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  1. 06-10-2015, 06:29 PM #1
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    Cool Early 19th Century “Anchor” Razor…

    Here is a razor that I just finished up for a good friend here at SRP. Hard to guess when this razor was actually manufactured…my best guess is ‘early 19th century’… BUT…because there is no actual makers mark, and just an ‘Anchor’ stamped on the front tang, it’s difficult to place the date with any degree of certainty.

    For sure and for certain, this was a real ‘project razor’, so I’ll just let the before and after pictures tell the story on this one. This one’s for you Andrew…

    Here are the Before Pictures:

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    Here are the After Pictures:

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    P.S. If anyone ever wondered what I looked like ...check out picture #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wolfpack34 View Post
    P.S. If anyone ever wondered what I looked like ...check out picture #3
    WOW man, how can you live upside down???

    Nice work, BTW!
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    Thank-you very much for bringing that old beast back to life!!!

    It looked for awhile that this one was too far gone, but wow, can't believe it's the same blade...just gobsmacked over how beautiful you restored it, scales are gorgeous, pins, and as you mentioned, no makers mark??? The Anchor looks like a GB, but who knows...the mystery!?!

    I know you put a lot of work into this one, thank-you very much, it looks fantastic!

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    Looks good, Mike! Nice one!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phrank View Post
    Thank-you very much for bringing that old beast back to life!!!

    It looked for awhile that this one was too far gone, but wow, can't believe it's the same blade...just gobsmacked over how beautiful you restored it, scales are gorgeous, pins, and as you mentioned, no makers mark??? The Anchor looks like a GB, but who knows...the mystery!?!

    I know you put a lot of work into this one, thank-you very much, it looks fantastic!

    My pleasure my friend!
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    Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
    Looks good, Mike! Nice one!
    Thank you Tom!
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    Gorgeous blade work Mike.
    The toe looked awfully deep re: pitting.
    But voila.. Really nice save,
    I have a long, long way to go with my steel work..
    Thanks for sharing.
    ps, if that's going to phrank,, I want to see it live sometime..
    Cheers.
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    Outstanding save ,thanks for bringing another gem back to life !
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeB52 View Post
    Gorgeous blade work Mike.
    The toe looked awfully deep re: pitting.
    But voila.. Really nice save,
    I have a long, long way to go with my steel work..
    Thanks for sharing.
    ps, if that's going to phrank,, I want to see it live sometime..
    Cheers.
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    Outstanding save ,thanks for bringing another gem back to life !
    Thanks Mike and Wirm...I appreciate the comments. And Mike...yeah the pitting was very deep on this razor. I almost gave it up more than once. Here's a couple of earlier pics about half way through where I was ready to throw in the towel , but just stepped back for a day and then started up again...

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