Thread: John Barber, ring tail

I saw that one but can't find anything close to this one.
The edge is in excellent condition, think it will do fine with some stropping only!

Now that is a neat idea. It would make storing razors so much more convenient.

Bob

The stamp looks identical to this one;



I found it on site, here; http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...shavers-6.html

Originally Posted by Lemur

The stamp looks identical to this one;



I found it on site, here; http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...shavers-6.html

The type die was different on yours, I think. The letterforms are a bit slender in comparison.

Nah, I don't think so.
On his (pz93c) razor there is a slight difference in the spacing of the letters in "JOHN",
to me the "O" and "H" looks closer together than the "H" and "N".
If so it's probably exactly the same.

I have to send him a PM and see if I can get a better picture.

Originally Posted by Lemur

Nah, I don't think so.
On his (pz93c) razor there is a slight difference in the spacing of the letters in "JOHN",
to me the "O" and "H" looks closer together than the "H" and "N".
If so it's probably exactly the same.

I have to send him a PM and see if I can get a better picture.

Okay, yeah, I see what you mean. When I first looked at the picture of yours, it looked like the 'JOHN BARBER' part was slightly italic. Now I'm really not sure.

Here's a detailed picture of the John Barber I got from ScienceGuy. The name and the logo are separated, but look like they're struck from the same die



(You might want to right-click and 'view image' to see it at full res)

I didn't know you could get the pics bigger, thanks!
Yes, they look to be the same die!
Yours is much more shiny than mine, hmm... but I think I will do as little as possible with mine.
It would only look strange to have it all new looking with an old fix on the scales.

Is it 1 piece, or is the eye forged /brazed on?
From the pics it is not entirely clear.

I can't take any good pics, sorry!
Some rust in the tang area where it's riveted to the scales, cleaning it off right now.
No brazing and no apparent forged joint either but i need to clean it more to see for sure.

It now looks like they punched/drilled a hole in the tang and then forged out the ring.
The rings profile and dimensions is exactly like an old scissor.

Another Barber ring tail coming from Spain. Unfortunately it has been regrinded, and the horn handle is not original (the two scales are slightly different). But it's definitely a unique piece and not a later modification.

And a scissor with the Barber punch.


Maybe I will end it like that