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Thread: Straight up resto on DD Fourty Four

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    Default Straight up resto on DD Fourty Four

    Not much out of the ordinary here. Warped scales ( why is this always the case on these?) . Blade hitting them. Scratches. Bluing gone.
    Broke it down, straightened the scales and polished them. Sanded the blade and polished it. Removed the old bluing, eliminated the scratches and redid the bluing.
    Made new mini SS washers to duplicate the originals and used Nickle pins to wrap it up. Satin finish on the blade, polished spine.
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    So sweet!

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    Thanks.
    I threw this out there not sure about the scales. I was asked if this was a Frankenrazor.
    From what my client knows it's original. The pinning looked for all the world original to razors like this that I have done.
    How or why these scales would be on this piece is something I'm not sure of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mycarver View Post
    Thanks.
    I threw this out there not sure about the scales. I was asked if this was a Frankenrazor.
    From what my client knows it's original. The pinning looked for all the world original to razors like this that I have done.
    How or why these scales would be on this piece is something I'm not sure of.
    I was just going to say ....... I've seen plenty of dd specials, and I have one or two, but never with 'forty four' inlaid on the scales. I'm thinking the scales are original to a Hess 44. I've got one with the identical scales. Great job though.
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    It sure seemed " factory fresh" I wasn't sure if another co. Made scales and somehow these got mixed in somehow.

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    Great job on the restore. Looks awesome !!

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    I guess the only way to know for sure, possibly, is if your client bought it brand new from a retail outlet at the time these were popular. If purchased used anything could have happened. Not been into straights for too long but have not seen a DD with Hess scales or a Hess with DD scales sold as NOS. In any event it does not detract one bit from the excellent job of restoring.

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    Here is a dd Special No.1 and a Hess 44 in original scales ;

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