Thread: What is this??

What the... I can't imagine trying to shave with this thing - let alone hone or strop it. Surely it's not designed to shave the human face??!!

My guess is that it's a corn razor ie: for removing foot corns...OR...It could be the ultimate chin/jawline razor, shaped for those tricky contours.

I have something similar but with a more traditional blade shape. My mother in law used it to sharpen pencils when she was at school, and was given to her by her father, or grandfather, I can't remember which.

I've never gotten a decent edge on it, but I must admit I haven't tried real hard either. Your post reminds me that I must get around to looking at it again.... Here's the thread with some photos. JMS mentions corns as well.

James.

Originally Posted by Chopper

It could be the ultimate chin/jawline razor, shaped for those tricky contours.

no, the edge is convex - won't work on jawline/chin. It is an armpit razor.

It's probably for corns and such, but the shape makes me think of the instruments that the ancient Romans used to scrape the dirt off their skins after a good steam bath!

It looks like something you might use to castrate animals .

Looks like a hoof pick to me...........

Looks like an old model of Zeepk after a pass

Originally Posted by JMS

It's probably for corns and such, but the shape makes me think of the instruments that the ancient Romans used to scrape the dirt off their skins after a good steam bath!

Greeks too, it's called a strigil. But those could have been copper or bronze.

This looks like an old surgical instrument called a bistoury, or of similar but folding shape. I've seen similar in medical museums.

Quick reference: http://www.gggodwin.com/19m.htm