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I was told by a really old barber that this was a razor from the 1700's, but i can't find anything to support this. can anyone help me? I am an antiques dealer and have all kinds of razors, but have never seen anything like this. Thank you in advance for your assistance!!Attachment 199383
Most interesting. I'd almost say it was an Asian attempt to salvage a straight razor based on the decorative scales. You are in Idaho, where gssixgun is. He is a Senior Moderator and one of the best honers and restorers among us. Send him a PM and maybe you can get to show him it in person. That would sure tell us more than a photo would.
To me it looks like a very specific item made for a very specific task could be culinary or craft based pure guess by me.
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Originally Posted by Bucketnut
I doubt its its from the 1700s as by 1730s folding razors were the norm , it could be Asian 1700s or even Asian 2005
Replying mostly so I can follow.
Interesting piece for sure. The Handle just does not look to match the Blade to me and the Blade at the top (spine) of the Toe looks exactly like modern 0-1 Blanks I've seen with that corner seeming to have been removed by a machine. ??
My guess is Franken-Tique but that is just a guess...
Hope it turns out to be something cool!!
Shawn
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It looks like something Thaeris would work on.
Agree with Prahston, handle and blade did not start life together. Flowers look like peonies on the handle....and what would the third rivet be for? I think it is a shank made in a Chinese prison from something old and something new.
It's a nice letter opener,lol, it doesn't look like anything of it's day if that is from the 1700's, someone probably hand made that and it's probably just recently time wise. Good luck trying to date it.
Does the handle rotate perpendicular to the blade?
I don't know if its from the 1700's,,:shrug:
But,,
It looks like Sharptonn set the bevel on it,,,,,:D
Well, I posit this: the OP has joined and made one post. He has admitted to being an antiques dealer with 'all kinds or razors.' And he gives the weirdly suspicious provenance of the 'razor' being given to him by 'a really old barber.' Unless he enters the fray this is a blatant sales pitch. Notice none of the historians have commented. I would be glad to be wrong.
Well, looks like WW243 is right. Bummer... Hoped to learn something weird about a previously unknown item...
I'll take a stab in the dark and say that the handle part was from an Ivory Comb and the comb-part broke away long ago leaving just the decorated handle which lay around in a box until someone found it then grabbed some random steel and put it together as the pic shows now.
