Taylor Cutlery "Pearl Dancers" ~ Mother of Pearl ~ Vintage 1981 

The 1981 Taylor Cutlery "Pearl Dancers" is a highly collectible, limited-edition vintage pocket knife series manufactured in Seki, Japan under Taylor's premium "Elk Horn" product line. Highly sought after by collectors.

• Manufacturer/Brand: Taylor Cutlery (An American-based company that outsourced high-grade production to Japan during the 1970s and 1980s).
• Product Line: Elk Horn Series.
• Model/Theme: "Pearl Dancers".
• Production Year: 1981.
• Country of Manufacture: Japan (Seki region).
• Dimensions: Typically 3-1/4 inches closed and 5-1/4 inches fully open. 

• The Blades: Crafted from high-grade surgical stainless steel. The face of the blade features an elegant, factory-etched "Pearl Dancers" script logo.
• Tang Stamps:Handle Scales: Made of genuine, high-iridescence Mother of Pearl (MOP). The scales are pinned to brass liners with small brass rivets. 
  • Front Tang: Stamped with TAYLOR CUTLERY JAPAN.
  • Rear Tang: Stamped with ELK HORN SURGICAL 1981. 
• The "Pearl Dancer" Bolsters: The most defining feature of this series is its novelty figural bolsters, which are uniquely shaped and engraved to look like women's high-heeled dance shoes. 
• Serialized Run: As a limited edition series, the individual serial number (#266) is cleanly etched directly into the right front bolster. 
  
• Build Configuration: Built as a manual-opening, non-locking slipjoint mechanism featuring a strong backspring snap and tight tolerances. 
  

• Never used, carried or sharpened
• No box
• Condition is near mint