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Found my 2nd TEW 2 blade lambfoot. It's been used quite a bit so it's not as nice as the first one and the blade stamp on the lambfoot blades are different. Bottom photo is the first one I acquired.
Nice work Rob 
Interesting blade stamp too, I don't recall having seen that one before 
Thanks Jack. Also the bolster stamp is lower on this latest example. Makes me wonder which is older.You found ANOTHER?!
Congrats to you Rob for finding another Eye Witness . It is interesting to me that they changed Tang Stamps so often and then also changed the Bolster Stamp location . It would really be nice if TEW's would make a chart of Tang Stamps and Bolster Stamps by Date . I kind of hate to mention this but : Since this latest TEW shows Taylors Lambfoot on the blade and your first one does not , and my Old One Does , if your first one actually had originally been a Sheepsfoot . I will say this about that though : Both of your TEW blades have the Tip End of the blade shaped more like a LAMBFOOT than my Sheepsfoot . If you would like photos of Sheepsfoot & Lambfoot :Found my 2nd TEW 2 blade lambfoot. It's been used quite a bit so it's not as nice as the first one and the blade stamp on the lambfoot blades are different. Bottom photo is the first one I acquired.
Lovely horn there sir
Thanks, Dylan and Jack. I can't help but think that this one just looks fasssst. haha
Jack Black
that stag looks great. My two favorite blade patterns in one knife! Congrats on finding another !Found my 2nd TEW 2 blade lambfoot. It's been used quite a bit so it's not as nice as the first one and the blade stamp on the lambfoot blades are different. Bottom photo is the first one I acquired.
In the meantime, I'll try and find time to take some pics of it today Congrats to you Rob for finding another Eye Witness . It is interesting to me that they changed Tang Stamps so often and then also changed the Bolster Stamp location . It would really be nice if TEW's would make a chart of Tang Stamps and Bolster Stamps by Date . I kind of hate to mention this but : Since this latest TEW shows Taylors Lambfoot on the blade and your first one does not , and my Old One Does , if your first one actually had originally been a Sheepsfoot . I will say this about that though : Both of your TEW blades have the Tip End of the blade shaped more like a LAMBFOOT than my Sheepsfoot . If you would like photos of Sheepsfoot & Lambfoot :
Congrats again my friend on another TEW Barlow with a Lambfoot Blade . Thanks for the pictures .
Harry
Thanks, Dylan and Jack. I can't help but think that this one just looks fasssst. haha
@Pàdruig I think that ebony looks pretty good. I like the texture and the color.
My two favorite blade patterns in one knife! Congrats on finding another !
Thanks, Wright's Sambar looks good, when they can get it I think. The stag was originally cut for cutlery handles, so they can only use it on a few patterns unfortunately, as the pieces are too short for the larger Lambsfoot models.
Thanks Harry, always nice to see pics of your TEW knives!Congrats to you Rob for finding another Eye Witness . It is interesting to me that they changed Tang Stamps so often and then also changed the Bolster Stamp location . It would really be nice if TEW's would make a chart of Tang Stamps and Bolster Stamps by Date . I kind of hate to mention this but : Since this latest TEW shows Taylors Lambfoot on the blade and your first one does not , and my Old One Does , if your first one actually had originally been a Sheepsfoot . I will say this about that though : Both of your TEW blades have the Tip End of the blade shaped more like a LAMBFOOT than my Sheepsfoot . If you would like photos of Sheepsfoot & Lambfoot :
Congrats again my friend on another TEW Barlow with a Lambfoot Blade . Thanks for the pictures .
Harry
Very interesting Rob, I'll have to get the other one back to you so that you can show them together
I can't see TEW ever producing that kind of chart Harry, or even having the ability to do so. It's a shame, it'd be really useful. Apart from anything else, separating the stamps chronologically would be very difficult, to say the least. Their factory was a big one, and there might have been a whole load of stamps in use at the same time, crazy as that sounds. Undoubtedly, they would have also used jobbing cutlers, who were self-employed, working outside the works (like they do with Russell White today), and possibly inside too. Even a small Sheffield firm like Wright's, where production is coordinated, and entirely within one unit, have several tang stamps, and get them mixed up.
I have Rob's first knife here, and it definitely has a Lambsfoot blade. Both blades look unused, or barely used. It's interesting that two knives of the same pattern, probably produced for the same Australian distributor, and within a relatively short time-frame, STILL have different stamps. I imagine that is because the blades weren't produced specifically for that pattern, and that the cutlers just used what they had, or what was brought to their bench. In Sheffield, it's not entirely unfeasible that two knives, produced by the same cutler, at the same time, would have different stamps!
Thanks for the insight Jack, it makes sense that the task of keeping up with stamps and dates used would have been virtually impossible.
Awww...Stella the eyeless wonder dog with my rosewood lambsfoot. The knife is superior, but Stella is really struggling these days and will seldom eat even the finest delicacies.
- GT
I'll hope to get some more pics of it before sending it back home 
I took a few pics of Rob's TEW 'Stock Knife' on my kitchen table today. I recall there was some debate elsewhere about whether the covers were wood or horn - they're horn. @herder very kindly posted a TEW catalogue cut from 1928, showing a similar knife.
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William John Baker imported a lot of TEW knives of this style to Australia in the early 20th century. Australian 'Bunny Knives' often had Barlow bolsters, and Baker imported many TEW patterns with two full-size blades, which may have been specifically commissioned for the Australian market. The combination of Clip and Lambsfoot blades was probably well-suited to the American market. Inevitably though, as with many folders with full-size blades, ergonomics have to be sacrificed. In this case, when using the Lambsfoot blade, the tall-bladed Sheffield clip prevents the knife being comfortable in-hand. Interestingly, the clip has an identical footprint to that of blades being produced by the remaining Sheffield cutlers today. Lambsfoot blades are certainly unusual in a Barlow frame, but not unknown. Clearly, this is a working knife, and would no doubt have been something of a prize, but the blades of Rob's knife show few signs of actual use. Apart from the shrinking of the horn, and a little rust, it is in good condition for its age. Thanks to Rob for very kindly sending me the knife to take a look at
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