The OFG's Pocket Knife

Jocose · Post by **Jocose** » 07 Nov 2023, 21:30

Case Canoe (2015 if I’m reading the X’s correctly) is one of my favorite knives for EDC

Bloodhound · Post by **Bloodhound** » 08 Nov 2023, 10:29

Jocose wrote: 07 Nov 2023, 21:30

Case Canoe (2015 if I’m reading the X’s correctly) is one of my favorite knives for EDC

That is a beauty! I love the jigged bone and the etching on the main blade!

Jocose · Post by **Jocose** » 08 Nov 2023, 11:08

Bloodhound wrote: 08 Nov 2023, 10:29
Jocose wrote: 07 Nov 2023, 21:30

Case Canoe (2015 if I’m reading the X’s correctly) is one of my favorite knives for EDC
That is a beauty!

Tnx, I’d have a lot more Case knives in my collection if cost wasn’t prohibitive. They are a special treat every now and then.

Bloodhound · Post by **Bloodhound** » 08 Nov 2023, 13:23

When I was younger, I carried a Barlow pocket knife almost every day...you could get them at any harware store for a couple of bucks. I either broke a blade or my little brother would steal it (That's another story), and I would replace it with another Barlow. I didn't know that any quality knife companies built that style. Well when I was able to afford a little nicer quality knife, I kind of forgot about the Barlow shape. I am a big fan of the Old "Western" brand, that was an off shoot of "Case", and made just up the road in Boulder, Colorado. Then this past week, I ran across a Westerm Barlow...well it had to come home with me...here is the latest and what will likely be the last knife I buy in 2023. Western dates are a little hard to figure, but it looks like it may have been made in the late 70s. I'll work on polishing the blades and it will join my EDC pile/rotation.

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 08 Nov 2023, 13:36

Bloodhound wrote: 08 Nov 2023, 13:23 When I was younger, I carried a Barlow pocket knife almost every day...you could get them at any harware store for a couple of bucks. I either broke a blade or my little brother would steal it (That's another story), and I would replace it with another Barlow. I didn't know that any quality knife companies built that style. Well when I was able to afford a little nicer quality knife, I kind of forgot about the Barlow shape. I am a big fan of the Old "Western" brand, that was an off shoot of "Case", and made just up the road in Boulder, Colorado. Then this past week, I ran across a Westerm Barlow...well it had to come home with me...here is the latest and what will likely be the last knife I buy in 2023. Western dates are a little hard to figure, but it looks like it may have been made in the late 70s. I'll work on polishing the blades and it will join my EDC pile/rotation.

Nice.

My dad carried that color Barlow for a long time when I was young. It seems like that's what many of the old timers carried, too. The little blade on dad's had been sharpened so much it looked more like a punch than a blade. I wonder what ever happened to it.

FredS · Post by **FredS** » 09 Nov 2023, 06:32

The Barlow shape seems to have fallen out of favor. I have a yuge one in my toolbox that's probably 8" long when open.

Here's a 'fishing' knife I bought at a local auction a couple weeks ago. I kept one just like it in the tackle box when I was kid.

Jocose · Post by **Jocose** » 09 Nov 2023, 10:40

FredS wrote: 09 Nov 2023, 06:32 The Barlow shape seems to have fallen out of favor.

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I’ve reported this post to goose55, CPS’s minister of mis and disinformation for further review.

Jocose · Post by **Jocose** » 09 Nov 2023, 10:42

My Rough Rider Barlow. This is an amazingly good knife considering it’s made in China. The 440 is razor sharp, no wobble and has excellent snap, all in all a quality knife, affordable too!

Jocose · Post by **Jocose** » 09 Nov 2023, 15:17

Bloodhound wrote: 08 Nov 2023, 13:23 When I was younger, I carried a Barlow pocket knife almost every day...you could get them at any harware store for a couple of bucks. I either broke a blade or my little brother would steal it (That's another story), and I would replace it with another Barlow. I didn't know that any quality knife companies built that style. Well when I was able to afford a little nicer quality knife, I kind of forgot about the Barlow shape. I am a big fan of the Old "Western" brand, that was an off shoot of "Case", and made just up the road in Boulder, Colorado. Then this past week, I ran across a Westerm Barlow...well it had to come home with me...here is the latest and what will likely be the last knife I buy in 2023. Western dates are a little hard to figure, but it looks like it may have been made in the late 70s. I'll work on polishing the blades and it will join my EDC pile/rotation.

I’m now looking at these on the bay. Yer a bad influence.

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 09 Nov 2023, 15:28

Jocose wrote: 09 Nov 2023, 15:17
Bloodhound wrote: 08 Nov 2023, 13:23 When I was younger, I carried a Barlow pocket knife almost every day...you could get them at any harware store for a couple of bucks. I either broke a blade or my little brother would steal it (That's another story), and I would replace it with another Barlow. I didn't know that any quality knife companies built that style. Well when I was able to afford a little nicer quality knife, I kind of forgot about the Barlow shape. I am a big fan of the Old "Western" brand, that was an off shoot of "Case", and made just up the road in Boulder, Colorado. Then this past week, I ran across a Westerm Barlow...well it had to come home with me...here is the latest and what will likely be the last knife I buy in 2023. Western dates are a little hard to figure, but it looks like it may have been made in the late 70s. I'll work on polishing the blades and it will join my EDC pile/rotation.

I’m now looking at these on the bay. Yer a bad influence.

This place is rich with enablers.