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Someone dropped this off to me for some restoration work.
I know it's OLD, I just can't find any info. I was hoping that some
of the razor historians on here could help me out!
Thanks guys!
The tang stamp says:
First Line: "GRA***" Maybe GRAHAM
Second Line: "Warranted"
There are no marks at all on the other side, and nothing that I could see on the bolster?
Here are the pics!
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Price book has a "Gratian Cast Steel" and "Gratin, Jonathan", with no dates. Someone else will know more. That is an absolutely gorgeous razor :)
+1 .... just as it is IMHO. I'd hone it and that would be the extent of the restoration. YMMV.Quote:
Originally Posted by dfrazor
Fantastic razor! And i totally agree with Jimmy hone it use it, cherish it, and please dont turn it into a mirror finish! More then likely a Gratian razor!
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...an-1900-a.html
Thanks guys!
I'm not going to do much to it at all. I have to remove some active rust from the blade. I'm cleaning the scales and that's it....Oh, and honing of course.
Thanks for the info all!
lovely razor , shape and everything ...!!!
Seconded, looks like a Gratian to me. Probably 1790-1810 if I had to guess. Nice looking inlay, sweet razor. I love that black patina.
Can anybody tell me what country it was made in?
Sure thing, no problem! Sheffield England.Quote:
Originally Posted by spindoctor
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Amazing! Any idea on model type?
It is typical for a late 1700s, early 1800s straight razor. If you go to the razor's sub forum 'razor clubs' and look for 'the stub tailed shavers' you'll see a slue of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by spindoctor
Hey, do you have a link to that entire reference? Does it include a lot of makers from that period in Sheffield?Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
Well i dont remember where i got it but here is the entire list.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScienceGuy
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For those who answered my plea for help, THANKS!
There was, as I suspected, a remarkable depth of knowledge just waiting to be asked a question.
Again, this is why I love this place!
As promised, I left the razor as in tact as I possibly could.
I removed the active rust from the blade, soaked the scales in oil and buffed them.
I just had to polish up the brass!
I put a bevel on it tonight, and what a pain in the A$$!! This thing has some pretty neat
geometry. Once I got the hang of it though, it was quite enjoyable.
Surprisingly, the bevel turned out very even. It ended up with a great aesthetic contrast
to the patina on the blade.
Anyway, enough droning on and on. Here's the porn.
Some with flash, some without. Sorry, I'm no photographer :)
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I really like what you did with that razor, it stills retain some patina and you made it usable. great job on the bevel looks surprisingly very even!
Came out very nice, good work :)
I was really surprised with the bevel. I thought for sure it would be wave on a wedge this old, but nope!Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
The only issue found was near the 'Heel' where the shoulders are. The bevel just wond extend all the way down.
I think this is a function of the shape that it was ground into though. There's just no way to get to that spot without
removing LOTS of steel. You can see what I mean in the pic where the bevel starts to go behind the scales, it gets narrow
and just disappears for the last 1/8 inch of the blade.
