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04-02-2016, 06:47 PM #1Senior Member
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It's just i have a Wade & Butcher with a royal stamp, G crown R. That would date it 1820-1830, it has jimps both on top & bottom of tang so i'm a bit confused.
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04-02-2016, 06:57 PM #2Senior Member
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Just google Stubtail razors then click images it's pretty hard to find jimps on anything pre 1830s.
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04-02-2016, 07:12 PM #3Senior Member
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Here is the razor in question
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I read here that people use to hold their razors differently back in the day. With the older razors the grip was a pinch on each side of the tang instead of top and bottom.This was done to avoid cutting your thumb or index finger on the underside where the tang meets the blade.
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Thats very interesting and very wise, would also explain why most stamps are worn so.
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I think it was Neil Miller that told me the early razor makers did those jimps by hand, and they did them quickly. Amazing skill because they are so uniform.
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That kind of wear is just age, regrinding, bad stampings in the first place, etc. The fingers aren't enough to cause that kind of wear. Originally Posted by GabrielMartin
Thats very interesting and very wise, would also explain why most stamps are worn so.
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