Thread: Anyone ever seen a Shapleigh Diamond Edge like this?

I nabbed this from eBay for a song. The seller had very unclear pictures, but I noticed the spinework and pounced.

There's more hone wear than I'd like and at 5/8 it's a bit smaller than my preference, but I think this is going to clean up to be a really neat razor.





The gold wash is going to be annoying to try and clean up. Most of it's gone already. At first I was afraid the blade had been held over a flame because of the strange discoloration, then then I saw the tip and the remnant gold.



First things first though, this sucker gets taped and honed! If it won't take an edge, there's no point in restoring it.