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Case Brothers Tested XX or the Gates & Hillier (sounds funny).. shave today was ok, I need to work on it a bit more. Being a short 5/8 quarter hollow with a good sized spine makes that edge prety...

I'm looking to restore them using the same era scales :) If I screw up the ones they came with. I'm also allergic to "Shiny" restorations :p

Your "Late" Greaves does look good, just not what I...

Well the first of the batch to get shave ready :) Only took a minimum of time to get this one up and running, I'm so stoked :)

Buckfever I still can't reply, I'll get Pics up and go from there.

Thought I replied to that... mmm now i have to check...

Turns out that the scales that look like stag horn are really split branches with bark. The pins are HUGE and look like pewter nails more...

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It's a J on the front of the name for sure, or a really bad stamp job... The blade lettering is nice and deep and the heft of the steel is...

Thats the plan :) I'll be scouring the older posts looking for scales and collers and such, don't think I have enough spare parts for this hawl LOL

The "Tested XX" razor has what looks like "Case Brothers Cutlery Little Vally NY" photo etched on the tang, very faintly I may add... "Gates & Hillier" etched on the blade, shout survive it seems...

All in all I think this has been one of the best "Lots" I've scored. The pics don't show it well enough but that E J EYRE &Co, Late Greaves & Sons, is one heck of a nice razor. Hope the palm tree and...

All in all I got 11 reasonably problem free razors. I also have about as many chipped beyond and cracked razors.

The good blades :)