Thread: Rare W&B razor?

Looks like a dandy little tip for tightening up the spectacles, though!

Well eve with the toe questionable it is still a nice razor and well worth cleaning it up a little and using it. Personally I would give it a long run in the tumbler and put it straight back in it's original scales and call it good. You will get some pitting and loose all of the black but it should look like a lovely old girl.

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

That one is most likely chipped. It's not a common model but they are out there. The chip just happens to look like it was intentional, or it was reshaped to smooth it out. That kind of concave / swaged / whatever you want to call it was made by a few makers. Greaves made a 'Royal' concave that was similar.

Here's the Greaves that I have that looks similar, as you said, concave, swagged.....

Awesome! Thanks guys! What about age?

Nice!
Yeah so looks to me its like that for a reason, like something goes on the end??
As for age, 1850-80?

Yeah, did not say it was rare, asked if it was?

Sorry guys, i forgot to post what i done with the razor i was asking help with.Here is before and after pics of the razor

And now....


Ps, what is a tumbler?

Looking good.

Originally Posted by GabrielMartin

Ps, what is a tumbler?

It is mostly used for cleaning brass cartridge cases before reloading them. Also for polishing rocks I suppose, though I've only used mine for reloading ammunition. Some guys throw a blade in a tumbler to clean it before polishing.

Nice job on the W&B.

Nice work! Are those the same scales?