Barlow Knife

logueb · Dec 2, 2010

I ran across this the other day while cleaning up in my shop. It's my Dad's old Barlow knife that he use to carry everywhere in his back pocket. The bone handle has a redish/pinkish color. It was well used from sharpening pencils, peeling apples, digging out splinters, etc. Not worth a dime in its state, but boy there were a lot of memories that thing brought back when I saw it. Just thought that L C and some of the knife guys might enjoy seeing it. A Bower Barlow made in Germany from back in the 50s.

RED Matthews · Dec 2, 2010

Hello logueb; Neat!! I have my fathers jackknife and my grandfather's also. To me they are just family pieces - so I have kept them. RED Matthews

mr.fred · Dec 2, 2010

That's great Buster!---i run across some of my dads tools at times--and the fond memories come spilling back. I like old knives as much as bottles[

]. Use to be and avid collector[

]-----Still have a few hidden from my wife[8|][sm=lol.gif]. Fred.

logueb · Dec 2, 2010

Thanks Red Matthews and Mr. Fred. I always thaought that a Barlow was just a Barlow. I remember in my Dad's store that he would buy a card of Barlow knives with different colored handles. I considered them a cheap pocket knife that if you lost it no big deal. But after Googling. WOW!!!!. Never knew so many different companies made Barlow knives. Never knew there was all this information to research. This one appears to be the real deal. One side of Tang stamped Bower IMP Co. Germany.

logueb · Dec 2, 2010

The other side of the tang stamped Soligen 65. Thanks again for looking. Buster

mr.fred · Dec 2, 2010

Buster i think that Imp.-------Stands for Imperial[8|]

LC · Dec 2, 2010

I am glad you posted it logueb , I always like to see knives I do not have , as well as others . That was probably a pretty good knife if the blades were in better condition . The handles could be replaced with new ones by the right people with the knowledge to do so . Its a good keepsake regardless being it was your Father's knife

Here is a pic of my Dad's knife , a Case folding hunter with stag handles . When I was a youngster , the family would go fishing all day at a lake near us . Whatever we caught that day , we brought home , and that would be or supper that evening . I never liked cleaning fish , but my Dad would always make me clean them , or at least half of them before taking over . This was the knife I would clean them with . That was the only time I ever got to handle this knife , brings back good memories even if I didn't like cleaning the fish ! The knife is kind of big for carrying , never had a case for it , so Dad never carried it , he would just lay it up till it was needed for another chore .

logueb · Dec 2, 2010

Thanks for sharing the pic LC. Dad ran a country grocery store and never had the time to take us fishing. It was hard to make a living with a small grocery grocery store/ gas station and every customer counted. He would allow us to go fishing, but his rule was, you catch it , you clean it. He was raised during the Hoover days and did not believe in wasting anything. Dad would never let me or my brother get hold of his knife either. Someone gave him an Old Timer sometimes in the 80s and he retired the Barlow. I found the Barlow in a Cigar Box when we moved him to the Nursing Home, and have had it ever since. Is that a Case XX. I have an old Case XX somewhere at home. I'll try and post a pic if I find it. Thanks again for sharing. Buster.

LC · Dec 2, 2010

Yes , it is a Case XX logueb . My Dad was a WW11 veteran , came out war and went to work where ever he could find emloyment . He never made a lot of money either , and those days of fishing was some times crucial to having supper on the table at times. He never took us a lot , we usually went many times by ourselves . But as stated , regardless of times of struggle , I still have a lot of good memories of those days gone bye .

Wangan · Dec 2, 2010

I dont have any memories of my grandfather,only stories,but here is a knife he owned.I just thought it was cool and wanted to show you guys.I have always loved blades and own a few.

This 9 1/2" bone handled knife is a Union Cut.(Cutlery?)Clean NV. U.S.A.- Pat.Nov.8th 1907.It has a knife on one side and a fork with a bottle opener on the other and when you slide them apart,they are ready to be used as utensils.

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