This razor came in the mail yesterday, my first stub tail. It also came with questions. The seller said he could not read the marking on the tang but it is clearly W PEPYS and I have done the homework and read all of the great material available through this site on W PEPYS. Seller thought the scales were heavy plastic. Tonight I will do the hot pin test, but there is a jagged hole in one scale about 3 mm diameter which might be a bug bite. I've never seen a bug bite but I thought they would be more rounded. Also there are no collars, none, just mashed pins. The Razor flops and the pins don't look like they can take much more mashing. Lead wedge.
Rust around the pivot pin.
Thanks
I'm interested in any ideas about this razor and how to proceed getting it ready to shave again.Name: W PEPYS 1.jpg Views: 240 Size: 39.6 KBName: W PEPYS 2.jpg Views: 237 Size: 35.0 KB