Now I hate to say for sure on anything when it comes to vintage straights... but I do know that the name is "18k", just like SRD made the "Gold Bug" razor, they made the "18k", it is just a name... Now I doubt those are gold, but who the heck knows "for sure" maybe that one razor was a special one LOL
I agree with Glen, you never know for sure. I do know that I have a very old gold watch that has never been polished and it still shines. But then again, I am not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to old straights.
06-24-2009, 02:25 PM
mrbhagwan
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Originally Posted by smythe
True... you never know what's out there, but it's more likely that the inlay simply states 18K and I believe refers to the remnants of the gold wash on the tang. But the material for the bolsters and the inlay is brass (looks very much like gold when polished).