Thread: Anyone seen scales like this before?

yeah. i knew they were not original. just never seen any that looked like that. not even open along the bottom. It was very poorly done in pretty much every aspect. I haven't removed them yet but i think they may have drilled out the pivot hole to do it too....

Interesting pinning technique. What is that a wood screw?

Durham Duplex scales?

Originally Posted by Tarkus

Interesting pinning technique. What is that a wood screw?

it is a small nail from what i can tell.

I'm pretty sure those are the scales from a Durham Duplex, or one of the similar demi-hemi-quasi-safety razors.

One of my 'pet peeves' back years ago, before ebay started showing thumbnails on the pages, was guys that would list a Durham Duplex (hate 'em with a passion) and say that it was "Ivory handled straight razor"

Deffo Durham Duplex. Very alliterative, what?!

Regards,
Neil

UAcowboy, I thought you needed a thanks for allowing so many to regurgitate on your post. Truly, those scales have set the bar very low....hope the blade is cool!

Originally Posted by WW243

UAcowboy, I thought you needed a thanks for allowing so many to regurgitate on your post. Truly, those scales have set the bar very low....hope the blade is cool!

It is a 5/8 W&B with a barbers notch. Has a chip near the center of the blade but that is one reason i picked it up. I wanted to practice getting a chip out. also seems to have a slight frown.

Sadly there does not appear to be a Durham Duplex club in the Razor Club section. If there were, I would imagine their meets to be like a Monty Python thing I saw years ago about a group that dressed up as rats. A small fervent group.......you are lucky there is a Sheffield blade screwed on to your DurDu scales.