Lot 10: Folding Knife: Scott Summerville

This is a Barlow-style knife. A very common 18th-century design. Originally, the Barlow name was written in 2 lines, Bar Low. This knife is made of 1095 high-carbon steel. The blade has a typical 18th-century spear point tip. The bolster is decorated with raised ribs found on some of the better 18th-century folding knives. The scales are aged osage orange, having spent the last 75 years as a fence post.