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10Pups
I am thinking like pixel on this one. Not that I know much but they would have had to grind a lot of detail and the stamp would be missing. The hollow would be a rather course grind in the first place.
These razors were almost certainly put on a grinding wheel to clean off rust and remove pitting. It was a thing that was done pretty commonly.
I know these days when we see 'regrind' we think of an old wedge that's been concaved, but that isn't always what it meant.
Henry Lummus complained about the practice:
By analogy to other antiques, an old razor of good style, in proof condition, with the original polish unimpaired by grinding, excessive honing, or rust, and with a perfect original handle, is a prize. But such a condition rarely obtains, and usually the grinder must be employed to restore the blade by removing rust and grinding out the long bevel caused by many years of honing.