Thread: Stub tail identification?

Yep, I haven't found any clues.
The mark "Crown over E" has been used on firearms manufactured in St Etienne, France, where there also has been razor production. But this must be a Sheffield made razor, considering the over-all look, and the Sheffield town mark being a crown.
Possibly a cutler who's name begins with an E...

Maybe Swedish Nils Grönstrand

It almost certainly isn't Sheffield and it probably isn't French.

Sorry I can't be more helpful!

Nils Grönstrand did use the E crown pipe stamp. I haven't seen one where the stamp or razor looked like that, but that doesn't mean anything. The top razor is one and I have a similar one shape and all but my stamp is unreadable other than the pipe.


Two razors stamped with a pipe, made by Nils Grönstrand who was a knifesmith, grinder and champion in Eskilstuna Fristad. In 1801 he was elected councilor in Eskilstuna. Note the Fristad stamp, crown E, on the upper knife. Eskilstuna Stadsmuseum. Photo: Torbjörn Eriksson.

Here is mine.

The whole Sweedish cutlery/tool production story is an interesting one, that produced some great Knives, Razors and edge tools.

I have recently been collecting Erick Anton Berg chisels and plane blades. (Shark stamp) they are super hard good steel, even the handles were hand made of select, burled birch. His razors are also shavers.

This one’s for you Marty, E. A. Berg 5/8, remarkably NOS. I bought it from a country store on the bay, bad images and all, no box. Had to ask for the width. Rolled the dice and won for a change. Scales are hard rubber with collarless pins, oddly. There’s a Swedish gentleman on another forum that has both a 4/8 and 5/8 with the same scales. They made a 6/8 which was rarer. This one dates to the 1890s according to him, but between 1891 and 1914 according to popular knowledge of the stamps.

Those Berg chisels go high!

Cheers, Steve

Originally Posted by rideon66

Nils Grönstrand did use the E crown pipe stamp. I haven't seen one where the stamp or razor looked like that, but that doesn't mean anything. The top razor is one and I have a similar one shape and all but my stamp is unreadable other than the pipe.


Two razors stamped with a pipe, made by Nils Grönstrand who was a knifesmith, grinder and champion in Eskilstuna Fristad. In 1801 he was elected councilor in Eskilstuna. Note the Fristad stamp, crown E, on the upper knife. Eskilstuna Stadsmuseum. Photo: Torbjörn Eriksson.

Here is mine.

Wow thanks, I'd say the mark on the upper one is as identical as they come, just not as distict due to wear or hone over the years.

Very disappointed in this. I hate when people only use this site to get info on razors to sell for high prices. I want to help people interested in these not money. Every razor this guy has posted on here shows up on the bay at high prices using our info that we gave him.

Yes, very disappointing indeed and it happens all too often.

Bob

I'm sorry you feel that way and do somewhat understand you. On the other hand, I see a problem when experts take the advantage of uninformed sellers and pay peanuts for rare collectibles? I also think it's a good thing that people get a chance to buy these items described in a proper way. And being from the U.S. you probably believe in a free market with prices based on supply and demand? I don't really see how you are affected by this? The possibility of prices going up should be positive for those who has a collection.
Also, I have asked about two straights...