My new Pipe Razor just arrived, and I'm happy to say that it's in excellent shape. But I'm perplexed by its markings, which I knew about from the git-go. Here's the show side of the tang (there's nothing anywhere else on the razor):

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So, what the devil IS this thing? Although it came in a Wosty box, the lack of the typical, verbose Wosty nomenclature really raises my suspicions regarding its authenticity. Is it actually a worker's knock off? Truthfully, I'm only curious for historical reasons, because I anticipate an excellent shaver out of this. Here's an overview of the razor, the other side looks just as good:

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