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Hi Mauri - yes, they could be due to something unintentional, maybe caused by how the pivot hole was struck, for example. It would have been done at the same time as the makers mark was struck -...

Having seen the cleaned-up mark I have to say that it is totally unlike any of the other pipe marks I have seen!

The top of the bowl is heart-shaped like some others, but unlike the other ones...

I think you are absolutely right, Alex - the pipe itself is quite distinctive. It also shows that a distinct lineage of tang shapes cannot be used to directly a date a razor within so many decades....