Thread: W. Greaves & Sons 15/16

I'm not sure if this is a regrind or not. If it is someone did a nice job. It's heavy for a full hollow grind. She's got a slight frown but that's easy to fix. B.J Eyre & Co. took over Greaves after his death in 1850. There is speculation he continued to use the Greaves & Son stamp. Could this be one? Scales are replacements I believe. Hard rubber with a white spacer and the heal of the razor protrudes from the bottom of the scales.

Based on the age, I would have to say it's more than likely a reground razor. If it's a quarter to half hollow, then it could be original, but the double stabilizer makes me think not. Some regrinds are done extremely well, possibly better than their original grinds. I've seen plenty of crooked wedges, but reground old razors tend to be spot on. If the heel is exposed when closed, and this is a regrind, they may be original, as the thinned blade would rest lower between them.

Originally Posted by appa69

If the heel is exposed when closed, and this is a regrind, they may be original, as the thinned blade would rest lower between them.

I agree with the thought that it is probably reground, and am just as sure it's been rescaled.

I collect Greaves and I would guess this is a regrind. B.J. Eyre only used the Greaves stamp for I think 2 years (don't quote me exactly on that) before moving on to his own. Generally i've found the razors that don't say "Sheaf Works" in the stamp are the older blades prior to them opening the sheaf works.

Here is my newest Greaves Wedge

OP razor is reground and rescaled. Would have looked like this originally:



Early 1800s.

This is probably a really stupid question, but I have a Greaves & Son Razor that is probably a regrind. Does this class as a bad thing to do, or a detriment to the blade?
I haven't had a chance to get it properly honed yet, but surely it should still shave fine?

Originally Posted by Bren

This is probably a really stupid question, but I have a Greaves & Son Razor that is probably a regrind. Does this class as a bad thing to do, or a detriment to the blade?
I haven't had a chance to get it properly honed yet, but surely it should still shave fine?

Is it bad to have a razor that was a regrind? Absolutely not. That was a necessary thing to do to keep competitive with the German hollow grinds. People wanted a razor that was easy to keep honed and turned there wedges into hollow grounds. Plus I'm guessing that when the German hollow grinds came and cornered the market, the boys from Sheffield pulled every razor off there shelf that was a wedge and turned them into hollow grinds them selves, all to move the product.

Your's may be a regrind, but I have one and remeber doing some research and found that Greaves did make some hollow ground baldes. Unforturnatly I do not remeber where that info is.