Derek .. have you seen these tooling marks before ?
It's like a series of center punches.. sort of. I'm familiar with embossing & have never seen that result in this. It's as if the characters are "written" on/in the metal. e.g. especially evident in the "M" & "N" .. where the change in direction causes the metal to deform into the area previously marked.
Derek, there is not a lot more I can tell you except I do not believe this was something someone has added. Camillus is not a brand I have collected and I know they have been closed for a significant period of time. What I do not know if someone has picked up the right for the brand. I look at knives every day, pre 1970, on eBay and this knife was posted there. I am equally sure this knife is not 1970 or before. This could be something they were considering before closing. I do know that this knife has never been sharpened. I will be showing this to my club associates as well as to some dealers.
Thanks for friending me! I'm shocked because I thought we already were friends! Goes to show what I know.
About the Taylor's Eye Witness Barlow. It's from their Premier Collection. Here are a few more pics with more info at the bottom...
That should be enough pics to give you a pretty good idea of what it looks like. It was handmade by Russell White who at the time, about 5 years ago, had been crafting knives for Taylor's Eye Witness for well over a quarter of a century. Of course, TEW are in Sheffield, England. Here is a link for one of Taylor's Eye Witness distributors listing this particular knife: TEW Premier Barlow
Our friend Stefan Schmalhaus did a video of his TEW Barlow with wood scales. I believe aside from mine having Genuine Mother Of Pearl scales and his having some gorgeous wood scales the knives are identical right down to the file worked backspring. I'll post his video in the next frame...
Correction on that Parker. I just pulled the file and I have the research letter indicating it is at least 111 years old, shipped on February 5, 1905 (not 1911) to Parker's New York offices.
Thank you. It is a great gun to shoot-perfect balance on the hinge pin and modern dimensions (length of pull and drop) for such an old gun. I have no idea why it was unused all of these years. Perhaps some one never came back from "the Great War."
Yes, that is my shotgun in the avatar. It is a Parker Bros. GH grade 12 gauge made in 1911 and in mint, unrestored condition. The hunting shot was taken last November at a friend's club in the California Delta. If you are interested in Parkers, which were made in the US from the Civil (it was not) War to 1941, check the Parker Gun Collectors Forum website.
Thanks Derek!! That old Case was my Granddad's. He carried it everyday for years. The old blades have been sharpened down quite a bit but it still has great snap. Makes me smile and think of him every time I get it out of the safe.
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In MemoriamD ale said…
Ah .. I found it.
It's an artifact of the laser engraving process.
Note: What's pictured is in glass & sourced from wiki
however
VERY similar to what I'm observing on blade blank.
Thanks that case is one of my favorite patterns..
In MemoriamD ale said…
Derek .. have you seen these tooling marks before ?
It's like a series of center punches.. sort of. I'm familiar with embossing & have never seen that result in this. It's as if the characters are "written" on/in the metal. e.g. especially evident in the "M" & "N" .. where the change in direction causes the metal to deform into the area previously marked.
.
?? any clue as to the method ??
.
Thanks
D ale
Derek, there is not a lot more I can tell you except I do not believe this was something someone has added. Camillus is not a brand I have collected and I know they have been closed for a significant period of time. What I do not know if someone has picked up the right for the brand. I look at knives every day, pre 1970, on eBay and this knife was posted there. I am equally sure this knife is not 1970 or before. This could be something they were considering before closing. I do know that this knife has never been sharpened. I will be showing this to my club associates as well as to some dealers.
Derek,
You are quite welcome. I was happy to oblige!
Cheers, my friend!
Here is the video that Stefan Schmalhaus made for his Taylor's Eye Witness Barlow...
Thanks for friending me! I'm shocked because I thought we already were friends! Goes to show what I know.
About the Taylor's Eye Witness Barlow. It's from their Premier Collection. Here are a few more pics with more info at the bottom...
That should be enough pics to give you a pretty good idea of what it looks like. It was handmade by Russell White who at the time, about 5 years ago, had been crafting knives for Taylor's Eye Witness for well over a quarter of a century. Of course, TEW are in Sheffield, England. Here is a link for one of Taylor's Eye Witness distributors listing this particular knife: TEW Premier Barlow
Our friend Stefan Schmalhaus did a video of his TEW Barlow with wood scales. I believe aside from mine having Genuine Mother Of Pearl scales and his having some gorgeous wood scales the knives are identical right down to the file worked backspring. I'll post his video in the next frame...
In MemoriamD ale said…
Derek .. just wondering .. did you fabricate one of those wooden vises ???
I will say .. mine has proven very handy.
I would repeat .. if you do fabricate .. pin the corners with metal through pins.
!!! .. Enjoy your day .. !!!
D ale
Derek:
Correction on that Parker. I just pulled the file and I have the research letter indicating it is at least 111 years old, shipped on February 5, 1905 (not 1911) to Parker's New York offices.
Patrick
Derek:
Thank you. It is a great gun to shoot-perfect balance on the hinge pin and modern dimensions (length of pull and drop) for such an old gun. I have no idea why it was unused all of these years. Perhaps some one never came back from "the Great War."
Patrick
Derek:
Sorry if this response is a repeat;
Yes, that is my shotgun in the avatar. It is a Parker Bros. GH grade 12 gauge made in 1911 and in mint, unrestored condition. The hunting shot was taken last November at a friend's club in the California Delta. If you are interested in Parkers, which were made in the US from the Civil (it was not) War to 1941, check the Parker Gun Collectors Forum website.
Best,
Patrick
Thanks Derek!! That old Case was my Granddad's. He carried it everyday for years. The old blades have been sharpened down quite a bit but it still has great snap. Makes me smile and think of him every time I get it out of the safe.
Thanks again for the kind words!!
In MemoriamD ale said…
A weekend in the Blue Mountains sounds like quite a bit of fun !!
Snap some pics for us, Derek .. show us what we're missing :)
.
!!! .. Enjoy .. !!!
Thank You Derek!!! Looking forward to this,THANKS!!!...I'll show some blades soon...
In MemoriamDoug Webber said…
Congratulations on being a featured member. I was sure surprised to see my name there.
Doug
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