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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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10-23-2011, 04:40 PM #10Member
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You know what is weird? I bought a rusty ol jos. Allen (could barely make out the name through the rust...I like bringing blades back from the dead) for ten bucks yesterday at an antique shop. Came home and rubbed with steel wool... Everything cleaned up relatively well, and wouldnt you know, it says SHFFFIELD ENGLAND. Yes, three f's. Given this blades obvious age, and is a twin to a wade and butcher I've got except for a couple minor features, I think I've got a legit misspeller. So at least it *can* happen.
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