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  1. 03-12-2009, 11:47 PM #1
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    Did someone say Greaves ? Here's one of mine . Name: 100_0009.jpg Views: 2069 Size: 70.6 KB
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    Says... W. Greaves & Sons Cast Steel

    One of my very best shavers. The steel feels a bit harder than other Sheffield razors i have... Don't know if its reground but the edge is VERY thin. Seems odd for what otherwise looks like an earlyish 19th century razor.

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    A restored Wm. Greaves & Sons with eagle etching and spine tooling. 15/16" width. Original horn scales replaced with black horn scales.

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    I think this is a regrind from a near wedge because of that stub tail.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slawman View Post
    I think this is a regrind from a near wedge because of that stub tail.

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    Do you think the etching and spine tooling are original, @Slawman?
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    I take back what I said about a regrind.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slawman View Post
    I take back what I said about a regrind.
    If you were talking about the razor the op posted in 2009, yes it's reground, and likely the bottom of the tang is reshaped. The restored Greaves "American Razor" is not reground, and such a nice deep original Eagle Etch and Slogan in the scallops of the spine, lovely!
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