First antique store trip in months...and jackpot!

I haven't been to an antique store in months - and this time, I was actually just looking for a safety razor :D

I didn't find one...but I did find this!

A Dubl Duck "Goldedge", nearly perfect quality. The blade has its factory finish, it doesn't look like it's ever been honed, and the plating on the tang is barely worn! The scales are warped - gotta be careful closing the blade - but hopefully I'll have that fixed up soon. I'm hoping to send it off to Glen over at GemStar Customs - 'gssixgun' here on the forums. He's straightened out Dubl Duck scales before, so it shouldn't be a problem - hopefully I'll hear back from him soon.

I wasn't sure how desirable these are before I bought it...but apparently they're pretty high up on the list! This is only my second razor, but it seems like a damn good one.

(Don't have my photography equipment with me right now, unfortunately)
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-Alan

Wellcome,nice looking blade.

Nice find! I never get that lucky at the antique stores.

Nice one, how large is that blade, 6/8?

Jackpot indeed.:)

That's mint!

"wasn't sure how desirable".....HAH!

Michael

Well if that's your second razor... I dare not ask what your first was lol. Nice score.

I've pulled a couple Bokers and a C.V. Heljestrand from my local antique shops but never a Duck! Wow, nice score! Enjoy it!

Assuming I measured correctly, it's 7/8'' - seems like the biggest size they made :D

I'm gonna be real happy with this one...

Welcome to SRP. Very very nice score. :tu

Three posts and already you have a Goldedge. Let me rub your head for good luck.....!!

Beautiful find. Many of us will drool over this one.

Jerry
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Yikes! some find! congrats.

Nice grab. Great razor. Use it in good health.

Yea, when you are not looking for them you find them. Congrats on a beauty of a find.

Bob

Very nice find!

I only seem to find the ones they plowed the fields with lol

Wow! Fantastic find!! What a beaut.
John

Glen's willing to have a go at straightening her out - but in his words, Duck scales are "the most beautiful, awesome, FRAGILE scales out there, they break if you look at them crosseyed", so here's to hoping it goes well! A few more pictures:

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See that diagonal band of spots on the spine? And how it matches perfectly with the warped scales? I just noticed that this morning - when I wrapped a rubber band around that exact spot to prepare it for shipping!

:dropjaw:...I am never, ever going to put another rubber band around that part of a straight razor again. Maybe around the middle pin, to travel, if I don't have a case - but only on a cheap razor.

that an 8/8?

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Originally Posted by smalltank

that an 8/8?

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It's already been stated that it's a 7/8.