Thread: Wade and Butcher fever!

Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop

Send me the razor, you can keep the chewed up scales haha

Swap scales with me, that is a better idea AFAIC ........

the instigator of my RAD is this my 1st str8
a 13/16" Square point fully restored


my 2nd str8 a 5/8" square point as received


1" Square point as received


13/16" American Razor my custom scales etc


recent arrivals soaking in Neetsfoot oil awaiting some loving
6/8" Notched point


another waiting to find some hardware for an all original restore
6/8" Wedge


I realy like the narlyness of this old girl
so this is getting a very light clean, a hone & getting used as is for a while if not for ever
6/8" Square point


awiting the posty with this from the US still
5/8" Bow

Originally Posted by Sergeant

Vintage Restored Shave Ready Wade Butcher Celebrated Straight Razor and Box | eBay
Does this bad boy belong to anyone in here?

Yesss it does. Thx for the free advertising! I believe we might have already chatted about it Sergeant. Whether you wind up with it or not rest assured there are some pretty awesome W&B blades out there.

Sorry I didn't find this thread sooner but work has been beating me down. How many full on non stop high speed double shifts is a man expected to work!?!? No matter. Extra work = extra cash to support RAD.

Outside of the one on the 'bay, here are a couple other W&B' s in my life right now.

The Mason one will likely be getting a set of horn scales eventually. Just need to clean up the tang a bit first.

The Old Army Celebrated is going to my cousin as a token of respect for his badassery. Just got it back from having the back face of the blade engraved w his name and rank. Top of class West Point, Airborne Ranger, 2 tours in Afghanistan, graduating Special Forces this month. Prior to him I was the only one of our many cousins to serve so I feel a combination of comradery and awestruck pride in everything he's done. Far surpassed my little E4 and lonely air assault badge. :-)

What you've done for your cousin is AWESOME. Tell that young man an old Nam vet in Cowtown said he's SIERRA HOTEL in book.

Originally Posted by Wullie

What you've done for your cousin is AWESOME. Tell that young man an old Nam vet in Cowtown said he's SIERRA HOTEL in book.

Only the Military guys know

Velocituboy, could post more pix of the army blade. ... u know im looking for one too. I was wondering what kind blade us army issued at this time., thx for ur cousin's service... what group he is in? I might come across him in lewis if he was 5th group

Here they are:

Mdwright this is ahell of a collection

Originally Posted by Wullie

What you've done for your cousin is AWESOME. Tell that young man an old Nam vet in Cowtown said he's SIERRA HOTEL in book.

Haha! He doesn't know any other way. One of those people that always comes in tops in everything he does (mentally and physically) and laughs along the way. Annoys the hell out of us mortals sometimes.

Originally Posted by Sergeant

Velocituboy, could post more pix of the army blade. ... u know im looking for one too. I was wondering what kind blade us army issued at this time., thx for ur cousin's service... what group he is in? I might come across him in lewis if he was 5th group

I'm not entirely sure what group he is/will be with. To be honest, his status is a bit nebulous to me right now. ...I imagine that may be intentional. I'm of the impression he still has a bit of training to do. No doubt he'll get through it though (see reply to Wullie).


Here are a couple more pics of the razor. It's not as perfect as I'd like. ...There is some pitting up near the Celebrated stamp, and whoever honed it last did a less-than-pretty job on the bevel. Still, other than refreshing the edge and making it shaveable, I'm not planning to restore it. Those grind marks are too pretty to take sandpaper to. Plus, you've gotta love the original collars and the horn scales are in amazing condition.


I highly doubt this would have been an army issued razor. Just army themed.

Here's an SRP link to another thread about them. I pondered the history of this thing for quite a while before I wised up and did a search on it. Turns out I had come to many of the same original conclusions that Voidmonster did. Then I had the blade inscribed ...then found his thread and suddenly didn't feel so special or smart (regarding the inscription or the history). Felt more "special smart" given that it had all actually been done two years prior.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...val-style.html

Originally Posted by velocityboy

Haha! He doesn't know any other way. One of those people that always comes in tops in everything he does (mentally and physically) and laughs along the way. Annoys the hell out of us mortals sometimes.




I'm not entirely sure what group he is/will be with. To be honest, his status is a bit nebulous to me right now. ...I imagine that may be intentional. I'm of the impression he still has a bit of training to do. No doubt he'll get through it though (see reply to Wullie).


Here are a couple more pics of the razor. It's not as perfect as I'd like. ...There is some pitting up near the Celebrated stamp, and whoever honed it last did a less-than-pretty job on the bevel. Still, other than refreshing the edge and making it shaveable, I'm not planning to restore it. Those grind marks are too pretty to take sandpaper to. Plus, you've gotta love the original collars and the horn scales are in amazing condition.


I highly doubt this would have been an army issued razor. Just army themed.

Here's an SRP link to another thread about them. I pondered the history of this thing for quite a while before I wised up and did a search on it. Turns out I had come to many of the same original conclusions that Voidmonster did. Then I had the blade inscribed ...then found his thread and suddenly didn't feel so special or smart (regarding the inscription or the history). Felt more "special smart" given that it had all actually been done two years prior.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...val-style.html

this is a very special razor! ur cousin will be lucky to own it