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    Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
    I've known carpenters and ironworkers who put notches in their tools to personalize them and to be able to ID them in case of any misunderstanding. Than there were the gunfighters of the old west who reputedly put notches in their gun grips. One for each man they dispatched. If those notches were put there deliberately I hope it was for ID purposes and not to commemorate victims.
    Who knows Jimmy maybe that razor belonged to the REAL Grim Reaper and he's gonna be upset if someone stole it. Maybe each notch represents 1 Billion Served like Mc Donalds.
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    Ah I found that Reaper that was sold for $500
    Steep but not as steep as the first one
    and these scales seem better than the first ones with the 3 notches , Item # 160928536369
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    I see there is yet another on ebay, but even to a newbie the blade looks to be in serious need of attention. I'm sure one of you experienced folks could help turn it around but I will just keep watching the listing out of curiosity! After watching a couple of these go on ebay I think my wife would also know to snatch up a reaper in a flea market! The 922$ caught her attention and she really doesn't care for my new hobby!

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    The first time I ever saw one was in the '80s at a friends barber shop in NJ. He also collected straight razors. The blade was shot and I looked at the scales and wondered whatever possessed them to have a representation of the 'grim reaper' ..... i.e. death ..... decorating the scales. I still scratch my head about that ?

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