Thread: my little Packwood

picked this up the other day ,all the packwoods ive saw ( all on here except for this one ) seem to be full or near wedges , and look a lot older then this one .. i can see even grind marks on the tang under magnification and im gonna assume with what little knowledge i have that this blade was a regrind or not as old as the info dates these blades to be in what little info ive found ( all on here ) have another pics of straight on of the toe but it didnt upload , ill add it when it does

Looks like a nice one, hone her up & let us know how she shaves.

I'd say it has been reground and given a new lease on life.

You can see where the angle changes from the tail to the tang to the stabilizer. I've seen this a lot, where a razor was given more of a shoulder and hollowed. It's old, I'd say 1830s or 40s based on blade shape.

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

You can see where the angle changes from the tail to the tang to the stabilizer. I've seen this a lot, where a razor was given more of a shoulder and hollowed. It's old, I'd say 1830s or 40s based on blade shape.

i figured but lack of knowledge i didnt know for sure .. looks like a nice job on the regrind , i havent put it on the hone yet but i will soon and put it to the test .. thanks for the info and all though it dont look like it , it is my oldest blade and i cant wait to shave with it ..!! thanks again guys !

I've got a feeling this little blade is going to find itself more heavily rotated than some others. I'd also guess it's been reground, and done well. I'll bet it's a great shaver! Congrats!

I have 1 Packwood and it is a wedge. I would not have it reground so I have ran it on my hone a dozen times or so and it shaves well but could be better. I will keep doing this til it's a great shaver. Wedges are a pain for me to get perfect. Good score on this one.