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    Tye
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    Default Vintage Sheffield?

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    I just won this over on the 'Bay and would like your opinions on what you think. I especially like the scales. http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Straight...QQcmdZViewItem

    Thankyou in advance.

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    Looks like an OK piece. I hope you didn't bid much over what you already have there as you can get similar or better pieces for about the same price on a regular basis.

    Edit: The pic is too low quality to get a decent analysis of the condition

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    Looks like a nick about 1/5 of the way up from the heel in the second photo...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tye
    Gentlemen-
    I just won this over on the 'Bay and would like your opinions on what you think. I especially like the scales. http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Straight...QQcmdZViewItem

    Thankyou in advance.

    -Tye
    cant tell from the pics and the brand wasn`t mentioned ,however it looks ok and if it is indeed an English razor it should be good
    Kind regards peter

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    It arrived in the mail today and the blade has no nicks. I'm pretty pleased. There IS a little 'divet' on the toe of the blade that may hone out and there seems to be a bit of hone wear on the toe also. It's marked 'Extra Hollow Ground, Sheffield' so I think that's a good thing. I'll try and get a few pix this weekend. All in all I'm fairly pleased with it.

    -Tye

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    Love Sheffield steel razors. This month, I picked up 2 vintage 1830-40. They are very easy to hone, hold a great edge and are really smooth shaving. I find them less harsh then German steel.

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