Thread: Help identifying razor

Actually, about the characters on the tang, that looks Arabic or something to me, and if you turn the star emblem sideways it appears to be the Muslim star and crescent. That's just my observation on what I see here, because I know next to nothing about makers and such.

Sorry I can't identify the razor but the square stone look like a coticule. The longer one I can't tell.

Although the makers mark symbol (Page 93 of 347 in the referenced PDF document) is different, there was a Sheffield Maker, William Thomas Flather, Love Street Steel works (1892-1919), who used the initials "W F T" in his makers mark.

But that doesn't explain the "solingen" or any of the other markings. . .

It's not much, but it's all I've got.

Thanks guys!
Very interesting observations.
I personally think that those are japanese characters.
Can coticule be flattened? It's not very flat.

Can't help on the razor but the stone is a BBW/Coticule natural combi. Unusually, there's far more yellow left than blue. They can be lapped flat.

Can you tell me more about the this stone?
What should I use to flatten it?

Originally Posted by iakov

Can you tell me more about the this stone?
What should I use to flatten it?

I use a diamond plate for lapping but there are many ways. Some links of interest below

Ardennes Coticule - natural sharpening stones from Vielsalm Belgium. - Home
Hone Lapping 101 - Straight Razor Place Wiki

http://img686.imageshack.us/i/imgp5162cr.jpg/
The characters are Chinese. They read: Made in Germany (obviously a load of crock).

Top character (far right)
De - virtue or excellence. Same De as the "Tao De Jing"

Middle character
Guo - Country Not as in country vs city, but country as in nation. United States of America, China, Germany, that kind of "country."

Together they mean Germany.

Final character I'm having a hard time finding. I may need to send some emails.
Edit: found it. The radical is on the right instead of the left. Threw me for a loop that one.

Final character is
Zhi, it means manufacture, or make.

Made in Germany is the translation, which it obviously isn't.