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They should crash at some point anyway. The 'hot' brands often go in cycles. Puma 38s used to be crazy a few years ago and now I can barely sell the few I have.

Most likely. The tang etchings look original.



Those sell for a lot more

Want to assemble the etchings into a nice collage and add to the knowledge here?

That's a very good point.

It's hard to say, but you are right, I would expect double stabilizer on a model such as this. However, it could very well have been originally double-stabilizer that was reground, taking off the...

Ok here's an update. I found another one on ebay from the same place, only this time... the etching is more closely reflecting an original example. This is going to be a lengthy post. Let's start...

This time he does state that it's been re-etched.

If I had an etching that I wanted to restore I would definitely do this, but only if I could assure that it was true to original form. In my mind this is about the same as making new (to old...

It could just be one that was reshaped at some point at the toe.

Here's another. Even if it is a scan of the original, as stated this time, the proportions of the text are all wrong. It's just not correct to the original, period.

237343

Here are some comparisons.

Stamped tang:

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Etched tang:

Well to be accurate the originals are not stamped on the blade face, that is an etching. Some of the earlier ones still had a stamp on the tang, while most of them have also an etching there.

Apparently not to some. It's already up past $350 on ebay.

You have to be careful because, like anything fake in a collecting community, the item for sale is not always faked by the seller. It's important not to start witch hunts. But the information should...

I just saw this today, and Zak may have seen one some time ago. Just thought everyone should be made aware that these are floating out there.

It's a Wade and Butcher Celebrated For Barbers Use,...