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GusSharp68 said:
The problem with buying online, description said new from factory stock, which I believe means that although all the parts are original it may not have been assembled by the company or after company closed (someone enlighten me here if I’m wrong). The seller didn’t mention this and the pictures didn’t show it of course. I should have asked for more pics, so this is on me.

In any case, got this beautiful German Eye and from the pictures it looked great, upon receipt there are two “issues”. First someone didn’t finish peening the spring pin. The cover pins maybe as well, (2) questionable placement of the shield, as its edge on the bottom is fully exposed rather than fully flush inside the stag. Anyway, pin’s easy enough to fix (sending to Bill DeShivs since I don’t want to damage the stag trying to do it myself). Shield is what it is, hopefully will be fine. Still a great little knife with great W&T

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Once those issues get addressed it will be first-class, I have a lot of respect for Bill DeShivs, man of knowledge and skills.
 
Headwinds said:
Basic Taylor's Eye Witness lambsfoot...
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Looks well-finished and a tidy knife :thumbsup: But its shape of blade doesn't really look like a Lamb Foot to me, more Sheepfoot.
 
Will Power said:
Looks well-finished and a tidy knife :thumbsup: But its shape of blade doesn't really look like a Lamb Foot to me, more Sheepfoot.
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I know what you mean. TEW says it's a lamb, though. The blade does have the taper, and apparently there was quite bit of variation in the shape of the tip in the old days. I think of it as a lamb that’s almost a full grown sheep. The thing I really like about it is that I could pinch it open right out of the box instead of spending months breaking it in. (Wouldn’t mention any names.) I do prefer the shape of the Wright tip, though.
 
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Does newly assembled count as newly acquired? I just finished putting together this, call it a parts knife. I had bought an old electric cutlery 2 blade as part of a lot, both blades were snapped off but the scales were gorgeous and the main spring was still good. I also had a schatt & morgan unfinished blade from a big bag of parts I got. A little tinkering later...
 
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Does newly assembled count as newly acquired? I just finished putting together this, call it a parts knife. I had bought an old electric cutlery 2 blade as part of a lot, both blades were snapped off but the scales were gorgeous and the main spring was still good. I also had a schatt & morgan unfinished blade from a big bag of parts I got. A little tinkering later...
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Well done!!! That looks great. Reminds me of the lines of an Albers clip.
 
Jakeywax31 said:
Well done!!! That looks great. Reminds me of the lines of an Albers clip.
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Big thanks! It came out looking better than I expected, but there's a lot of lessons learned. Wish I had polished the tang and liners better, wish I was gentler with the bolsters, wish I had slightly hollowed the half stop, little fit and finish things I didn't think about until I noticed them after it was all put together. Next one will be better 😅
 
Will Power said:
Looks well-finished and a tidy knife :thumbsup: But its shape of blade doesn't really look like a Lamb Foot to me, more Sheepfoot.
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Headwinds said:
I know what you mean. TEW says it's a lamb, though. The blade does have the taper, and apparently there was quite bit of variation in the shape of the tip in the old days. I think of it as a lamb that’s almost a full grown sheep. The thing I really like about it is that I could pinch it open right out of the box instead of spending months breaking it in. (Wouldn’t mention any names.) I do prefer the shape of the Wright tip, though.
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I guess the frustrating part, if you want to call it that, is that TEW understood the lambsfoot blade profile at some point, and not that terribly long ago I'd wager. What happened?

I don't know how old this knife is, but it doesn't strike me as very old. just regular old?

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I’d been lusting after a large single blade stag similar to a Puma or a Weidmannsheil. I settled on a Mercury from Maniago, Italy. I wasn’t familiar with that company but was impressed with others from that region. I picked a 4 1/2” stag lockback. I received it the other day. On first examination I was quite happy with the size, the matching even stag and its overall looks. What do you think?530D0FAE-459B-426A-A45E-CDCCEBD2F02C.jpegDDBC1FF6-712D-4704-923C-A014FCA60486.jpegbut then I saw THIS!! The blade is so off center my heart dropped. I don’t think it’s touching the liners (it’s close) because I don’t see any marks on the blade. The dealer said he will take it back, but I’m hoping he has another to exchange. I know many say it’s cosmetic, but it is one of my pet peeves. However, I’m getting attached to it and I may just keep it1C68DBBD-0882-45B5-B089-D812C44C8E9A.jpeg
 
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At least the blade is off to the correct side, so in use it will gradually work away from the liner. My only negative is the large recurve, but if you cut a lot of rope that would be a good thing.
 
black mamba black mamba The blue rope covers are fantastic.

Just got back from the post office. I’m exchanging the Mercury lockback I posted above. It’s always nice doing business with an understanding seller.
 
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