Thread: Early blade by unknown maker

This razor was purchased in France. I'm hoping Voidmaster or one of the other early razor collectors will recognize the blade stamp. A 5/8 wedge that looks like it my have been reground a long time ago. There is very little hone wear and the bevel is quite small. The first picture the seller used did not tell the whole story of the scales. I've added a couple of pictures so you can see the damage. The scales were so badly warped the blade would not close. To correct that someone took a big hunk out of one scale near the wedge. The customer elected to have the scales reproduced. The large brass collars were cast and not stamped. The razor was pinned using soft steel and struck so hard during the process that deep asymmetrical indentations were left in the collars. The pins were also large measuring .093 inches in diameter. I used a matching diameter brass rod to re-pin the razor. The blade was left pretty much as received and I left all the all the dents and dings on the collars which matches up pretty well with the blades character. Just some light cleaning to remove the active rust in the pivot area. The original scales are honey horn with a matching honey horn wedge and were thicker than most at .140. The collars were so large that the ones at the blade pivot were formed over the bevel at the edge of the scales. I thinned the new scales down to .110 and reproduced the horn wedge. All in all it was an interesting project with a resulting comfortable test shave.
Thanks for looking.
Karl