From: sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net   
      
    wrote in message news:kn0m0f$ma8$1@reader1.panix.com...   
   > Sheldon  wrote:   
   >> I've been here several times trying to get information on the   
   >> knife my dad had. All I remembered was it was a Barlow with a   
   >> black handle. ...I found it... I've been looking for a vintage   
   >> Barlow to replace it but could never find one in black...   
   >   
   > So what's it say on the master blade's tang, danggit? :)   
   >   
   > And a slip-joint pocket knife ain't all that hard to make. ;)   
   >   
   > Alvin in AZ   
      
   It's a Kutmaster, Utica NY.USA.  The handle has those saw marks on it and   
   looks like it's made of black Delrin from the looks of it around the rivets.   
   There is advertising on the blade -- Meridian Steel CO Inc, Jericho LI NY.   
   I remember my dad giving me stuff with Meridian Steel advertising on it and   
   I still have some of it. The BARLOW looks like it's "stamped" into the   
   bolsters and is a little rough around the edges. The Bolsters appear to be   
   cast and nickel but I'm just guessing. Also, both blades are polished and   
   shiny. The liner is brass.   
      
   Best guess from my research on the Net is the knife may have been made in   
   the 50's or earlier, but I'm wide open to suggestions.   
      
   Thanks for any info you might have.   
      
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