Thread: My "new" old razor

I have acquired another old razor during a visit to my grandparents house today. Its in pretty rough shape, both scales are broken and the blade has a fair amount of pitting/rust. To spite that I cherish any gift from my grandmother. There is no story or history attached and my grandmother couldn't give my any additional information. One side of the shank had a barely legible "Germany" etching. The other side is almost totally illegible but i think i can make out some etching in an arch ending with "CO". The scales have a lovely vine motif carved into them with a ladies face near the wedge. Im pretty sure the scales are ebony but may be some other very dark or dark stained wood. The white residue is soap or something but i left it in place as the designs are easier to make out with it in place. (strange side note: the scales smelled sort of fishy)



Can anyone give me any more information about this blade its manufacturer or age?

There was no family history attached to this razor so i decided that i would at least attempt make some new scales for it. I will probably be sending the blade out to get polished up and honed too. I found a stick of wenge laying around the shop and decided it would make great scales so i started cutting and sanding. This is what i came up with after a little work.



There is a fair amount of hand work yet to go but wanted to ask for some input on the rebuild while i was posting. I will be going through the restoration forums thoroughly but if there are particular threads/posts i should read please point them out for me.

Thanks,

Keith