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New user question on tang decoration
Just joined the site a month or so and do love this place. I jumped in broke most of the rules, purchased some razors on ebay, tried to hone them, finally got a shave ready razor from the classified - should heed the good advice here.
Anyway on ebay I got some good ones, got a couple duds but no big deal, I am determined to teach myself to hone so I have some to practice with. One thing that I had a question on is the tang decoration. I picked up a Fried with Engels (great deal!) only to received it and find I got a Wester Bros with a FWE box - too few pictures, pictures not terribly clear and I was on my phone instead of the computer.... But what got me wondering is the tang decoration, it is the same between some brands and part of what made me think I was buying a FWE was the cross hatch and circle design. Apparently this is not specific to 1 brand. Does it mean something? Is it the mark of razor-ness? Just curious as it would seem each maker would have their own look but these are virtually identical. Any thoughts from the experts out there?
Thanks,
Scott
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