Thread: Nice catch...

Can't help with actual ID other than to repeat what others have noted, it's likely a basic Sheffield stubtail from around 1820 ----- but ----- I'm of the opinion that it could be honed well and deliver super shaves, I've worked with a half-dozen of them now, big ol scary wedges from that era and they can be serious shavers. Maybe not for every day, but that depends on what you expect from a razor.

That could be a display/collector specimen or a fun shaver -- a real fun shaver. After all, they were state of the art 200 years ago -- have you ever heard anyone bitch about the quality of 18th century swords?