Have you seen this type of artistry before outside of a Custom? Antique Swedish blade with decorated tang and tail as a fish.
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Have you seen this type of artistry before outside of a Custom? Antique Swedish blade with decorated tang and tail as a fish.
As long as you don't have to bury it on a stony beach in winter for 6 months before you use it...
Seriously, that's amazing!
What a unique razor! Thanks for sharing.
Whats your guess? Carp? Lungfish? Prehistoric?Quote:
Originally Posted by Voidmonster
Definitely looks like either carp, coelocanth or dunkleosteus.Quote:
Originally Posted by AntiqueHoosier
It is one of those "classical" fish portrayals much like you'll see on antique china patterns.Quote:
Originally Posted by Voidmonster
I don't really know enough about Swedish fishing to really know, but I'd bet it does correspond to a real fish.
Great find! Never seen anything like that.
Tell us more!
It appears to be in terrific condition!
I will when it arrives from Sweden. I am anxious to hold it and examine it closely. It was one of the Gentleman's favorite in his collection.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzanda
Looks clean 4/8?
Represented to me at 1.5cm or 0.590551 so between 4/8 and 5/8
What is on the other side of the shank?
Same detailed relief of fishQuote:
Originally Posted by WW243
Attachment 163350You're razor is way more interesting...but here again on a Swedish razor, a fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by AntiqueHoosier
Yes,,,that is the Brand symbol for Erik Anton Berg
Check out THIS beauty that Mr. Magnus shaves with in his youtube video. Same shark but in tortoise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuLh7xZc4mwQuote:
Originally Posted by WW243
That is fantastic!
Beautiful razor for sure.....I kind of stopped looking after Mr. Magnus showed the razor. After watching a couple of shaving videos, watching them I now feel like I am seeing something I really shouldn't be seeing....like someone going #2. I think the fish on your razor looks like a pike....and again, congrats on scoring a beauty.
For a friend's book launch, I recently did an improv retelling of the history of William Stenton & Son (including his granddaughter's death by serial killer) while shaving with a Stenton razor, in front of an audience, out back of a bookstore.Quote:
Originally Posted by WW243
Zak, if you could have had an un-plumbed toilet back there, and did a stunt like one of the Jackass crew did in one of their movies, added this to the improve.......I might have showed up. I'm guessing your audience was caught between horror, mirth, and confusion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Voidmonster
My portion of the evening grounded things solidly in the every-day experience. From there it got very weird, though not played for laughs as much as pure surreality. Which I didn't know it would do going into it.Quote:
Originally Posted by WW243
I can't help thinking the evening would've been even better if I could've done the shave with a razor whose tang was decorated to look like a fish.
Seriously, a lot of lives would have turned the corner towards Happytown if they had a fish on their tang.Quote:
Originally Posted by Voidmonster
I really CAN make that happen for you Zak
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Originally Posted by Voidmonster
It's a bit late NOW! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by AntiqueHoosier
But clearly I should be thinking towards the future...
I can see this in your den....(and some of yours in mine!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Voidmonster
