A type of single-blade folding knife, or a surname of English origin.
The knife is named after Russell Barlow, an English knife maker. The surname itself comes from Old English 'bære' (barley) and 'hlāw' (hill), meaning 'barley hill.'
The Barlow knife became an iconic American tool despite its English origins - Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn both carried Barlow knives, making it a symbol of American boyhood and self-reliance.
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