The MAB dwarf NOS razor shoulderless french point

Picked this little guy up from a seller in Canada. The Mab dwarf razor. It is a shoulder-less hollow grind from the late 1800 to early 1900 from Birmingham England. It is a NOS (new old stock) razor, never honed or used all original with its box. Just needed a little polish to clean it up. Unique razor with a 2 inch cutting edge and French point. You dont see many of these in this condition. Now the difficult decision will be hone and use or leave NOS.
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Give it a hone and a shave, the poor thing has been waiting a long time to do her job.

Hone with tape and use it at least once. :shrug:

+1 Hone it up...
It has waited long enough!

nice MAB
no point cleaning it if it isn't getting honed & used

Beautiful and distinctive. Nice catch!

That is one good looking razor. I have said this before but I love a shoulderless razor with a french point, hone that baby up and use it.

I agree with 32t, honing with tape is the ticket.

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Originally Posted by guitstik

That is one good looking razor. I have said this before but I love a shoulderless razor with a french point, hone that baby up and use it.

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I totally agree... couldn't have said it better!

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Originally Posted by RezDog

Give it a hone and a shave, the poor thing has been waiting a long time to do her job.

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+ 1. Sort of like "if no picture, it didn't happen." If no hone and a shave, it aint a razor.

I always feel sorry when I see a nun. What a waste.

Joe

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Originally Posted by guitstik

That is one good looking razor. I have said this before but I love a shoulderless razor with a french point, hone that baby up and use it.

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Looks a lot like an Ern Ator--elegant lines.

Actually out in my workshop at my workbench honing it. It has never had a bevel set on it so it took a lot of high grit diamond plate time to cut a bevel. Got it cleaned up through 1200 grit diamond and it is already quite sharp. Not to shaving level yet but it will chase the hair off your arm with ease.

Honed it up. Hard steel but it took a very good edge. No issues popping a hanging hair. Shaves nice as well although somewhat awkward. I usually use larger blades in the 6/8 and up. This guy is so light weight it feels odd in the hand but shaves very good. It would make an awesome little travel razor or trimming razor. Adding it to my rotation. I will get back to it in about 2 months.