in one of their catalogs years ago.

[#goldpan]

I can't add any new info, but I have had this one in collection for a long time. Its a special production run of the "Young Buck" Barlow.

Randy

[coffeecup]

I contacted a couple of guys who worked for Western "back in the day". Both are pretty sure these Barlows weren't a product of Western in the days before the Coleman purchase. I'm inclined to agree that they came out during the years when Camillus owned the Western name.

[orvet]

As some of you may recall Camillus at one time owned part of Smoky Mountain Knife Works, which explains why there were so many SFO’s from Camillus for Smoky. I believe the Westmark Barlows are but one example of this relationship.

There were at least two Westmark Barlows in the series that I am aware of, the Young Buck and the Ole Buck. The Ole Buck is a single blade granddaddy Barlow. I happen to purchase one each of these Barlows from SMKW. At that time I kept the spreadsheet with records of my knife purchases, so I can tell you this about the knives: they were purchased October 11, 2006 from SMKW. The handles are Delrin.
He Ole Buck is 5” in length and I paid $16.99 for it.
The Young Buck is 3-3/8” in length for which I paid $14.99.

The Ole Buck is a very near match to the Camillus #9 except it does not have the groove on the bolster that the #9 has. Looking inside of the liners of the Ole Buck and the #9 the holes inside of the liner match up perfectly. Another difference is a handle pen on the upper rear part of the Ole Buck handle that is not on the #9, but this could be easily added for aesthetic purposes.

Aside from the difference in the bolsters, tang stamps, blade etch and handle material the Young Buck and the Camillus #51 appeared to be the same knife.
When compared side to side the Ole Buck and the Young Buck appeared to be variations of the Camillus #9 Barlow and the Camillus #51 Barlow.

Here are a couple pictures of the Westmark Young Buck and the Ole Buck.