Hey guys. I mentioned this razor in the monkey tail thread in the auction forum. It just arrived yesterday and I'm quite happy with it. I've never seen a tang like it before, over twice the lenth of a normal tang, but not fashioned like a DePew. It's got two grooves for your fingers it seems, but it's rather uncomfortable to hold that way.

http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lon...en%3as,5%3af,0

There are five pics in the folder. The first is a comparison between the Joseph Rodgers and Sons with the long tang and a modern Dovo with red bone scales.

The second pic is a closeup of the tang to show the grooves.

The rest of the pics are closeups of the razor and the last picture shows a canadian quarter dollar in the background. For guys considering buying a digital camera, mine has macro focus and can focus on an object that is about 2" away. The camera was pretty cheap at around $250 or so and is a 4megapixel Olympus. I know that close, non fuzzy pics are sought after by most of the guys here and that is the only reason I mention this.

So, all said and done, I'm pretty happy with my razor. Not bad for $25. It should be shave ready with a good honing and the edge seems to be in good condition. The piece needs to be cleaned, but it's found a safe spot in my collection.

Thanks for looking,