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10-21-2011, 03:21 PM #1I'm on The Straight Road
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Something strange about this one Sheffield steel?
A typo on the stamp?
It looks like some sort of chrome coating that's peeling off at the tip? Is this a show piece or something? An old knockoff?
VINTAGE straight razor, SHEFFIELD English Steel, thick and heavy blade | eBay
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10-21-2011, 04:08 PM #2Senior Member
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You're right, that flaking is strange. I wonder if it was created as a chrome plated sales model that wouldn't corrode from the handling by a myriad of fingers.
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10-21-2011, 04:10 PM #3Senior Member
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The flaking off chrome at the tip looks really weird, I also never saw "English Steel" before.
Originally Posted by jdto
I would think long and hard and do more research on this one before I would buy it.
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10-21-2011, 04:12 PM #4Know thyself
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There are real razors that have chrome plating on them out there, but that's not one that I am familiar with.
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10-21-2011, 04:12 PM #5I'm on The Straight Road
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I also noted on the tang stamp it says "SHFFFIELD STEEL", not SHEFFIELD. You'd think a Sheffield razor maker would know how to spell the word.
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10-21-2011, 04:19 PM #6Know thyself
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More likely a bad stamp than a misspelling, especially given that it appears correct on the box. Originally Posted by jdto
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10-21-2011, 04:31 PM #7I'm on The Straight Road
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So what do you think, legit shaver? Worth a shot?
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10-21-2011, 05:23 PM #8Know thyself
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I would think it's legit, but I would also be worried about the peeling chrome at the edge (if that is what it is), and what caused the steel underneath to turn that color. Not a gamble I would take, personally.
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10-21-2011, 05:23 PM #9Senior Member
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I wouldn't touch that thing with a ten-foot Zeepk.
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10-21-2011, 05:32 PM #10Senior Member
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If it was cheap i would pick it up just to show off this piece of ....
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