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Attachment 225275Attachment 225274 I saw this one and it looked ok. I had one of the same name a couple of years ago and decided to give this one a try. It says it's a 6/8 and i see no rust and the scales don't seem to be cracked. I got at little cost so good or not it want be too bad. I forgot in case the name doesn't come out good it's an I Barber.
Okay , you caught me not looking. I have wanted one of those so long I forgot about them :<0) Nice grab and hope it shaves right out of the mailbox.
Roger you seem to always be able to find these fine razors. I,m doing something wrong, but I guess I don't look that hard. Tc
That's a beauty with very little wear.
I have been watching some of his razors. That one is nice and there is nothing wrong with it being shiny, but the shine comes from regrinding - the entirety of the blade has seen a contact grinder sometime after it was made, probably to get rid of rust (it is not an original finish). A lot of blades coming out of the Doyle collections were like this, I would be interested to see if there are numbers on the pile side scales.
It is a nice piece and I imagine will shave quite nicely - I have had a few I Barbers.
There are no. on the back side of the sscales near the wedge pin. 1867 is what it looks like but then again i may be wrong on the 6. the 6 may be something else. I know it's been cleaned up some because the dark around the hinge pin is still there. I'll know when i get in hand whether i keep it or not now it's just waiting.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScienceGuy
Here is a similarly retouched/reground Greaves I had that came from part of a collection from Doyle, to give an example of the numbers:
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Here's one of my I Barber's. I think I have a total of 3. I'm pretty sure one of my other ones is an Old English like this one if not all of them. I have a few Old english made by different makers, one being a G. Wostenholm.
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It's sharp & ready because when I got it out, it got ahold of my thumb & wouldn't let go like doing the thumbpad test. I'll know for sure when I shave with it.
Well i got this one today and it looks like it's just shinny. It is a re-grind and an un-even re-grind at that. The front is ground less than the back. Something i didn't see in the photos. We can't win every time now can we.
Sorry..........Quote:
Originally Posted by rhensley
Hone it up anyway, it might shave nice even with an uneven grind
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Originally Posted by rhensley
I contacted the seller and they were very understanding and offered to refund for the razor. So in the mail it goes.
Glad to hear the seller is somewhat understanding. We can't always have a winner!
Sorry to hear that Roger. Hope you don't have a lot tied up in it. If you did, you can send it back saying it has been reground. I have a Fredericks that was reground a little more on one side than the other but it still looks pretty good. If I remember right, it has some pretty nice translucent horn scales.
Here's another I. Barber I have but it appears to be older & not an Old English. Also here is a pic of my G. Wostenholm Old English I have:
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NICE! (My message is too short)Quote:
Originally Posted by engine46
Agreed - wanting one of those as well, and that looks like a fine example....great catch rh, regrind or not!Quote:
Originally Posted by 10Pups
