Taylor's Eye Witness Find

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Timothy Winchester

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Hi everyone, this is my first post here so thanks for having me on the forum. It look like I'll be spending a lot of time reading haha.

I've just become the owner of this Taylor's Eye Witness traditional folder. I'm a huge fan of their knives and traditional knives in general, I own quite a few.

THIS one however is hard to find information on. The box says it's a PC2730 Worked Back with Stag scales.

I can find other PC2730's online, be it rather rare it seems, but not one with stag scales. Does anyone know more on this model as in when it was made, how many were made, is it collectable? Anything at all would be great.

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Thanks guys, have a great evening. Tim.
 
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Gday Tim
I use postimage
Its free and fairly straightforward.
You copy the picture you have uploaded to postimage sharing and then post it here by pasting that code into bladeforums by pressing on that landscape icon between the smiley face and the film icons just above where you typed your post.
Welcome aboard and Im sure the answers for which you seeketh will be forthcoming.
Cheers.
 
Nice Penknife, can you post a picture of the box too, any info supplied by the seller?
 
Timothy Winchester said:
Hi buddy, scroll up there a few pics I put in comments when I figured it out. :)
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I'm sorry, I can't see it. If you have the box, a photo might help dating it, as would any other info you have from the seller. I could just guess, and I think it'd be a good guess, but I'd rather see the box if you have it :thumbsup:

Edit - Any clearer photos you have of the knife would also help, I can't see if it has some blade rub or if that is just reflection :thumbsup:
 
Thanks guys.

The knife is immaculate it's reflection on the blade.

The box is the standard cardboard and foam type with the signed certificate of authenticity. But no dates or anything.
 
Timothy Winchester said:
Thanks guys.

The knife is immaculate it's reflection on the blade.

The box is the standard cardboard and foam type with the signed certificate of authenticity. But no dates or anything.
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Is it possible you could photograph it and the certificate? It's like with old computers, the more you put in, the more you get out ;) The knife and the box will have 'dates' all over it :thumbsup:
 
Ok...

It's a knife of recent manufacture, within the last 10 years I'd guess. Taylor's 'Premier Line' has been subject to quite a few variations. That 'Gent's Penknife' is usually seen with ram's horn covers, but I've seen it in stag before. It was made in Sheffield, probably by an out-worker, possibly by Russell White, who previously worked at the TEW factory (now sold) before setting up on his own. Sadly, he became ill a few years ago, and had to stop making knives, but is now making knives for Taylors again. Having had no production facility for a long time now, and now no factory at all, TEW get their knives made where they can. Some better photos of the stag (both sides), and of the accompanying packaging may yield more information in terms of the date of manufacture.
 
Jack that's hugely impressive, thank you.

The certificate is indeed signed R. White. I'll post a picture of the box, certificate and more detailed scales tomorrow when I have time. Are these some what easily attainable then? I couldn't find another online, part of the reason I'm looking is to see if I paid a good price. This knife has never been privately owned.

Thanks again folks.
 
Timothy Winchester said:
Jack that's hugely impressive, thank you.

The certificate is indeed signed R. White. I'll post a picture of the box, certificate and more detailed scales tomorrow when I have time. Are these some what easily attainable then? I couldn't find another online, part of the reason I'm looking is to see if I paid a good price. This knife has never been privately owned.

Thanks again folks.
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I'm afraid we can't discuss prices or values here Timothy. Try looking online for vendors who stock the TEW Premier Range. TEW aren't really a proper cutler anymore, and only a small number of these knives are made, but they are perfectly easy to obtain if you know where to look. I can't provide a link because that, like discussing the value with you, would violate the forum rules :thumbsup:

Here's a more commonly seen ram's horn version of the same knife, with a more traditional TEW tang-stamp.

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In the 2016 (and still current) TEW catalogue, it can be seen with the more modern stamp.

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Edit - Just to add that pinning a Sheffield knife down to a particular decade is generally near to impossible, in this case there are factors which make it otherwise. Establishing the name of the actual cutler who made the knife is something pretty special. Most of us never manage to obtain that sort of information about our knives, and only wish that they 'could talk', but many things about a knife may tell us something about it.

This video is some years old, but it shows Russell White putting together a Barlow knife:

 
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Nice one Timbo.
glad you found my pic posting prompts fruitful.
That is a beautiful knife...the file work -noice. Quality.
And as JB -Lord Mayor of Sheffield says a bit bit of a rare-o.Would that be Indian Sambar antler? Or full English Monarch of the Glen?ok i know thats actually Scottish.
I'm just thinking about the whole "premier line" quality thing.
 
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