The listing said Randell Cut Co Bradford, PA & I knew better..............

Straight Razor Randell Cut Co Bradford Pa.Very Good

When I saw this listing I knew it had to be a Crandall Cutlery before I even clicked on it. I was right & I kept checking it everyday. I still need to clean it up & hone it but the MOP really sets it off! The scales have a crack in 'em so I can either fix 'em or I'm really tempted to put some Ivory scales on it to match the MOP tang. I love it when someone posts something like this! Just very slight hone wear at the toe.

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Good eye Steve. I have not found my wrapped tang razor yet.

Thanks Shaun. Crandall Cutlery was a part of the Case family & were made only from 1905-1912. It was Herbert E. Crandall who ran a jobbing house under the name of Little Valley Knife Ass'n 1900-1905 who later moved to Pennsylvania & was manufacturer under the Crandall Cutlery Co name. He married Theresa Case & later the Case family took over the Crandall Cutlery Co.

That's a great find. I suspect that those are probably not the original scales. The collars don't match and I don't usually see a covered tang with plain Bakelite scales. If it were mine I'd rescale it with something flashy. That MOP will go with just about anything.

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Originally Posted by BeJay

That's a great find. I suspect that those are probably not the original scales. The collars don't match and I don't usually see a covered tang with plain Bakelite scales. If it were mine I'd rescale it with something flashy. That MOP will go with just about anything.

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Good eye BeJay. You are correct, the collars don't match. I have some Ivory scales that would dress it up very nicely & would match the MOP covered tang!