I saw this on eBay... Wondering if it could
be legit.... Antique American Revolutionary War 18th Century Straight Razors | eBay
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I saw this on eBay... Wondering if it could
be legit.... Antique American Revolutionary War 18th Century Straight Razors | eBay
They look old and appear to be made in the time period.
I would get in touch with Voidmonster for an educated evaluation.
Look legit to me. The one on the left should be relatively easy to restore if the other side of the blade is in a similar condition.
They look legit. Whether they were used by someone fighting in the civil war will be hard to prove. I would agree with civil war era.
I had a Civil War era razor, an NR Dodge with the unit markings - those razors look to be the period in the early 1800's, stub tails, rather than more recent razors from around 1865, Civil War period.
Here is a Civil War era straight razor I had, sent back to it's home in the USA and restored by SRP member Wolfpack:
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Jack,
Check this link out. It will be helpful, start reading at the top and as you read down you'll see some pictures of some of the older razors and how to 'date them'
The straight razor - Straight Razor Place Library
These razors claim to be revolutionary war not civil. That would be post 1776. They look right but that style was used until 1810-1820 maybe?
The razors *may* be that early, or not. Either way, there is no provenance provided so a claim of 'American Revolutionary War' is pushing it, in my opinion.
Yes the razors are advertised as Revolutionary War Era not Civil War Era/I believe that Phrank was merely pointing out that there are historical razors out there including wartime. If the OP looks at the link he will find that the tails of the AD match up date wise with the pictures here at SRP.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hacker7
From the SRP Wiki:
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From the pic Roy posted above.... Those 2 razors could be from the Revolutionary War Era. Even if they aren't....they are still some very old straight razors. Would look nice in anyone's collection IMO. The marking on one of the tangs is "GB" I can't make out the other one.
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You are correct - one of them has the Maltese Cross and the GB stamp - a George Brittain Anchor razor, very rare and a very old example - sweet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Willisf
Nice case as well, very nice! Good Luck to all...
Thank you everyone for the great advice! Thank you cudarunner, I read the entire link and learnt a lot! Now I just have to try to retain it!! As far as the razors in auction,
How often are antique razors, such as those
counterfeited?
For the current $116 bid, would it be worth it to counterfeit 2 very old razors?Quote:
Originally Posted by jackcross
I'm sure the seller intends the price to go up significantly :) :)
I'm kind of weird though... When I would buy coins (Roman and Greek) I could care less of the value. To me it was the historic interest. I prefer personable objects too... It's a nice connection to our past. When I retire off the force I plan on passing my service pistol
down to my son as well.
I don't think you have to worry about someone counterfeiting too many razors. Razors are not cheap to make to start. Only way I could see someone is maybe switch the blades around or not describing the razor in honest detail.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackcross
One thing to add.... I think most straight razor forgeries occurred back in the 1800s. Finding a fake razor these days is not very common.
GB is a little later, maybe late 18th. The other one is earlier, 1770s-80s era +/-, that's when that particular blade shape had a large popularity. To get more refined dates you'd have to track down that mark. It doesn't appear in Gales & Martin or Sketchley under razor makers, so it could be buried in the other sections if they weren't making razors at the time. A good possibility that the case is contemporary to the razors.
No these are really not counterfeited. Even the more valuable razors are generally too niche I think for people to want to copy them, with not a huge return on investment.
Ive got my sniper site ready to swoop on this in the last seconds.
Im bidding,
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Muehahahahahaha!!!
Suticat just taught me a valuable lesson about being a newbie and posting an eBay link in here lol. I had a feeling I should not have the second I posted
It. I can be naive.. Fortunately I am a better at bidding then I am with forum judgement :)
Whoever gets those razors will be very lucky... The retired Marine in me does bring out the competitive side though :tameshigiri: Jk LOL
Thanks everyone for the great advice. I really do appreciate the knowledge and the reading suggestions. I have spent a lot of time reading and soaking everything in... There is still a lot to learn, but I appreciate how patient everyone is in here with newbies. Thank you!
I had seen the post that Suticat posted and I Was Am still hoping that it was some 'tongue in cheek Humor'.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackcross
If not, so much for the Brotherhood here at SRP. :banghead:
Yes it is humor. I have no interest in them. I do hope they go to someone that can appreciate them for what they are.Quote:
Originally Posted by cudarunner
I just dropped my extra $$$ on a W&B Brass Frameback that I am waiting on. So Im a little short on that $1 million.
The ones you have to worry about are the members lurking that dont post their intentions.
This is true, thousands of members all with a form of addiction to the razors. Tc
:lurk::gl:
Were you the lucky bidder?Quote:
Originally Posted by tcrideshd
They went for a lot less than I thought they would. I picturing them hitting the $1K.
I was shocked they went over $200 (at least based on the average prices similar period pieces go for in the past year or so). Pretty run of the mill late 18th razors and not in great shape.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suticat
I would love to get my hands on that pouch. I know a few leather smiths that could make one.
