All About Pocket Knives

You guys are a bad influence, also picked up the Zippo for free shipping.

Here it is. I am impressed with the quality and the looks of this one. Only small complaint is a little bit of glue that worked it’s way onto the outside of the backsprings wasn’t removed, but that happens on a lot of knives. The snap is not real hard, but that doesn’t bother me. I don’t need a loud snap on a knife, that doesn’t affect the performance of a knife at all. The covers are beautiful on this. It will look great in my Barlow collection.

According to FedEx tracking mine is supposed to be delivered today.

Not a bad knife.
The grind on the pen blade is not the best.
It needs a good cleaning the cuts in the saw cut bone are full of black gunk.
Probably polishing compound. Once it's cleaned it will be a pretty good one.

Mine arrived over the weekend, along with the "Face Off" Zippo. Wanted to dig out my 1930's RB44 and take some pictures for comparison. I really liked the fit and finish on these, great quality for the price of $70 and it includes a fact sheet in a sleeve that Mark has pictured above.

One thing is for sure, Bear did a much better job hafting the scales to meet the bolsters than Remington did.

Mark sure is a much better photographer than I am.

I got mine today. Unfortunately, I may send it back.

The blade grind makes this knife look like it was sharpened by someone more accustomed to sharpening lawn mower blades. Seriously, the master blade looks used and abused. Not even sure I could call the master blade "full."

Also, there is a big gap between the backspring and the liner on the pile side. Big enough to fit two thicknesses of printer paper.

I also think the bullet shield looks kind of second rate. And that is surprising to me as Bear should know how these are done.

I know it cost less than the Buck or GEC Bullet knives, but I still expected better.

Based on the positive comments above, I am hoping I just got a bad one. It happens.

Great Eastern is making a grand daddy barlow for this years bulllet knife, should be available soon from SMKW, looks to be very well made like last years.

Interesting. The picture shows the sterling “Silver Bullet” shield. Probably going to be expensive based on that, but maybe just some of them will be Silver Bullets.

Maybe the 2022 Bear knives weren’t well received compared to the 2021 version from GEC.

Ken

JohnR wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 4:12 pm Great Eastern is making a grand daddy barlow for this years bulllet knife, should be available soon from SMKW, looks to be very well made like last years.

Very nice, thanks, JohnR.