I guess im officially old. I thought all knife guys had heard of a barlow

Anyone who has read Huckleberry Finn, has heard of the Barlow knife. I got my first one at 12. It's a spear point that is still just as shiny and sharp as the day it was purchased.

"Never heard of", eh? Jokes on you, I'm addicted to Barlows!

I love Barlows. One of my favorite designs. I had several when i was a kid, 40 some years ago.

I own about 40 Barlow slipjoint knives and it is my favorite traditional pattern. My favorite feature is the medium to small size with the slight teardrop shape. Size is a definite design feature and not a deficit on this "all purpose" pocketknife. The distinctive bolster size and shape is instantly recognizable and says "I come in peace" in any environment. If whether a pocket knife is appropriate to carrry in a particular venue, carry a Barlow and no-one will make it an issue if the situation calls for a cutting task.

My very first knife was a Barlow I got at the age of 7, 53 years ago. I got it from my grandfather so I could learn to whittle with him while we were filling the cow tanks and other farm chores. I also used it to cut the twine on the square bails of hay.

Lowkey makes me miss my Benchmade proper, carried the clip point version for a year before loosing it. So freaking sad.

I have a schrade old timer barlow and I love it, I also have my grandfather's colonial barlow which he got has a safety award from staleys where he worked has a mechanic. This knife is 42 years old and is in great condition

You don't have to yell when you are outside. The mic is just inches below your bark hole. I love the knife you chose for your dad.

Great presentation. And I love the Barlow knife. Thanks very much

I'm 6 decades old and had a barlow when I was 7 yrs old.

Got my very first Barlow just last year, and yes it's a Böker too! Integral canvas Micarta handle and N690 blade steel. Love it!

Best looking knife type ever

This was a fun and informative video , thank you George.

My first pocketknife was a Barlow, probably an Imperial. It had brown scales and silver bolsters with Barlow stamped into it. I swear every boy had one.

I have a Boker Barlow, and a Rough Ryder. I just like the look and feel of them.

I guess I'm old, a Barlow was my first pocket knife.

I had a Barlow in the 50/60's.

I love this style of video.

My 1st pocket knife.

Awesome historical vid! I had no idea, I now want one

I still have my dad's Barlow that his father bought him I still use it

I have a Case Barlow in Bonestag from the vault pattern release. Great knife.

I just found an old barlow at work

I have never owned a Barlow knife. My first pocket knife was a Boy Scout knife made by Ulster which I got for Christmas in 1968 when I was 12. Since then I have been interested in various brands - first Schrade, then Opinel, and now I'm into Rough Ryder. But no Barlows. (Yes, I know Rough Ryder makes a Barlow, but I don't have one.)

IDK...Schrade Trapper? I carried one from about age 8 until my 20's and it did everything I needed from skinning muskrats to peeling potato's. Now my EDC is an Elementum. Not sure I could find something better

I first heard about Barlows from reading Tom Sawyer. He and Huck dreamed of owning one. Me too, although i haven't gotten one yet.

As a kid in the late 50"s I carried Imperial Barlows that I would buy at the corner gas station with pop bottle money, if I remember correctly, they were 89 cents.

I have the Boker Barlow shown in your video, I have the After Hours Jack in purple haze fat carbon and just received delivery on a Michael May Clayton Barlow with bocote scales from Sheffield

My edc is a Craftsman Barlow made by Imperial -Schrade. Great working knife

I really like these videos.

Good job, George!

The Barlow pattern is one of the most famous knife patterns ever!

Grandpa wore through cheap barlows like they were socks. Used for everything including digging to check the progress of the soybean seeds in the field. It's my favorite pattern now. Classy

I've only heard of this knife in doc Watson songs should be a neat video

I my first purchased kn I fe was a barlow marked barlow. Its long gone now

Just bought a Kershaw Barlow with G10 handles and a clip point blade. It's a great little pocket knife. It's seeing a lot of pocket time recently.

Man I collect and love barlows and I carry one every day

Great video my friend.

Pap always carried a Barlow Barlow. When he passed it became mine. The the old school clip point imperial type steel

Grew up with a Barlow. Most everybody had one.

Barlow set the set bar high.

Nice jacket where might one obtain said garment? Once again nice video, love the background outside, oh and knives are nice to!

Kabar Dog's Head Coppersmith, love it.

Nice video!

Never heard of? I can't imagine. You never read Mark Twain?

Perfecta, muy bonita

2:54 I always hated a straight edge for cutting on a board. The tip on a straight edge is great for scratch cuts though, "stab cuts", or mid air stuff, if you know what I mean; maybe I am using the wrong words here.

The Boker BLRW is SOOOOO Great Looking.

More knife pics in the vid please!

My daily carry is a Barlow. It’s the perfect pocket knife in my opinion.

George Washington carried a Barlow. That's good enough for me. I need a barlow.

Next week are you going to tell us about the fixed blade knife we never heard of, the Ka-Bar?

One of the first knife I collected

Washington's knife is a boy's knife, not a Barlow. A Barlow takes a boy's knife and gives it a longer bolster to give it more rigidity.

FYI I have known about Barlow knives and owned many for years

My favorite pattern. I guess some people don't know it maybe, so no hate as the history lesson is cool.

GEC #15 Barlow 1095 and bone. Keen Kutter carbon steel and bone.

My first knife was a barlow then by the 7th grade I graduated to the Buck 110.

Never heard of? Seriously ?

Didn’t know I own one but now I do ….. thank you

My dad had hundreds and hundreds of barlows; Lisa I want my dad's knives, they don't belong to you!

Never heard of That’s hilarious 🤣 Anyone that calls themself a knife guy and doesn’t know a Barlow or slip joint (even if they only love modern knives) is not a knife guy.

Man i really like the Karbon Ahoy.... But I can't justify paying over $300 for a knife like that. Waiting on the Case Bridgeline

I don’t like the indirect camera angle 😊but the presentation was good.

I've heard of Barlow knives though...

Never heard of a Barlow? Huh…. I don’t know what to say

G-Pa gave me one with a penny so I wouldn’t cut myself

Seems like a doctors knife would have been a no brainer for you dad…

Thanks for great informative video but I shall stick to my trusted fixed beauties. 🔪

The best basketball player you've never heard of: Michael Jordan

Totally disagree that the barlow is not a hard use knife. A granddaddy is the size of a buck 110. They're not all 3 3/8".

Your camera angles ain't working well. Go back to your old formula.

If you don’t know what a Barlow is, then I don’t want to even be around you. I think my first one was in 1979ish? It was used and abused 🤣😂

This is stupid. The 1st pocket knife I had as a kid in the early 70s was a Barlow.

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If your dad is a doctor, why are you dressed like a homeless Vietnam vet?

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As someone who collects them I have to say: very disappointed with how few barlows were shown in this video. 👎

The lighting in this video is trash!!

Um…. Everyone who has a grandpa knows what a Barlow knife is… this is what happens when millennials run a company… they think they’re the first to do e v e r y t h I n g 🤦🏻‍♂️ I’ll take an old gas station Barlow over a Benchmade any day.