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I tend to agree - the spine on that razor looks quite roughly ground, all the other guard razors I have seen have had the spines finished to the same degree of excellence as the rest of the razor. ...

Well, it took some time but now I know that it is NOT a frameback, but a Guard Razor!

The guard-razor goes back to Jean Jacques Perret (1730-1784), a Parisian master cutler. In 1762 he devised a...

I have a very similar Swedish razor - can't remember if it is an E A Berg or a Hellberg, with the same dropped spine. Although it seems overkill for a frameback with the thick spine and hollow...