Thread: F W Soderen & Co Eskilstuna Garanti to Show

I just cleaned up and am about to take this one to the Hones.
FW Soderen & Co. Eskilstuna Garanti
The Face has faded markings that read:

Guldmedali

Stockholm 1897

For Utmarkta Rakknifvar
Kopenhamn 1888 Eskilstuna 1878 with four small coins

Towards the toe it has four larger coins and Filadelfia 1876

Looks good. I'd almost bet that someone brought that with them from Sweden when they immigrated all the markings being in Swedish.

Bob

I found it here in Minnesota, so I do not doubt it at all.

Originally Posted by Purvis

I found it here in Minnesota, so I do not doubt it at all.

I was going to ask about where you found it. Yea, it would be a natural to be found in Minnesota. My God Father was from a Swedish immigrant family in Minnesota.

Bob

F.W. Söderéns are very nice razors, not all that common (not rare by any means though) and always well made. I have one exactly like that waiting for final polishing and scales. I still cannot tell for sure if it was hollow ground or rattler ground (i.e. parallel to the edge), even though I am inclined to believe it was hollow ground yet looks like a common Swedish rattler grind. It is that well done.

Nice find.

Regards,
Pieter

Originally Posted by Pithor

F.W. Söderéns are very nice razors, not all that common (not rare by any means though) and always well made. I have one exactly like that waiting for final polishing and scales. I still cannot tell for sure if it was hollow ground or rattler ground (i.e. parallel to the edge), even though I am inclined to believe it was hollow ground yet looks like a common Swedish rattler grind. It is that well done.

Nice find.

Regards,
Pieter

I think you may be correct with it being a rattler grind. The shoulderless grind I believe creates the illusion that it may be hollow.

I found this particular specimen by Söderén a bit confusing, as the rattler grind is not nearly as pronounced as on eg. Klas Törnblom rattlers (also from Eskilstuna).

I have another rattler grind Söderén, a bit smaller and more delicate looking, which I'll have to check for grind. I'll see if I can snap a few pictures tomorrow or Tuesday to illustrate my point.

Regards,

Pieter

I got this a month or so ago and it is a great razor. Scales are different...?

Originally Posted by caccia

I got this a month or so ago and it is a great razor. Scales are different...?

These are the same markings, but mine is much less legible.

Originally Posted by Pithor

I found this particular specimen by Söderén a bit confusing, as the rattler grind is not nearly as pronounced as on eg. Klas Törnblom rattlers (also from Eskilstuna).

I have another rattler grind Söderén, a bit smaller and more delicate looking, which I'll have to check for grind. I'll see if I can snap a few pictures tomorrow or Tuesday to illustrate my point.

Regards,

Pieter

Yes perhaps I may have it in reverse. The grind may be hollow but appear to represent rattler. Interesting.