Jimbo, I'd leave the patina. I have a bunch of razors I polished and a bunch I have left with the patine. They all shave well. You can always polish it up when you have some free time and the urge to polish it outweighs the honing time.
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Gents,
Hope this is the place for me to ask this. I recently came across this Robeson, and I was wondering if any of you could tell me anything about it. Doesn't appear to me (complete NOOB) to be a hammered tang. On the backside it says "Sheffield Steel" and "Ground in Germany" while on the front it says "M.F. Robeson" and "Robeson's Best" on the blade. I'm going to be doing lots of research here to see if this is something that I can get shave ready or not. Appears to me that the toe has a slight beginnings of a smile? Thanks for anything you might be able to fill me in on.
The Robeson razor with Certificate of Guarantee.
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Thats wondeful with the certificate!!! free honing for two years what a deal!!! but the six cents shipping is a killer for sure!!!
Here's my entry to the Robesons! It's a Shuredge, model number 15-G-350, and this razor definitely fits my face!
My Robeson Shuredge with a belly,3560 on the tang. What a fantastic shaver!
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My Robeson:
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I've got to throw my Robeson 'Robeson's Best' into the mix. She's a nice shoulderless 7/8 and I got it in this condition. Didn't want or need to restore it, I basically stropped it and she was ready to go. I've since re-honed it once and it is one wicked shaver. For a 100+ year old blade (I understand that the 'best' razors were from 1896-1900 only) she is in excellent condition.
The pic is from an SOTD post I put up for her.
Enjoy!!
Mike
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Picked this up for $5. Shuredge 35-H-350. A litte on the rustique side but another fantastic shaver none the less.
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