Thread: Did Wade and Butcher ever ever make a blued razor

like the title says, did Wade and Butcher ever make a blued razor?
i recently came across a Wade and Butcher (yes, i did buy it) that seems to be blued, the blade looks very much like some of the older gun bluing that i have seen.

Could be a deep patina. I have some razors that looked blued, but are just old and have a nice patina.

the thing that makes me think that it could be is the fact that i have some with a lot of patina, and i havent ever had one that looked like it, i may be wrong though, but if it is patina, it a lot more than i have ever seen (in my short amount of experience). but anyways, here are some pics of it, maybe that will help

I would say Yes. see.
Mike

Old razors of silver steel had a high silver content. They will tarnish as does silverware in a bluish hue. I think this might be what you are seeing.

silver?
really?
wow, i never new
does this mean silver polish would work for this razor?
(silver polish is all i have at the moment, until i can get around to getting something else)

Silver steel contains no silver. Some of the literature going back hundreds of years made reference to silver steel with a tiny amount of silver in it but the silver steel in razors even from the 18th century was called that because when highly polished it looked like silver.

could be that someone blued the blade after purchase to prevent rust?

Originally Posted by iwitness

could be that someone blued the blade after purchase to prevent rust?

Interesting you would say that. I can almost see someone making those scales, long ago, in a trench or on a ship, and bluing it as well! A person would have to hold it, but it seems that the hone wear is blued too! History, for certain.

Originally Posted by iwitness

could be that someone blued the blade after purchase to prevent rust?

I've seen Solingen full hollows with the top of the spine and maybe the tang blued. Come to think of it , I've seen USA razors with the same treatment. I've never seen a Sheffield or any other factory blade fully blued. Doesn't mean that they didn't do it at some time or another. They made a heck of a lot of razors and I haven't seen them all. I was trying to get them all but gave up on it.