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03-10-2012, 03:56 AM #1
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Thanked: 0Ha! Yeah I was hoping to win that badboy.. I too loved the smiling blade. Don't know too much about that razor but it looks real nice. Enjoy.
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03-10-2012, 04:05 AM #2
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03-10-2012, 04:16 AM #3
That predates 1891. Nice!
"Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
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03-11-2012, 03:36 PM #4
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03-11-2012, 08:06 PM #5
that style was produced for decades starting around 1850 the lack of the country of origin, as already stated, dates it before 1891. the first letter of the royal warrent seems to be missing so i at a loss as to a closer date. i have a few of them and once honed they shave great.
Be just and fear not.
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03-11-2012, 10:00 PM #6
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Thanked: 31Thanks for the info!
So we're talking sometime in the 1850-1890 range. Great! Between us, I probably would have been willing to pay more if I knew , but then, the others did not keep on bidding, so that's the nature of the game. Good for me (and after all, I haven't seen it yet. I hope there are no bad surprises here)
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03-10-2012, 04:14 AM #7
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Thanked: 22If I'm not mistaken, the absence of a country of origin means that it is pre 1890 or '91. I have the same one. It was a pain in the but to hone originally, but once I got a nice edge on it it has held up rather well. I shaved with it once and it was a fine shaver, as fine as any of those older buggers out there. I too really like the frowning razors. I find that the absence of the square point is one less thing to worry about. Of course, that didn't stand in the way of my recent buy - that I adore, mind you - a 7/8 Hart square point. But, anyway, an excellent razor. Heck, I do believe that razor was born before my great-grandfather, he lived a full life, worked on the atomic bomb project and he's been dead now for thirty years! So, enjoy, that razor has seen more history than we ever will!
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03-10-2012, 04:19 AM #8
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03-10-2012, 04:40 AM #9
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Thanked: 22When I first honed my own razors I was 'alright' at it. However, in my past life I was a commercial fisherman, therefore, I have been honing my whole life. Also, as a hunter, I butcher my own game, which requires a fairly sharp blade. And, if truth be told, any idiot can basically hone a straight [line] edge on any razor. But, I must say, those sweeping dear smilers, the frowning ones that I so adore, they took a little getting used to. Frustrating actually. Give it a try and it'll come. A valuable skill for years to come, good Lord willing.
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03-10-2012, 01:15 PM #10
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Thanked: 31Thanks folks! Maybe I should buy a grittier stone? On the other hand, the edge doesn't look bad in the pictures.