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Cardboard/Pressboard Replacement Scales?
A recent pick up off da bay was a Joseph Allen "Medium Size Hollow Ground" NON-XLL. I was interested in the scales as I hadn't seen a pattern like this. Upon arrival the condition of the blade was a pleasant surprise as it was in very good shape. Looks like a little quality time with a ballgame and some Mothers and it will be good to go to the stones.
Even more interesting was the scales. They were obviously replacements at some point in it's life. From the sale pictures I was expecting a hardened rubber as they didn't look plastic or celluloid. But not until I held them did I discover that they seem to be a form of pressboard or early cardboard. The diamond pattern is pretty defined and smooth but the edges reveal layers of a stiff material. They are light and a bit swayback so there isn't much lateral strength.
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They have a nice surface feel to them but the weight is all off. Imagine a razor with foamcore scales, they are that light.
And no, I don't know what the blue stuff is.
Anybody know of a time period these were found in?