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08-25-2014, 03:53 AM #1Senior Member
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She looks fine as she is,, just a little clean & hone,,,,
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08-25-2014, 03:55 AM #2barba crescit caput nescit
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There's a crack in the scales I'm told...would also like to know if the scales are original...if they're original, I will keep them.
Originally Posted by Hirlau
She looks fine as she is,, just a little clean & hone,,,,Hirlau likes this.
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08-25-2014, 04:01 AM #3Senior Member
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Nice looking cleaver you found Phrank, can't wait to see how it cleans up.
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08-25-2014, 04:47 AM #4Senior Member
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What does it say on the tang Phrank ? I am scraping the rust off one now that just has the name W.GreavesandSon's Nothing else.
Stubby looking with a more pointed spine like yours ? This one is red though
Phrank likes this.Good judgment comes from experience, and experience....well that comes from poor judgment.
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08-25-2014, 05:06 AM #5barba crescit caput nescit
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Just got it Saturday night from eBay, seller say's he will ship it out this morning....there was more auction pics, not great though. Originally Posted by 10Pups
What does it say on the tang Phrank ? I am scraping the rust off one now that just has the name W.GreavesandSon's Nothing else.
Stubby looking with a more pointed spine like yours ? This one is red though
Thanks Richard - those do look like the scales....hopefully I can keep them then.
Here's the only other decent pic from the auction:
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08-25-2014, 05:19 AM #6Captain ARAD.
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The scales definitely aren't original, but look very old and nicely made.
The razor is, IMHO, from 1815-1825, give or take
Oughta shave like a champ!-Zak Jarvis. Writer. Artist. Bon vivant.
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08-26-2014, 02:46 AM #7Senior Member
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Shame on him for selling this heirloom...Bravo to you for snagging it
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08-26-2014, 02:55 AM #8
I speak for Phrank too when I say thank you very much!!! Originally Posted by AntiqueHoosier
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08-26-2014, 03:10 AM #9Razor Vulture
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Nice that you bought it. As you have the grandson on the hook, try to get a name, history of the man. It is valuable to the razor!
It would seem the grandson of the original owner should be long deceased. More history to this?Last edited by sharptonn; 08-26-2014 at 03:14 AM.
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I rest my case.
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08-26-2014, 03:12 AM #10Thread derailment specialist.
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Good snag.
If that ol razor was mine, it'd get its face washed a bit, honed up, and it would wear the same scales it's got on now. At least as long as I owned it.Geezer likes this.Member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club, participant SE Asia War Games 1972-1973. The oath I swore has no statute of limitation.
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