Thread: Manufacturer ID

Counterfeit?
Manning that someone at around the same time stamped XLNT on it to cash in on Kastors trademarks success?
Well I think I'd have to go with that as you've got a much wider perspective than I regarding such matters.

Thank you Sir, I think I can settle with that.. Black market blade! Oh yeah! Lol

Now I'm wondering if the quality is good. It certainly looks good but ya never know until it's honed..

EDIT: ...unless you mean a modern counterfeit..

Originally Posted by MikeT

Counterfeit?
Manning that someone at around the same time stamped XLNT on it to cash in on Kastors trademarks success?
Well I think I'd have to go with that as you've got a much wider perspective than I regarding such matters.

Thank you Sir, I think I can settle with that.. Black market blade! Oh yeah! Lol

Now I'm wondering if the quality is good. It certainly looks good but ya never know until it's honed..

EDIT: ...unless you mean a modern counterfeit..

Definitely a period counterfeit if that’s what it is. It’s also possible Kastor bought the mark from someone else. He operated out of NYC, if memory serves.

Chances are good it’s indistinguishable from pretty much anything else from that era.

Bear in mind, this is well outside my main expertise, so don’t feel too confident about what I say on this one.

Now that doesn't sound as colourful as counterfeit... but Kastor buying it from someone else does sound plausible.
Either way is cool with me.
Thanks again Zak!

I don't know about the mark. I have a similar razor with that grind made by David Miller & Son, Eldon Works, Sheffield. Mine has a round point but the same otherwise. I'm guessing 1860's for mine. It does shave very nicely.
I've seen examples from Thomas Turner 'Everlasting', J Blackwell & Son, Saville Street, Sheffield. The Blackwell name was I believe a subsidiary of Michael Hunter & Son, Sheffield. So I'm guessing it was a popular grind at one period in razor history.