Unusual Wade & Butcher

[Highwayman]

I acquired this Wade & Butcher in a mixed lot of razors. The scales were black horn and literally falling off. At first I thought this was some sort of regrind or cut down and maybe it is but I don't think so, mostly because it measures a perfect 5/8 width even at the slight smile and has a very sharp bayonet point. It seems to be a full wedge for the lack of anything else to call it. No chips or serious pitting. The edge is still very keen. I put a Norton 8k and a good stropping to it and shaved comfortably without scales just to try it out! Far from perfect but not a face ripper either. Sorry for the terrible pix. I'll try for better and post later. Blade is stamped "celebratedfeatheredge concavesetreadyforuse" all run together and in caps just as I have it here. The tang is stamped "manufactured by Wade & Butcher Sheffield" There is a tapered groove on either side of the blade that looks intentional. I have a pretty fair collection of W&B's but never saw one like this. Anybody else?