Odd spine, or made this way?
Hello again, and thank you Lynn and gents, for making this place possible.
1st of I want to state, I as some of you are new, and I don't want to offend any of the seasoned veterans here. So if I Wade & "Butcher" :D the terminology, please forgive me.
As of late I have been running across razors that appear to have sections of the spine removed. At first I thought these were modifications done to frameback razors (see below), but this didn't make any sense, because of the design. Then I noticed this being preformed on razors that I knew to have a spine.
So, what is the purpose of removing sections of the spine? Weight, balance, decay (pitting), design?
Erik Anton Berg (No.62) Swedish razor
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...pshqmgfrkg.jpg
The one on the right is a Henckels Twinworks (No.060) Solingen Germeny
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/...psgdd5masq.jpg
UPDATE: 3/8/15
It was mentioned to me that these examples are considered "Guarded" razor, dating back to near Civil War era.
Any additional remarks or examples are appreciated. Even a track on where to locate lost guards ( I know, near impossible, without a time machine)
