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JoeLowett Mammoth tooth as scaling... 12-16-2013, 02:48 AM
pixelfixed I have worked with it, is... 12-16-2013, 03:23 AM
PierreR Mammoth teeth, at least what... 12-16-2013, 03:40 AM
JoeLowett Thanks so much for the input.... 12-16-2013, 04:20 AM
PierreR As an afterthought, haven't... 12-16-2013, 04:35 AM
JoeLowett That's cool, looking foward... 12-16-2013, 04:55 AM
Voidmonster Aha! It was you who got that... 12-16-2013, 05:19 AM
JoeLowett Mammoth tooth as scaling... 12-16-2013, 05:26 AM
Voidmonster Yeah, I was just looking at... 12-16-2013, 05:33 AM
Wolfpack34 +1.... I was WATCHING that... 12-17-2013, 05:25 PM
Neil Miller Petrified or Fossilized? I... 12-17-2013, 05:47 PM
pixelfixed Bye federal law (U.S) all pre... 12-17-2013, 06:07 PM
PierreR Hey Joe, I found some musk ox... 12-17-2013, 10:54 PM
thebigspendur The law in that instance uses... 12-17-2013, 11:32 PM
PierreR Well now rabbit! That is a... 12-16-2013, 05:40 AM
pinklather Joe, you might want to cruise... 12-16-2013, 07:05 AM
AirColorado Joe I was thinking about... 12-17-2013, 12:41 AM
JoeLowett The spirit and I hit it off... 12-17-2013, 12:58 AM
AirColorado Well okay - but when it gets... 12-17-2013, 01:32 AM
thebigspendur No it's not. If it was 100%... 12-17-2013, 04:52 PM
pixelfixed Mine was like rock, totally... 12-17-2013, 05:04 PM
CastSteel Very nice razor! I was... 12-17-2013, 02:16 AM
pixelfixed That is a very nice... 12-17-2013, 02:20 AM
JoeLowett After thinking about this I... 12-17-2013, 02:28 AM
pixelfixed You cannot find MO burl... 12-17-2013, 02:38 AM
PierreR Joe, I know a guy who... 12-17-2013, 01:42 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by Voidmonster View Post
    Aha! It was you who got that one.
    (Not that I even bid on it, but I had been thinking about it)

    IMO, it's already been rescaled so one more isn't going to hurt anything. But those scales are restorable. I fix up old Sheffield scales like that all the time (and yes, I saw the other picture with the bug bites).

    I wish I could tell you anything about the razor other than 'it's really weird'. I've seen one or two others with the strange tail and I just have no idea what's going on there. Maybe they were made for surgical prep?

    Be that as it may, it's a fine, fine looking razor!
    Thanks Zak- yea I told my wife 'don't lose' I agree that the bug bites can be filled, I could have also thought about the replica route but idk I felt like either mammoth tooth or musk I horn would be a suitable match. I have a couple other tillotsons and the came with honey horn.

    As for the blade, if its got you stumped, i doubt we'll ever know any more about it... yea the weird tail thing... Idk or where to even start with that one. The blade to me really resembled a W&B ottoman Egyptian & royal Windsor, which I have been after for a long time... I have a thing for tillotsons too so I was kinda a best of both work thins I guess. It's got a super hump tang and swayback looking spine. Ill post more pics 12-25.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoeLowett View Post
    Thanks Zac- yea I told my wife 'don't lose' I agree that the bug bites can be filled, I could have also thought about the replica route but idk I felt like either mammoth tooth or musk I horn would be a suitable match. I have a couple other tillotsons and the came with honey horn.

    As for the blade, yea the weird tail thing... Idk or where to even start with that one. The blade to me really resembled a W&B ottoman Egyptian & royal Windsor, which I have been after for a long time... I have a thing for tillotsons too so I was kinda a best of both work thins I guess. It's got a super hump tang and swayback looking spine. Ill post more pics 12-25.
    Yeah, I was just looking at the pics again, and I don't think those are even the original scales. It sits badly in them. Custom scales are the way to go. If I'd ever seen one remotely like it in original condition I might be able to help a bit more on the scales front, but your guess is as good as mine. Definitely one of the wilder antiques.

    The blade definitely reminds me of the W&B Ottoman razors, but it's got some serious Loch Ness Monster going on that's all its own. Awesome stuff, and you don't see a lot of Tillotson razors out there!
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