"WTB": Did I do this right?

[AJF]

I am new to GECs and new around here, and wanted to place a "Want to Buy" post. I placed it here: http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... 26&t=25805 in the "Want Ads", rather than the "Knife Trading" subforum. Did I put it in the right place?

Also, forgive a basic question, but is there a difference between a #25 Jack and a #25 Barlow other than the elongated bolster?

Thanks for any guidance.

Andrew

[boggs]

Andrew....

They both can be considered "Jack knives"..but by definition .. a Barlow knife has a characteristically single long bolster, an elongated oval handle, two blades and assumed to be named after its inventor.

[AJF]

Jim, thanks for the explanation.

Andrew

[biglmbass]

Additionally, GEC makes the 25 with both short and long front bolsters but typically refer to both as barlows. The 26s are called a sleeveboard with blades on each end that ride on the same spring, are the same physical size of the 25 frame, but have the larger blade coming out of the wide end of the knife. The 25s have the blade or blades coming out of the narrow end as shown below.

[AJF]

Thanks, biglmbass.

It may take me a while to get all this down!

Andrew