Quote Originally Posted by doncarlt86 View Post
Not too sure. But...

I read on Wiki that the straight razor handle is also called:

Schale - German, meaning shell (which is what the word scale is derived from).

Manche - French, meaning sleve

Cacha - Spanish, meaning handle


I bet people called the handle schales in the old days back in Germany and England and over time and with western movement it just became spelled scales.


The straight razor - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Scale - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
So I'm going to go with the explanation that: They're called scales from a German term meaning shell. You could think of them as the razor case. Sounds good.

Thanks for doing the research!