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    I've been hitting the local antique stores lately. I found this Bavu brass frameback for $7.75 The scales where badly warped, so I made a new set and cleaned it up. I'm thinking French made but have no idea. I haven't finished buffing the scales or pinned the blade yet. Just want to make sure everything fit first. I copied the scales that where on it.
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    Nice! How does she shave?

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    Looks great, and just like a Jacques LeCoultre. Does it have a screw in the end to hold the blade?

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    Yes, it has a screw in the front. I don't have this one honed yet but I also picked up a Swedish frameback at the same time. The Swedish razor shaves great (Johan Engstrom with an arrow and 1874 on the blade). I ended up picking up 5 nice razors on this road trip.

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    Lucky guy! Engstroms are great shavers, and framebacks are easy to hone, at least in my experience.

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    Nice find and good job on it as well. You should move it to the restoration forum! It is surely nice!
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