Thread: 6/8 Wm Gilchrist frameback

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Manufactured 1851-1861. Back of blade straight with round point and no shoulder. Blade measures approximately 3 1/8 X 6/8. On shank “Wm GILCHRIST - BOW LOGO - JERSEY CITY - No 9”. Blade cleaned, polished and honed shave ready. This is a frameback razor. Black horn scales cleaned and polished. Bug bites filled with Superglue. Original pins tight.


Light coat of oil for protection on blade. Please look at photos as they are best description.

Honing: One layer of electrical tape on spine. Bevel set on 600 grit diamond hone. Then 6000 water stone and finished on 12,000 oil stone, then glass plate. Then stropped on canvas with diamond paste and then leather and disinfected. A $18.00 VALUE FREE

I personally test shave each razor before final disinfection. Shave ready is different to each person. Factors like light or coarse beard or beard length come into play. I have a heavy beard and test shave every razor on a two day growth. If razor gives a close comfortable shave I call it shave ready. If it does not shave right I re-hone the razor.

Payment due in three days.


U.S. SALES ONLY! Free USPS First Class shipping. If you want to buy the razor PM with shipping address, email and phone. I will PM back with PayPal email address. Will ship when payment received. Will email you tracking number, and my phone number.

Thank you.

$60.00

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$48

Interesting bouschie, have you researched that logo on the stamp? it's very similar to the bow razor stamp from W&B if the tang wasn't stamped WM Gilchrist i would have be convinced this was the first time i saw a frameback W&B bow razor hehe

Gilchrist was in business only about 10 years. It is said that Lincoln was carrying a Gilchrist pocket knife when assassinated. Don't know how they used the bow logo when it is attributed to W&B. I have another Gilchrist No. 9 and another square point. Both are great shavers.

Gilchrist was a distributor for W&B.

Thank you. That explains that.

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