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    Looks like Sheffield razors to me, because of the bulky tangs with the slight taper. I don't think they're regrounds, as the overall look is slightly modern. My guess would be late 1800's, judging by the relatively modern tails. My guess is that they are the same razor design from the same manufacturer, some Johnson made from 'silver steel'. Nice catch.
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    I agree with Pithor, I have a Joseph Rogers that looks almost exactly like this, same shape but different lettering. Its almost certainly a Sheffield.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pithor View Post
    Looks like Sheffield razors to me, because of the bulky tangs with the slight taper. I don't think they're regrounds, as the overall look is slightly modern. My guess would be late 1800's, judging by the relatively modern tails. My guess is that they are the same razor design from the same manufacturer, some Johnson made from 'silver steel'. Nice catch.
    Yeah they are a pair. They came in a double coffin box. And I was hoping they are from the late 1800's, really cool to have something so old and be able to still use them.

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    Here they are cleaned up and re-scaled in brown acrylic. (Sorry for the crappy picture.) I'm going to try honing them the next couple of days and see how they shave
    Last edited by darrenk1q; 08-31-2012 at 11:59 PM.
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