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    Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
    Thar she blows! Looks like the OP's has seen some regrinding. Hence the absence of the etch.
    Other than the grinding marks you can see evidence here.


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    Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
    Thar she blows! Looks like the OP's has seen some regrinding. Hence the absence of the etch.
    Yeah, I didn't notice it until you said that Tom but look at the grinding lines at the bottom of the tang.
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    Well....The OP's has a sweet-looking bevel. That's the business-end!
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    A neat part of the Victorian era. I have a W & B from around that time.

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    Very cool razor, quite unusual, good information here from many, my best guess on dating this blade would be 1845 give or take a few.
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