I've got a razor on its way to me from Lynn (I hope) as it is, but the other day I was in an antique shop and I asked the owner if he had any straight razors. He quickly produced one from under his glass countertop.

I liked it, so I quickly purchased it. Twenty bucks even.

It looks to be a 5/8 to me, but I could be wrong. It's a Wade and Butcher and it was made in Sheffield England. Underneath that is a little "w" in a circle, then an arrow pointing right and then a litttle german cross thingy. Engraved on the blade is "Gentleman's Razor" in a fancy font.

The guy said that the handle was made of "French Ivory," and that it was an early type of plastic. The blade itself is quite nice, and it has a tiny little "French point," as I think they're called, at the end of it. No rust, but there are the slightest of scuff marks on the heel of the blade where someone may have attempted to hone it... but I'm not sure.

Directly next door to the antique place was a barber shop, and the owner of the antique store suggested I go take a look at the straight razors he had on display. I went over and asked about them, but he said that they were all put away for the time being, but I could come back and see them some time and have an ol' fashioned straight razor shave too!

Oh, and the barber said that my razor looked like a quality one, and he said it had a really good weight to the blade, with good balance.

So do any of you recognize this razor by description? Could you tell me anything more about it, maybe?

Thanks.