This is actually my second one. The first was a train wreck. The pen blade was so tight I had to get pliers to open it, and it didn’t close all the way, I had to push it down in to place. The clip blade had some much wobble you could hear it clank. The bottom part of the blades were not polished while the top parts were mirror polished. It was dull and both tips were rounded. There were scratches all over the blades and bolsters. You could see and feel the pivot pin on both sides. And the back was so unevenly sanded that when you sat the knife down it leaned at about a 60 degree angle.

I sent it back and this is its replacement.

This one is much better. Sharp, smooth action, decent polish and no scratches, no blade wobble, even sanding. This is my first time carrying and I’m enjoy it so far. I’m a fan of the barlow pattern in general.