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08-25-2014, 04:01 AM #1Senior 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 #2Senior 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 #3barba 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 #4Captain 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
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08-26-2014, 02:46 AM #5Senior 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 #6
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 #7Razor 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 #8Thread 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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08-26-2014, 03:37 AM #9
Wullie................you got a new pic taken!!!!! Ya hurt my feelin's. I sent you a friend request but ya don't wanna be my friend I guess! Originally Posted by Wullie
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08-26-2014, 03:42 AM #10Razor Vulture
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Ya. Wullie is tough. Ain't friended me in nigh 15 year. Mean old man. That's our Wullie! Originally Posted by engine46
"Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
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