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"Glazed Tang mwamwamwa" (said in a Homer Simpson voice) :p278589278590278591
Indeed, and again in person examination is invaluable here. It's not always as straight forward as I described as...

And here is a Clark & Osborn dating from 1822-30 (G crown R), perhaps a decade later or maybe contemporary to the op's Greaves, but shows similar shape anyhow. It shows the tang reshaped as I...

Some with obvious signs of light regrinding. look at the junctions between blade and tangs, and notice some have a partial etch on the blade under slightly more course grind lines than the rest of...

Regrinds have historical backing and can be beneficial in some cases but discretion again needs to applied here, since it certainly could erase some historical significance doing a regrind and...

read this thread:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razors/101168-master-regrind-revisited.html

Then some examples of what the op's Greaves may have looked akin to:...

Not sure I can teach anyone anything but here are a few thoughts. In my opinion the best place to start is looking at a LOT of razors, compare them in terms of what you most commonly see vs unusual...

If you were talking about the razor the op posted in 2009, yes it's reground, and likely the bottom of the tang is reshaped. The restored Greaves "American Razor" is not reground, and such a nice...