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    A local find from today. Bur (1910) is a trade mark of C Fredrich Ern. It is half hollow and the size is 21mm or 13/16 inch. A light cleaning should be good enough but it is badly in need of a honing from bevel reset up. Apparently it is magnetic steel from the etching on the blade.

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    Nice find mate. Garantito 10 anni- Italian, Guaranteed for 10 years im guessing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by markbignosekelly View Post
    Nice find mate. Garantito 10 anni- Italian, Guaranteed for 10 years im guessing.
    Thanks, I do believe you are correct. Another razor for the Italian market.

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    It's a nice razor but you could be taking a big risk since the guarantee expired 97 years ago

    It looks pretty clean and I am sure you can put a great edge on it. Great find congrats.
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    Gave it a light clean and polish today then set about honing the chips out of the edge. That took a bit and the razors is likely 6/8 now. Also noticed that it had washers between the scales and tang.

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    That cleaned up very nicely. Great find
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    I found a pair of these about a month back in a small shop we happened upon coming home on a road trip.They both took a great edge.
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    Now, that is the way you like to find them. Good shavers aren't they.

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    Ern did know how to make razors. Apparently you two know how too find them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RezDog View Post
    Erin did know how to make razors. Apparently you two know how too find them.
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    Must have been a truffle hog in a previous life. Some of the oddest things turn up locally. Never knew Ern has so many trade marks till I looked BUR.

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