{"product_id":"barlow-pocket-knife-ram-horn","title":"Barlow Pocket Knife, Hand Forged 1095 with Ram Horn Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eA barlow is the pattern with one long bolster. That single piece of brass at the pivot end covers roughly the first third of the handle, and there is nothing at the far end. This one is hand forged 1095, a 3.25 inch drop point blade, 4.25 inches closed and 7.5 inches open, on ram horn scales. It is a slip joint with no lock, opened with a thumbnail in the nail nick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.25 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClosed length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.25 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1095 high carbon steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDark gray hand forged, mirror bright bevel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSlip joint, no lock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNail nick, two hands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrass bolster at pivot end, ram horn scales\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePouch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand tooled leather slip pouch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngraving\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 dollars per piece\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForged and finished by hand in High Point, North Carolina.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime warranty against defects, free sharpening for life.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe blade\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe steel is 1095 high carbon, forged and ground by hand and left dark gray from the forge, with the bevel taken mirror bright. The shape is a drop point, the spine curving down to a tip below the line of the back, and the belly does most of the cutting. The trade with 1095 is plain. It takes a keen edge, comes back on a stone quickly, darkens with use, and rusts if put away wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow it opens and closes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis knife has no lock. It is a slip joint, and a flat back spring presses on the back of the blade, holding it open once it swings past the pivot and holding it shut in the handle. Opening takes two hands. You catch the nail nick with a thumbnail and swing the blade out until the spring settles. To close it you push the blade back against that spring, other hand clear of the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bolster is one long piece of polished brass at the pivot end, and the other end is bare, the horn running to the butt. Bolsters are the metal caps at the ends of a handle, and a barlow has only the one. It finishes that end and carries the pins. The scales are ram horn in dark gray and black, with natural ridged banding across them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an everyday pocket knife for small cutting. It opens boxes and mail, cuts twine and tape, trims a loose thread, takes the skin off an apple and does light whittling in a yard. It does not suit prying, because a slip joint has no lock and the back spring alone holds the blade open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe leather pouch\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery piece ships in a hand tooled leather slip pouch, vegetable tanned. A pouch is a flat sleeve, so the closed knife drops in and a snap strap goes over the mouth. Cream thread runs down both sides. The face is tooled with a rose and leaf pattern inside a carved rope border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA barlow is what people reach for when they want a traditional pocket knife with history behind the shape and no clip. It gives well as a present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers who want a traditional one bolster pattern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople who carry a knife loose in a pocket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who likes carbon steel and its patina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe barlow pocket knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hand tooled leather slip pouch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngraving quote\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach knife is forged, ground, heat treated and sharpened by hand, so runs stay small and no two finish alike. Ram horn varies most, and the banding and color will not match the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe the blade dry after use and never put it away wet. Carbon steel darkens with use, and that gray patina is normal and protects the steel. Oil the pivot now and then, and the blade before it goes away. Never a dishwasher. Sharpen on a stone following the bevel. More in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003eknife care page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaser engraving is 20 dollars per piece, added on this page. Around 30 characters fits on the blade or that long brass bolster. A proof image goes to you before the laser runs, and it adds 3 to 5 business days. See the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a barlow?\u003c\/strong\u003e It is the pattern with one long bolster at the pivot end and nothing at the other end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a slip joint?\u003c\/strong\u003e The knife has no lock. A flat back spring holds the blade open and also holds it shut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a nail nick?\u003c\/strong\u003e It is the small crescent cut in the blade near the spine, caught with a thumbnail to open the knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it legal to carry?\u003c\/strong\u003e Knife carry laws differ by state, city and country, so check the rules where you live before you carry it. We cannot advise on that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill 1095 steel rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can if left wet. Dry the blade after use and wipe a little oil over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it spring assisted or automatic?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. It opens by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the same steel in a plainer pattern try the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sodbuster-folding-knife-walnut\"\u003esodbuster folding knife in walnut\u003c\/a\u003e, and for horn under Damascus the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-folding-knife-buffalo-horn\"\u003eDamascus folding knife in buffalo horn\u003c\/a\u003e. More sits in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pocket-knives\"\u003epocket knives\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/high-carbon-1095\"\u003e1095 high carbon\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/edc-knives\"\u003eedc knives\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44140796510326,"sku":"VEF-FLD-HC-RAM-808","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/barlow-pocket-knife-ram-horn_aa0a6ac0-bd02-40f4-be6f-7561fc8c7fe9.jpg?v=1788799275","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/barlow-pocket-knife-ram-horn","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}