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Seen some others with that "Rat Tail" on them. Was that a common feature back in that era?

Ok that makes sence, I would think so, I'm still trying to get one of the blades made that way. Not easy when you low bid all the time :p Gives me some interesting ideas to write down and try :p

Not sure what "some sort of fuller" means.

Not like the later wedges as far as I can tell but not very holow ground. A fruit knife with a thick spine is what comes to mind for me.

The couple pre 1800's I have seen are not semetrical at all. The edges seem to have been ground, however they where shapped, into a straight edge. Much like pounding flat one side of a piece of bar...

As I learn about blacksmithing parts for muzzleloaders I got to thinking about making older straight razors. I need to find out if the steel used to make ML parts and the steel in a straigh razor of...