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The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow

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The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
on: February 26, 2018, 07:45:08 PM
Here is an article I thought was interesting, especially to those of you who own Barlow knives.

http://www.alloutdoor.com/2014/01/21/old-school-edc-history-barlow/
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #1 on: February 26, 2018, 07:56:16 PM
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #2 on: February 26, 2018, 08:15:17 PM
Thanks for sharing Vman  :tu:
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #3 on: February 26, 2018, 08:49:53 PM
Thanks for that... I quite fancy a medium barlow now!  :ahhh
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #4 on: February 26, 2018, 09:05:50 PM
Quote from: SteveC on February 26, 2018, 08:15:17 PM
Thanks for sharing Vman  :tu:

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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #5 on: February 26, 2018, 09:06:28 PM
Quote from: Fuzzbucket on February 26, 2018, 08:49:53 PM
Thanks for that... I quite fancy a medium barlow now!  :ahhh

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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #6 on: February 27, 2018, 10:12:14 AM
Quote from: Fuzzbucket on February 26, 2018, 08:49:53 PM
Thanks for that... I quite fancy a medium barlow now!  :ahhh

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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #7 on: February 27, 2018, 12:02:46 PM
Great read :like: Thanks for the link :salute: :tu:
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #8 on: February 27, 2018, 12:48:08 PM
Quote from: Poncho65 on February 27, 2018, 12:02:46 PM
Great read :like: Thanks for the link :salute: :tu:

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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #9 on: February 27, 2018, 08:30:49 PM
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #10 on: February 28, 2018, 12:04:44 AM
 Obadiah Barlow did good with his knife.  :tu:
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #11 on: February 28, 2018, 12:39:02 AM
Thanks for posting that, Vicman!
Love a good Barlow! :)
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #12 on: February 28, 2018, 01:18:04 AM
Great article VM! :like:
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #13 on: February 28, 2018, 12:45:36 PM
Quote from: gerleatherberman on February 28, 2018, 12:39:02 AM
Thanks for posting that, Vicman!
Love a good Barlow! :)

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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #14 on: February 28, 2018, 12:45:58 PM
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #15 on: February 28, 2018, 01:13:19 PM
Thanks for the interesting article Vicman... Now I want a Barlow :facepalm:


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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #16 on: February 28, 2018, 03:04:35 PM
A whole article about Barlow's and not one mention of the John Russell Company.

In the book "American Knives" which is about cutlery in American, author Harold Peterson has figures from old Trading post companies and shippers, and from 1850 to well into the 1880's, the Barlow pattern pocket knife was the most popular knife shipped west. From Cowboys to fright wagon drivers to store keeps, the Barlow was the single most popular knife carried in pocketing pockets from Dodge City to Tombstone to Silver City.

The Barlow knife in it's own way is as iconic to the 1800"s as the Colt Single action army. In fact, I had read an account of a famous Texas ranger, Jack Hays, when he was in a fight with some Comanche's, his lever action rifle jammed and he used the pen blade of his Barlow to get the jammed cartridge out and clear his rifle to keep shooing.

The John Russell company was so successful that the Sheffield England companies even tried flooding the market with under cost knives to drive him out of business. Didn't work, the Russell company is still in business with the Russell-Dexter merger of kitchen and trade cutlery.
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #17 on: February 28, 2018, 10:35:07 PM
Great reading material, thank you very much sir!!! :salute:

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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #18 on: February 28, 2018, 11:01:23 PM
Excellent read and thank you for posting it.  :tu:
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #19 on: March 01, 2018, 11:39:02 AM
Thanks for posting! :like:

Now I want a single blade Barlow...  ::)
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #20 on: March 01, 2018, 12:13:39 PM
Good read, I've never owned one but whenever I hear Barlow knife I think of Tom Sawyer trading a chance to whitewash his aunts fence for a Barlow
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #21 on: March 01, 2018, 12:26:52 PM
I think rough rider should get a mention for allowing a new generation to experience good quality, low cost Barlow Knives.

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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #22 on: March 01, 2018, 04:27:33 PM
Quote from: dks on March 01, 2018, 12:26:52 PM
I think rough rider should get a mention for allowing a new generation to experience good quality, low cost Barlow Knives.

Are Rough Rider knives any good? I see them on ebay all the time, sometimes very cheap. But I know exactly zero about them.
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Re: The First Mass Produced EDC Knife: A Short History of the Barlow
Reply #23 on: March 01, 2018, 05:41:32 PM
Yes they are - you may  get an issue occasionally, but no more than you would get with Case, Buck etc - There is a whole thread on them around here.
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