While visiting my son in Boston last week, we went west to Brimfield to a huge (HUGE!!) antique fair. It covered hundreds of acres so walking in to every dealer was not feasible. I saw a few straights, but they were either in pretty ratty conditions (I have over 10 in line for restoration already) or they were priced much higher than I was willing to pay.

One dealer had a whole box of these:
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They have round "scales" a little larger than a wood pencil and some blades were over an inch wide. They are flimsy and cheap looking. I recall seeing some ebay sellers calling them "revolutionary war" razors, but I doubt that. Any ideas on what they are and where they came from?

Thanks,