Thread: Is This a Straight Razor or Not?

Hi. Thanks for looking. I purchased this razor on the bay. It is supposedly a Roman razor with a bronze handle and steel or iron blade. However I posted on a Roman antiquities forum a picture of it and they think it is too small to have been used as a straight razor. So they are thinking a possible medical instrument.

The blade is 2-7/8" the handle is 1-7/8". Is this too small to be a straight??