Razor identification

Hi ya'll!
Just got this razor few days ago and i'm baffled about the maker, hope I could find some help here regarding it's maker, date etc.
Thank you!

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Its an oldie but i cant make out the name. Someone should come along and give you an idea soon.

Man, when stamping a razor deep goes wrong... all the hallmarks of a pretty darn old razor. I'll be interested to see what our more knowledgeable members come up with!

Closest I can make out is RAYSON (1800), or NAYLER (1810). I am inclined to go with NAYLER.

I agree. that 4th letter definitely looks more like an "L" to me

A little more info.
GEORGE NAYLOR & SON
SHEFFIELD 1785-1800

Than you all!
I was wondering though, if it's truly a GEORGE NAYLOR & SON (1785-1800), doesn't that overall shape of the razor is a bit "modern" for this dating? AFAIK razors from that era are more rough in shape and with no grind to the blade.
If i had to guess I would date this razor to 1810-1830 or later...

A piece of history, there. Some cool info on Naylor from the late Niel Miller in this thread...
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ml#post1010135

Well call me a skeptic but I'm still not fully convinced that my eyes are seeing an "O" before the "R", heck, I'm not even sure that the first letter is a solid "N" :shrug:

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Originally Posted by OrSh

Well call me a skeptic but I'm still not fully convinced that my eyes are seeing an "O" before the "R", heck, I'm not even sure that the first letter is a solid "N" :shrug:

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What I would be comfortable saying is that it's a 6 letter word where the letters 2-3-4 are A-Y-I/L, that's about all i can make out