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I think what RG is referring to is the hone wear, causing the spine to not be completely flat...that's what the pic looks like to my eye.

Your razor has lost some steel towards the toe, probably improper honing, and the spine has some expected hone wear, which is from being placed on the stones without tape, causing the edge of the...

Yes Wullie - here's mine - this one I'd say is more on the hollow side at 8/8, same razor, etched not stamped, which you are correct sir, dates it later in the period.

193425

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I have two of the exact same blade, one more along the line's of yours, more to the 1/2-1/4 hollow and one that is quite a hollow ground, some of these razors were re-ground so it's easily possible...

It' pre-1890, and it's not a near wedge, it's a hollow ground razor, the range is probably towards the later part of the 19th century. I have W&B razors with all the marks you mention above,...