Question about some old straight razors I purchased

[AndyC]

I have always been interested in antique straight razors and was able to pick four up at an auction last night.

Here they are:





This next one is my favorite but unfortunately has a huge chunk out of the blade. Is there any way I can have this fixed or will I just have to replace the blade?





I doubt I have anything of value here but wanted to make sure before I started reading up on how to restore them so I do not destroy something worth some money. Thanks for looking.

AndyC

[mapleleafalumnus]

Hi, Andy, and welcome to SRP! I'm as far from an expert on restoring blades as you'll ever find, but from pics of other blades I've seen here, it looks like your blade in the 3rd picture can be restored. Of course, it'll depend on if there are any fractures present on the blade itself. You may want to PM Lynn Abrams (SRP Founder and Master Honemeister) or gssixgun (Glen) with a better photo of the blade and ask his opinion.
See you in the trenches, buddy!
malpleleafalumnus

[rodb]

Welcome!!
They all should be fixable, hard to say for sure without better pictures, 1 and 4 look the best, 2 looks to have a lot of hone wear and 3 has the chip

[AndyC]

I will try to get some better photos. Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it.

[thebigspendur]

It can be honed out assuming the rest of the blade is sound. You will lose that much width in the blade though.

[JimmyHAD]

Welcome to SRP. IMHO, if you could fix it yourself it might be worth doing. If you send it out it will cost more than it is worth and either way, it ain't gonna be the same razor. Might be alright but it will be a 4/8 or less. I'd suggest put it away for now. If you intend to learn how to hone your own come back to it after you've gained some experience. The other two look like they would be worth having someone hone. Go to the SRP classifieds under member services and you'll find folks who do honing and resto for a nominal fee.