Thread: What's wrong with this TI? Rainbow coloration on blade

Originally Posted by Martin103

Her's the auction, would you buy it? :Antique Spartacus Thiers Issard France 889 5 8 Straight Razor with Box | eBay

Why take a chance on a commonly found razor?

It doesn't look good, does it?

Originally Posted by Martin103

Her's the auction, would you buy it? :Antique Spartacus Thiers Issard France 889 5 8 Straight Razor with Box | eBay

No sir! Looks even worse in the auction picture.

Regards,
Neil

Originally Posted by eod7

That pretty much sums it up!

Nobody can be dead certain were the coloration comes from, but we know it could be really bad!

Aside from the coloration issue, the scales , with a burn , crack at the pivot ....... lot of fish in the sea. I'd wait for another one to come along.

I have a few carbon steel knives that have this "Ora" to a much lesser degree and it is entirely due to patina and is not a bad thing at all (in the case of my knives).

HOWEVER, I know the history 100%. This razor OTOH has a mysterious distortion on the handle. If this coloration was heat induced I'd walk the other way.

I have tried unsuccessfully to photograph this effect on my knives...perhaps that demonstrates how slight the "sheen" or "Ora" is.

I was going to say it looked a little like just oxidation patina, but after seeing the auction pics I would definitely avoid that one. The coloring looks very regular and like it came from a source (heat). I don't think I'd risk 5 bucks picking that one up.