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  1. 05-24-2007, 02:56 PM #1
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    Default Surely this was never a razor?

    Any ideas what this is? Surely it was never a razor, if so that is some weird wear?

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Unusual-small-an...QQcmdZViewItem
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  2. 05-24-2007, 03:15 PM #2
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    That's what old-time barbers used for shaving inside a customer's nostrils.

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  3. 05-24-2007, 03:16 PM #3
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    Sharp and Smith is a maker of surgical instruments. This looks like it might be a fleam, a device used for bloodletting.
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    I think my idea was more fun.

    Seriously, though, I was joking. Don't try shaving your nostrils.

    Josh
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    Believe it or not at one time that was an 8/8s wedge. Thats a good example of what happens when an inexperienced shaver uses a 220 grit hone to even out the bevel. And it still looks uneven.
    No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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  6. 05-25-2007, 02:31 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
    Believe it or not at one time that was an 8/8s wedge. Thats a good example of what happens when an inexperienced shaver uses a 220 grit hone to even out the bevel. And it still looks uneven.
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  7. 05-25-2007, 04:41 AM #7
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    Joe,

    I'm thinking of buying this and sending it to you for a regind, so don't laugh too hard.

    Josh
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  8. 05-27-2007, 05:53 PM #8
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    Default Surely this was never a razor?

    Well I am sure it isn’t a Fleam
    Wrong shape!

    IMO 3 points against a worn straight is the curved back, the straight large scales & no tail for the little finger,
    possibly an medical knife.
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  9. 05-27-2007, 09:37 PM #9
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    It's a Victrorian-era bikini line shaver......





    ....or not!

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  10. 05-27-2007, 10:28 PM #10
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    How in the world would you hone something like that??
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