Originally Posted by
Steve56
It was intentional, I’ve seen too many framebacks fitted up that way.
I don’t recall ever seeing a non-frameback fitted like that, most razors of this age aren’t hollowground thinly enough to have an issue, most were near wedge, 1/4 hollow, etc and the blades sat higher in the scales as a result.
I suspect that your razor has been swapped into a set of scales that were original to a frameback/rattler, so that, not shrinkage, would explain why they’re short for the blade. Scale swaps in the old days were fairly common. Horn doesn’t shrink much, but it can warp and cause issues.
Cheers, Steve