Thread: Civil war razor? Really?

Wonder why the words Civil War are always taken to mean the American Civil War..........? This razor could be from the Chinese Civil War. From Wikipedia:

The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang (KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party) and the Communist Party of China (CPC).[6] The war began in April 1927, amidst the Northern Expedition.[7] The war represented an ideological split between the Western-supported Nationalist KMT and the Soviet-supported Communist CPC. In the People's Republic of China the war is more commonly known as the "War of Liberation".

Originally Posted by Utopian

A similar razor compelled me to start this thread, entitled Please don't be a moron, last year.

It's funny, usually when I do a search in this forum, it takes a long time find what I want. There have only been two posts with the word "moron" in the title. We must all be brilliant!

Oh, and by the way, that is clearly not a Civil War razor. It is obviously a Revolutionary War Razor!

That was a good thread, BTW Ron, I am still waiting on my hatchet(s)!

Originally Posted by Obie

the other day at a rummage sale the vendor tried to hustle a chipped mustache cup as an antique shaving mug. "My good man," I said, "what do you propose I do, saw my shave brush in half to make it fit in this spittoon you call an antique shave mug?"

If you actually said that, you get a Greg's Gold Star for the day.

Originally Posted by tonybuddha

I can see how some old civil war buff might get all excited and want to get these things, but for $80? C'mon now.

BTW, seems like a lot of rochester around here..

could be something in the water

Well it might be from the Civil War, just not the American Civil War...

Originally Posted by Greginator

If you actually said that, you get a Greg's Gold Star for the day.

Hello, Greg:

Oh, yes, I said it — with a smile, of course. I think the man was surprised, since, I assume, he was used to spinning lofty descriptions of his stock. We got along just fine, though, and later I bought an old teacup with saucer in quite good shape. I expected him to claim that Queen Victoria once had her afternoon tea in it, but he did not.

Regards,
Obie

I have been wondering a bit about that one
Are you sure its a razor and not an other kind of folding knife/tool?

I happened to see those very same razors today...

It seems that's a hotspot for razors. Bin 676 has a lot of potential. Where do they find these things? Are they recycled ebay specials? I don't get it.

There was also a snakeskin scale razor from...Germany? I don't remember.

We're probably too far off topic, but any other good spots around here?

Originally Posted by tonybuddha

It seems that's a hotspot for razors. Bin 676 has a lot of potential. Where do they find these things? Are they recycled ebay specials? I don't get it.

There was also a snakeskin scale razor from...Germany? I don't remember.

We're probably too far off topic, but any other good spots around here?

Define "good spot" please. Holli can tell you that I'm just the guy to ask.