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6/8 hollow point w/horn scales and interesting old repair.
Very little blade wear.
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u.../OLDWnB001.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u.../OLDWnB005.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u.../OLDWnB008.jpg
And a close up of the nail in the toe.
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u.../OLDWnB003.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u.../OLDWnB004.jpg
I'll fix that mess one of these days. Meantime, I'll hone it up and run it as is. :)
Very interesting indeed
Nice blade!
Now,,, you know Wullie, that you just posted those pics so you could show off your "pinning" skills.
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Gawd! I thought mine was crude! ;) I suppose it is! Let's see more!
Reckon those belonged to the same guy at one time? LOL
Clearly owned by a relative of my.. My pinning technique looks the same
Thats an awesome blade!
I love old fixes like that! I've got a William Allen with the 'cowboy hunting buffalo' scales that's literally held together with twine.
As for your W&B there, that is probably a regrind. A good one by the look of it. C.P. Wayne & Sons were a fine goods maker & importer in Philadelphia around 1845, which is too early for a blade that hollowly ground (at least I think it is).
Ahh, the old thread in the groove fix! :) I have seen it many times! I wish I had taken pics of things I have seen over the years!
I love these kinds of repairs.
Here is a wrapping job of my own.
I tried to get a club started called Rat Razors but there wasn't much interest! http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...at-razors.html
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Zac,Quote:
Originally Posted by Voidmonster
You might be onto sump'n with that regrind remark. This is one of those razors that just seemed like there was something there that wasn't "as it should be". Whoever re-ground it did a really smooth job.
Here's two pics of the backside heel. There are grind marks that don't appear to match the original tang finish and would be along the lines of marks that would be left after a re-grind.
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u.../OLDWnB010.jpg
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u.../OLDWnB011.jpg
I'm not automatically averse to period regrinds. I've got an 1840's Fenney that was reground paper thin. So thin it's got a little bit of a belly in the grind from the second concaving. I never would have done that to a blade personally, but I'll be damned if it isn't one of my best shavers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wullie
It still would've been nice to have it in its original, quarter-inch-thick wedgy goodness.
Oh well, for 20 bucks delivered it wasn't too bad a thrashing. lol
You can tell I'm a writer by my incredible clarity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wullie
I meant my Fenney, I wished I'd gotten the Fenney in its original wedgeness. ;)
I followed that. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Voidmonster
I'd rather have this one ORIGINAL but then again, whatever happened to it, happened "back in the day" so in its own way it is "original" as is your Fenny. ;)
You look kinda familiar? You ever do any gambling in Tombstone?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wullie
Naw, but I spent some time in Yuma. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wintchase
