Ever seen one of these before?

I picked this up in an antique store this past weekend. It was sitting in amongst a bunch of straights. It made me recall the pictures of the 1500-1600's era razors shown in the "Standard Guide To Razors". I bought it because of this and it was cheap.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...P1010017-1.jpg

It has no markings. Blade appears to be some sort of folded or molted steel or iron with iron fittings and pin. I could of course be very wrong about the materials/construction - just my best guess is all.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010029.jpg


Fully Opened...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...P1010022-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...P1010023-1.jpg


Pin & Bolster...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010024.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010047.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...t/P1010021.jpg


So have any of you seen one of these before? If so is this one authentic looking?

Dave

There have been a bunch of these on the bay lately advertised as old asian razors. Pretty cool I think, but nothing I would spend my limited college budget on.

Very cool find though, I really do like them, at least for the novelty.

EDIT: That one does look pretty legit to me.

Looks kinda northern European to me...maybe Norwegian:shrug:

yes they are . to have one is great. nice buy

Antique China Razors at Smokey Moutain Knife Works for $13 look similar.
Antique China Razor Discovery

All we need now is for someone to test shave it. Any volunteers? Dave? Anyone? :tameshigiri:

If it was sharp, I would give it a go. Why not? I figure I don't have enough straight experience yet for it to throw me off too bad.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by matt321

Antique China Razors at Smokey Moutain Knife Works for $13 look similar.
Antique China Razor Discovery

All we need now is for someone to test shave it. Any volunteers? Dave? Anyone? :tameshigiri:

---

Yeah those SMKW jobbies sure look the same or close enough anyway. Also, upon closer inspection of mine it looks to have a bamboo handle....things are fitting together. :)

I'd shave with it as long as I know it's not something that belongs in a museum, seeing as it would need some grinding to get it "shave ready".

I think ya got took, Dave.:rant:

Chris L

What's new? :(

Ah. A new description for ebay: "They show their rust and age but this makes each one more unique". :)
Hopefully it is usable. If not, it can still be a nice conversation piece.

I had one for a while.Thought I got an ebay steal for $12.Found out later they're not rare,just old chinese razors.They still pop up on ebay now and then.Still,they're interesting.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by red96ta

Looks kinda northern European to me...maybe Norwegian:shrug:

---

Yes indeed, it's obviously of Viking origin. You can verify this from the telltale marks left by the Norseman's favorite hone, Eidsberg schist. Ah, yes, the ancestors were a clever and artistic bunch. :beer2:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Bruce

Yes indeed, it's obviously of Viking origin. You can verify this from the telltale marks left by the Norseman's favorite hone, Eidsberg schist. Ah, yes, the ancestors were a clever and artistic bunch. :beer2:

---

smarty pants :p

It's always interests me that someone almost always knows what something is around here....good stuff.