Thread: W & B Mystery

No. If the stabilizer is not hitting the hone, and if you are getting a full cut into the full length of the blade, especially at the heel, then you are good to go. You can leave the stabilizer as it is.

Just a bump on this. I'm still having a hard time pinning down the date, other than that it is pre-Madrid Trade Accords of 1891, and the size of the tail says it should be post 1845. Can the trademark or blade style tell me anything different, or is 1845-1891 the nearest that I'm going to be able to narrow the date down to? I have also been noticing that the majority of W & B's are full hollow grind, so a wedge may be a bit easier to pin down, especially one without the barbers notch.

Originally Posted by aeon

. . . I have also been noticing that the majority of W & B's are full hollow grind, so a wedge may be a bit easier to pin down, especially one without the barbers notch.

I just bought an old W&B from an antique shop -- it's _almost_ a wedge, just a bit of hollowing. Really heavy. So they're not all that rare.

Charles