William Henry T10 (Lancet) w/Silver Bolsers & MOP?

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Anyone have an opinion on the value and collectibility of the above knife? I'm thinking about buying one for myself, but the price is well on it's way toward a custom, like a Koji Hara or Frank Centofante.
I'm torn. I already own a T10 in Amber Bone, and LOVE nearly everything about it - size, shape, weight, looks... but does it make sense to own two of the same thing? (no wisecracks on the "two" comment, please...
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You’ll have to ask Gary Graley about how many of the same knife is too many, as he has a pile of Lancets that might just be growing as we speak.

William Henry has discontinued the models with granulated sterling silver bolsters, so its collectability can only improve. The real question is, do you like the knife? I have the WH T10-D, and it is one of my favorite dress folders. It’s not a custom or sole authored and there are dozens just like it, but it is a great looking, well-made knife of the highest quality. That’s what I wanted when I bought it, and I am completely satisfied.

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James Segura
San Francisco, CA
 
Phil -

A wiseguy answer like that outside L&B's Spumoni Gardens might get you beaten with a rubber hose.
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All kidding aside, I'm thinking that it's a lot of money to spend on a second, when I'm STILL planning on a custom, also. The point being that the custom will be a Damascus, and/or some other unique materials.

My thinking is that the T10 Bone would be my "jeans" knife, the T10 MOP would be my "business" knife, and the Custom (whoever I decide... Wade Colter, perhaps) would be my "VERY" dress knife... special occasions... weddings, Black Tie, etc.

Do you have any specifid knowledge to share?
 
stjames -

A 10-D? Which one is that?

Well, in any event, if it's true that only 100 pieces in only two of the silvered pattern (Diamond & Rainbow) were made in each size (Persian, Kestrel, Lancet, Spearpoint), and each handle material (MOP, Bone), then we're talking only 1600 knives in total, yes? That should, in theory, make it something special, no?

Just looking for some opinions before I shell out the dough.

Thanks to all in advance!

 
stjames -

Ah... just checked the WH website. It's precisely the T10-D that I'm talking about. And a correction, it seems they only did the silvered bolsters in MOP.

So, is it true that there are only 100 of each size and each pattern around? If so, that cuts the total quantity down to 800. Pretty good odds, if you ask me.
 
The Rainbow series also has silver bolsters. But 100 each of the Diamond and Rainbow series in four patterns still only comes out to 800 total.

The T10-D might be a little fancy for an everyday business carry, but then I don't know what business you're in.

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James Segura
San Francisco, CA
 
stjames -

Yes, that's what I meant by "pattern" - the Diamond and the Rainbow. So, all in all, we're talking 1 in 800... in fact, 1 in 100, if we factor out the other sizes and bolster style. Can you confirm that this is the case?

The reason this comes about when it does is that I just purchased one of the T10's for a friend who is now my business partner (see my inquiry titled "Coin for blade tradition").

I've been acquainted with Greg from Skylands Cutlery for some time, and not knowing what my friend prefers, I had Greg ship me all of the handle materials, I'll give my friend his choice, and will ship the rest back to Greg for a credit.

But, when I opened the box, what REALLY got me, though was how <u>nice</u> the MOP T10 was. I mean, it was kind of a "jump-up-and-smack-you-in-the-face" kind of nice that I never expected.

When I handled the T10-D at first about a year ago, I think WH was having some production problems. Tolerances weren't as tight as they could have been between the bolster and the scales, and there were gaps, that resembled air bubbles, in the sliver soldering on the bolsters. That swayed me to the Bone handled T10 for myself at that time.

But when I saw this new MOP... WOW. I don't know how they do it... such nice knives at such modest pricing... if you call $250+ to be "modest". Everything is relative, I suppose.

So, here I am, drooling over this MOP little gem that my buddy is probably going to go for (and if not, I'll probably persuade him to side with that over the Oak or Bone), and I started thinking...

I called Skylands Cutlery, and Greg told me that the Diamonds were "long gone".

AAAAArrrrrrrrrrrghh!!!!

As the old saying goes... if you snooze, you lose. So, this evening, in a fit of envy, and after a bit of quick shopping, I found one dealer on the 'net who still had the T10-D available.

My issue is that at $350, does it make sense? In other words, if, in a month from now, I should decide to sell it, in favor of a nice custom, do you think I'll recover my cost?

Just curious. I'm new to the world of knife collecting (althoug I've been lurking here for over a year...), and wanted a knowledgeable opinion.

Sorry about the mini-novel.

Regards,
RK


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RK,

I definitely know the “grab you” factor that some knives have. And while the price is fairly steep, how many customs with these features and quality fit into this price range? Any guarantee that one of them will have the same effect?

With the Diamond series being “long gone”, I believe that you wouldn’t have much of a problem recouping your expenses in the short run, and there is always a chance that the knife could increase in value over the long term. I am always amazed at the prices that some of the older factory pieces go for, and that is based mostly on the rarity of the knife.

I can’t confirm the number of pieces that William Henry has put out, but an email to the company might clear that up.

And as the saying goes, “A bird in the hand…”

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James Segura
San Francisco, CA
 
Jim -

Good point. I'll shoot a message to Matt, and ask him. I forgot to inquire about replacement Torx screws when he and I exchanged Emails a while back, anyway.

I'll let you know what he says.

Thanks for your support.

 
If you can find a WH 10D out there, and you like it, and you have the discretionaly income, then grab it! Ain't no more in the pipeline.

BTW, they've just released an edition of 100 (I think) Kestrels with standard nickel silver bolsters and apple coral slabs. Image to follow somewhere, when my office DSL connection comes back on line.


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- JKM
www.chaicutlery.com
AKTI Member # SA00001
 
When I received my Diamond series knives, the Kestrel sold right away. I tried to get another from WH and they said "sorry, too late". I should have ordered two of each instead of just one. Anyway I do have the T10D, as well as the T08D and T12D in stock.

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Dennis Wright
Wright Knife & Sporting Goods
1-800-400-1980
("Have a knife day!")
wrightknife@ixpres.com
 
James is right about me, I'm a William Henry fanatic, but then he's not too far behind?

Check out this post:

http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/001512.html

My little Lancet collection,
G2

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Gary -

Great collection! I also fell in love with the Lancet. Simple, clean, elegant, practical, dressy, yet rugged enough when it needs to be.

As it turns out, I went ahead and ordered what might well be the last remaining T10-D in the channel last night. Still waiting on a reply to the mesasge I sent to Matt requesting info, but it usually takes him a little while to reply, so I'm not going to rush it.

I'll keep everyone posted as soon as I know more.

Regards,
RK
 
Gary is our official Lancet Nut, I am a mere novice
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James Segura
San Francisco, CA
 
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