Imperial Barlow Knife Restoration
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- I looked up this knife and it is an Imperial Barlow knife made in Providence, Rode Island. The most I can narrow down when it was made is between 1956 and 1988. In 1988 Imperial bought Schrade and starting stamping that on the blades. If anyone knows more about this knife I would love to hear about it.
Serial Number: 2284833
Song: Jerusalem Ridge by Kenny Baker and Bill Monroe - Performed by Noam Pikelny on the banjo. • Jerusalem Ridge
You did a great job at shining it back up! I think your friend will be impressed with it.
One of the cool things to do with old carbon steel blades, get the rust off but leave all the stains. (Patina). Just a different cool look.
Nice job. I have about 20 imperials / colonials that I’ve restored/ refurbished. They did make the same style for many years, but you can narrow down the dates based on how Imperial Prov. RI USA is stamped on the primary blade.
Great job. Just subscribed because I love collecting knives and vintage fishing gear and guns and anything outdoors. Keep'em coming
Jon little tip proper way to sharpen blades is like your trying to take thin slice off your stone cutting edge forwards action not pulling back you only pull back if using a leather strop great job dude greetings from the uk 🇬🇧 🇮🇹🦊🐾
I remember those being $2.99 in the 80s and about half wearing like butter. You had to keep buying until you found a good one.
Awesome work Jon, the ole Barlow is restored to its former glory! You had me cracking up when that piece of lint popped out, and when you were musing about how many pockets that had been in haha.
Thanks man! It was really hard to sharpen but I looked it up and that’s just the way they are because it’s actually high quality steel. Haha yeah the lint kinda blew my mind for some reason
@@jonbelcher655 greetings from the uk 🇬🇧 I love old school pocket knives I use mine to carve spoons and Irish fighting sticks known as. Shillelaghs but be careful not to make blades too thin polishing them and get tetanus shot upto date rusty metal can be very nasty stuff In may buy one them Barlow knife. 👍🐾🦊🇮🇹🇬🇧
Love this video. Would love to see more like this. Dig the wide angle in the first bit. Good sound quality.
I followed this and did the same to mine last week. Looks great. Thanks
You should have saved a little time, and bought some 180 grit, and 320 grit. To take care of some of that rough work.
Hindsight is always 20/20 though.
I think you did a great job 👏
Not sharp at all but try to strop it or resharpen it
I just opened up a brand new made in China imperial Barlow with the hollow plastic covers. One of the covers already has a crack at the pin. Wth? Hard to be happy when it comes broken new. The blades have a good snap tho. I might try removing the covers and replacing them with something else. Might end up in the trash too lol.