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  1. 01-14-2014, 02:47 AM #1
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    Maybe, and i mean just maybe as I've only scratched the surface lightly, "FINE INDIA STEEL" has something to do with Queen Victoria's second title, "Empress of India" (1876-1901).

    Monarcheal "politics" rather than metallurgy?

    Someone stated that "V(crown)R" on the blade meant under Victoria's Rule, so I looked up that ol' gal Vickie.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_victoria
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    I have seen the fine indian steel on Razors of that era from Sheffield , some Wade and Butchers etc, but they all had makers marks.
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    Not sure what it all means, either. I just know I enjoy mine.

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    It's like India Pale Ale. Doesn't come from India at all.
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    2011 thread... zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CrescentCityRazors View Post
    It's like India Pale Ale. Doesn't come from India at all.
    That name comes from a style of beer that was shipped to India, so the name actually meant something. On razors, it's almost certainly nothing but marketing.
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    Steel used to be produced in British India. It started with Bengal Iron Works. That name sounds familiar, doesn't it?
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histor...ublic_of_India
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