Thread: Bengal for you history buffs

Originally Posted by Maryland998

I believe Da Vinci had drawings for one.(laser) But guess he went with the sure thing of painting ceilings.

No doubt one of those rare drawings that Da Vinci did in ball-point pen...

I have one of those. Not sure of manufacturer but it definitely says bengall, also has the same Shakespeare quote. Nothing special about the razor but it takes a good comfortable edge.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

I doubt they had lasers between 1700's & 1906

I doubt the razor in question to be in that age group

and no I dont belive they did have'm way back then , Im just adding from what I found on another forum , the razor in question was identical to this one etchings and all , searched but failed to find the thread it came up due regards to the razor being a fake altleast that was the thought of the original poster , again the group consensus was its later 1900's with laser etch

both razor s look to be same japan ebay seller
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...829-Fake-razor

When you look at Bengall in the OP's pic & Martin's in post 4 they are different. While Martin's pic shows an authentic Bengall, the OP's pic looks different because it appears to be acid etched, probably more recent plus it is all capitalized. I'm beginning to wonder if it is a fake like previously mentioned?

I specifically did not mention the seller because it has no bearing on this thread.

The razor is real, I have seen Cadman razors with the light acid etch instead of the hard stamping.

Could it be a counterfeit Cadman? anything is possible. But its far more likely that Cadman just used the Butler "Shakespeare" setup on one of their razors. As I said, it had the "England" etched on the back side, so its a later manufacture.
Its times like this I really miss Neil. He would have had all the facts for us.

Originally Posted by Bazz

I doubt the razor in question to be in that age group

and no I dont belive they did have'm way back then , Im just adding from what I found on another forum , the razor in question was identical to this one etchings and all , searched but failed to find the thread it came up due regards to the razor being a fake altleast that was the thought of the original poster , again the group consensus was its later 1900's with laser etch

My mistake . Cadman was manufacturing up to 1965 & altho the first laser was made in 1960, I still doubt there were any laser etching machines made so soon & even if there were, why would a company about to stop manufacture buy one ?

I love conspiracy theories but it's ludicrous to think someone would bother to make a handful of fake razors with little profit to be gained.

There could be heaps of reasons, all potentially plausible I suppose, as to why this blade is the way it is.

Fake is one, though I too wonder about what possible gain there would be to it. But then people who are prepared to fake things are not, by definition, people who you can apply the normal laws of logic to I guess.

Maybe Cadman made blanks for people? Maybe Cadman acquired a batch of pre-etched blades? Maybe Butler and Cadman got together over an ale one day after work and thought "let's have a laugh!" Maybe Cadman got a special order from a reseller wanting the Shakespeare thing on it?

Who knows? It's fun to conjecture though.

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Fake is one, though I too wonder about what possible gain there would be to it. But then people who are prepared to fake things are not, by definition, people who you can apply the normal laws of logic to I guess.

James.

Similar to my opinion on the insanity defense.

If you kill someone you are insane.....

For whatever reason .

Has it not been to Australia, 'tis not a true Bengall! Amen.....

Bruce