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I had heard that too so why not? It is nothing but "long shots" anyways. :)

If there was a manufacturer stamp or even part of one I bet some of the big history guys here would have weighed in but with so little to go on it's nearly impossible. :(

Thanks to everyone for...

Thanks again. I was thinking it wasn't a Winchester too or it would be marked. I was thinking maybe a re-scale into Winchester scales but I definitely cannot say that now. Plus it looks NOS. Guess I...

Thanks Richard :) I guess I was hoping against hopes to have a lead somewhere. Maybe I will just have to let it go. You were right about a great shaver. I took my time and honed it up real good and...

Thank you for your input. Im not disagreeing with you but I'm not so sure that it can be dismissed so easily. I agree that scales can and are switched out and bolsters are interchangeable and both...

I googled the company but couldn't find anything about magneto steel except for a thread here but no pictures. Do you have any pics? That might help or lead to something.

Ok. I found this Winchester Straight razor on ebay and the "Bolsters" are identical to the ones on mine. Is this a match. Possibly? Please take a look and tell me what you think.


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Thanks for weighing in 10pups. :) Anyone else have any information? Was it common to have a straight with no manufacturer stamp or country of origin? Or was it a few companies that did this? Still...

Thanks Richard. So....Magneto Steel is the name of the company that made this? Or do you know which company did?

I picked this up a few weeks ago. It has no name on the tang unless "magneto steel" IS the manufacturer (it is not magnetic). A quick search produced nothing. It is NOS or very close. Doesn't look...