Thread: The Butcher Shop

Originally Posted by JoeLowett

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Just because its not common or doesn't look like like other similar models doesn't mean it didn't happen. Check out the pic of my silver combined with India steel pic below- I've never seen such a notch on any other W&B... But it was factory.., I also have multiple India steel sway backs.... All have completely different notches, all are original.

Just because we've never seen it before dos t mean it didn't happen!

That's a stunning blade!!! Would that be a faux frameback? Classic beauty either way!!

Originally Posted by JoeLowett

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Just because its not common or doesn't look like like other similar models doesn't mean it didn't happen. Check out the pic of my silver combined with India steel pic below- I've never seen such a notch on any other W&B... But it was factory.., I also have multiple India steel sway backs.... All have completely different notches, all are original.

Just because we've never seen it before dos t mean it didn't happen!

Not making a judgment call, just a guess. I was going more on the shape of the thumbnotches - they look a bit crude for Wade and Butcher, and that I've handled a few double thumbnotch razors that were roughly ground post-factory. But that's certainly not to say they didn't exist, and it's hard to tell for sure. On the India steel razor, that style of hollow point appears a lot on the older models of WB, Greaves, Rodgers. It's one of my favorite points.

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

Not making a judgment call, just a guess. I was going more on the shape of the thumbnotches - they look a bit crude for Wade and Butcher, and that I've handled a few double thumbnotch razors that were roughly ground post-factory. But that's certainly not to say they didn't exist, and it's hard to tell for sure. On the India steel razor, that style of hollow point appears a lot on the older models of WB, Greaves, Rodgers. It's one of my favorite points.

Agreed. W/o blade in hand it hard to make the judgment call.

Thanks frank- no it's not a faux frameback at all, Just a wedge with some interesting notch and tang work+ 'silver combined with India steel' which we discussed on the forum s bunch if times.

Originally Posted by JoeLowett

Agreed. W/o blade in hand it hard to make the judgment call.

Thanks frank- no it's not a faux frameback at all, Just a wedge with some interesting notch and tang work+ 'silver combined with India steel' which we discussed on the forum s bunch if times.

Thanks JL - either way, it's a great looking razor, and looks like it would be a pleasure to shave with! I'm downstairs in about an hour to give my 9/8 W&B cleaver a small workout...cheers!

Hey gents. I recently got a wb 7/8 on eBay. The post didn't say anything about it, but there is a faint etching on the blade that reads "the Egyptian razor." Does anyone have any info about this razor?
It's the first of its kind that I've seen.
It had golden horn scales on it originally.

Here is a photo, gents.

Can't see it clearly, does it look like this:

Wade & Butcher "The Ottoman Egyptain and Royal Windsor Razor" 15/16 - Straight Razor Place Wiki

No. It doesn't. I did see that.
I took a couple more,

That's a great find! Funny, I grabbed a W&B 7/8th today as well!! That one will clean up well, do you have the original scales or are you going with something different?

Got this one for under 10 bucks and it was in bad shape.

Cleaned it up, made a set of honey brown buffalo horn scales and honed it up.

One of my best shavers.