Rite Edge Barlow Two Blade Yellow Handle Knife

The Rite Edge Barlow in yellow closes to 3.25 inches, pairing a clip point blade with a smaller wharncliffe blade, both stainless, in a yellow composition handle with stainless liners.

The Barlow pattern is recognized by its long bolster, which runs well past the pivot and gives the knife a noticeably different silhouette than a Trapper or Stockman. That extra bolster length started out as a way to reinforce the pivot on an inexpensive working knife, and the look has stuck around long after cheaper manufacturing made the extra metal unnecessary for strength. A slip joint holds each blade open, and both are opened by hand with a nail nick rather than a stud.

Pairing a full-size clip blade with a smaller pen blade gives this knife some range: the clip handles everyday cutting, and the pen blade suits finer work like trimming a thread or opening an envelope. Yellow synthetic handles like this one trace back to older American work knives, where the bright color made a dropped knife easier to spot in grass or sawdust. Rite Edge sells this same pattern in several other handle colors, including a multicolor wood version, but the blade layout and closed length stay the same across the range. Explore more Traditional Knives.

• Two-blade Barlow pattern: clip point and pen blade
• Long bolster is the signature Barlow silhouette
• Slip joint construction, opened with a nail nick
• Yellow composition handle with stainless liners