Barlow Knife

[RICKJJ59W]

Thats not a knife.THIS IS A KNIFE! [8D]

 

[mr.fred]

ORIGINAL: Wangan

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.

[/quote Could it read Union Cutlery Olean N.Y. ?? Just Asking[]---that is ONE Awesome Set!!![]----some $$$$ there.

 

[LC]

That is a neat set of vintage cutlery , I have never seen one of them before . Looks to be in good condition as well .

 

[JOETHECROW]

Tim,...thanks for showing that...it's very cool, and would be useful as all getout....I remember carving a fork once, from a piece of driftwood, when we were canoe camping...[]

 

[JOETHECROW]

L.C, and Buster,....Case knives are made here in Bradford, and there are some cool ones....I used to have some different Barlows around and now I wonder what became of them...?

 

[JOETHECROW]

Hey Rick...IS that an "Italian toothpick"?[]

 

[LC]

I know they are Joe . Some time back I sent pictures of my wood Case knives to the Case Company in Bradford just for the heck of it . I was in touch with a fellow from the Case Company over the promotional part of the company at one point in time . He had asked me if I would consider making the Case Company a large wooden Case folding hunter knife with handles roughly five or six feet long for a promotional event of some sort down the road . I never committed to it being that is quite a project . I did go out in the shop and create a pattern for a Case Folding Hunter with handles five feet long , have never tried making it to date though . Will probaby never get to it .

 

[JOETHECROW]

L.C. Wow, that would be a project!...When I was a youngster Case cutlery had a Checker brand over length British green station wagon that they hauled visiting dignitaries around in...Had a giant true to life hunting knife mounted on the roof.[] (It (the knife) now graces their sign at the main facility.)

 

[LC]

I would bet that car was an attention grabber when driven down the road . The one thing I have seen today in the knife industry is that the quality of the steel used in making the blades is quite lacking in quality . I guess that has to do with the price of the product . If they used good quality tempered steel , the price of a knife would be much higher than what it is .

 

[JOETHECROW]

A shame,...I'd almost rather pay abit more and get good steel that holds an edge...(At least thats what I think of with good steel in a knife or axe.) Is that what you mean?