Antique finds

I picked this str8 and a really nice unused strop from a an antique store yesterday.From what i have read this is a good good razor,it is the largest razor i have in my small collection .I believe it is a wedge and have read and that these are very hard to hone.will i have to tape the spine in order not to lose to much metal.The scales are bad and need to be replaced the other side is broken.They have diomond shaped pins at the end where the wedge ,,i paid $20.00 so i think i did good,the strop is mint i have some questions on that but i will post in the strop section.thx

You did well, I'm jealous.:tu

Beautiful razor, great score.

Chris L

What a beautiful "restoration" project that would make!

Can you imagine: How nice the blade would polish up. - and putting on new scales, & honing, etc., etc...

GREAT!

Steve

Excellent Catch!!!:tu

Thanks for the comments guys,i have been trying to get a wade butcher similar to this ,but i keep getting outbid or sniped.When the gentlman at the anique store pulled out all the razors he had i thought it was a wade butch,still i was very happy it makes all my other razors look like little wimps.I plan on restoring it as Zepplin has sugested.I will use Gssixguns case tumbler method wich absolutly makes the razor look fantastic, and u pretty much dont have to worry about ruining the razor drop it in pull it out, and u get brand new looking razor the scales are another story.