The owner was looking for an early blade to add to his everyday rotation. The blade had lots of active rust to remove and removing the surface rust revealed some significant pitting on both blade faces and the spine. It was decided to restore the blade to its original crocus finish. The scales were broken at the wedge end through the pin with pieces missing. Honey horn seemed an appropriate replacement. These are copies. I managed to save the original steel collar which were also corroded. I had to make a jig to hold them while I cleaned them up. They were very thin and fragile. The razor is pinned with brass as the original. Although I find these early blades a little awkward to hold on to this 6/8 wedge blade provided a comfortable shaving experience.
I have no information on Harwood & Co. and I'm hoping Scienceguy will chime in with some information.
The honey horn is nice and clear and anything that looks like delamination are just reflections from my poor photography.
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