Thread: Is this a natural two sided couticle

Seen this while at work not much time free so put in low bid and won got home and now I am not sure if it is or if its something else all together.
looks pretty beat up and chipped as well (as said was in a rush this morning when put in bid so maybe a duffer) but have had quite a few good ones of ebay recentley so maybe this will even them out.

Vintage SWATYП Straight Razor Sharpening Stone on eBay (end time 14-Dec-10 17:08:11 GMT)

The dark side definitely does not look like a BBW to me. I think it's a synthetic combo. Can't really tell, though.

It was the uneveness of the two parts meeting that made me think natural, but I am not very good at hones. oh well if its rubbish makes up for the great condtion le grelot and mint french frameback I got for cheap

Looks more like a synthetic barber hone that was cast like that.

A new one on me. I've never seen a Swaty that color and especially with that style of inscription. Almost looks like it was scratched in by someone ? Not sure what type of stone that is.

That one is confusing. The side view could be either natural or synthetic.
The inscription does not seem stamped but rather scratched in.
The description, Belgium blue & white, I have never heard before.

Once you receive it lap it and post some pics.

could be natural combo. Pics not clean enough to be sure. let us know when you got it.

when ever it arrives I will lap it and post pictures it will be into the new year with the way post is about here just now

I would love to see pics of it cleaned up. I've never seen a Swaty like that either. Looks like something is carved in after the word Swaty as well, I can't make it out..Is it a Roman Numeral II ? Maybe someone messing around?

I look forward to the cleaned up pics too. If it weren't for the Swaty marking I'd say probably natural. The inscription looks a little crude though, so zib could well be right.