Thread: Revolutionary War blade?? Hurumph.

What the heck is this supposed to be? Lummus makes no mention of ANYTHING resembling this and there are TWO of these floating on the bay being advertised as Revolutionary War period straight razors. Anyone have a clue? Manah?

Nevermind. This seller states it's in George Neumann's "encyclopedia" on page 240.

There are a few threads here on SRP about these razors with many theories about what they are. I'd link to them, but I can't seem to find anything with the search function.

as Revolutionary War period straight razors

Was there any revolutionary war in China in 1700s?
And Henry T. Lummus articles are about Sheffield razors, not Chinese.
Well. The mention about "such Chinese" razors, you can find in many sources.
BUT, nobody gives 100% guaranty. In all sources "possibly". And really, it's possibly, but need to make Examination of metals and alloys, and Radiocarbon dating.
All above is only my opinion.

AND there have been several hundred pounds of these sold by various and sundry "cutlerships" and advertised as,

A. revolutionary war
B. ancient Chinese
C. Reproductions of the above

How many do you want?
Antique China Razor Discovery

Ancient Finds! Authentic Relics!
·Antique China Razor:
·Single piece
·Handmade in late 1800s-early 1900s
·They show their rust and age but this makes each one more unique
·Appearance may vary--our choice only

No, Wulle, I'm fine. I'd never really consider buying such an ugly peice of @#$%, so I guess it doesn't really matter. I was just wondering if any of ya'll had seen these things before.

Originally Posted by Costabro

No, Wulle, I'm fine. I was just wondering if any of ya'll had seen these things before.

Yeah , we've seen 'em before . Every now and then , someone asks the same thing , you did .

It looks like some POS someone made in their garage. If it was an actual Revolutionary War relic, the wood wouldn't look so nice, and the blade styles weren't like that back then. Look in the library here for styles of razors and the changes they've gone through over the years.
Unless an item has documentation, don't buy it. In other words, don't buy the story.

Maybe they were used by Chinese mercenaries, possibly hired by space aliens to to act like native Americans and confuse both sides during the REVOLUTIONARY WAR.

Just remember,

Ancient Finds! Authentic Relics!
·Antique China Razor:
·Single piece
·Handmade in late 1800s-early 1900s
·They show their rust and age but this makes each one more unique
·Appearance may vary--our choice only

Get 'em while they're hot boy and girls...........

I might also add that it looks like a homemade farm tool.