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    Thought I posted this but now I don't see it.

    I picked up this Red-point #918 and it only needed a little cleanup. Surface rust in spots but not extreme. Didn't get any before pics but here it is after cleaning...

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    Here it is after honing. I found a few rust pits on the edge that had to come out but less than a mm would be my guess. Check out that bevel...

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    So does anyone have a clue when this was made? It does say Germany on it. My guess is the 1930's. Made by Anton Wingen jr.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gasman View Post
    Thought I posted this but now I don't see it.

    I picked up this Red-point #918 and it only needed a little cleanup. Surface rust in spots but not extreme. Didn't get any before pics but here it is after cleaning...

    Here it is after honing. I found a few rust pits on the edge that had to come out but less than a mm would be my guess. Check out that bevel...

    So does anyone have a clue when this was made? It does say Germany on it. My guess is the 1930's. Made by Anton Wingen jr.
    Perhaps this link will be of some use--

    STRAZORS.com - all about classic razors - Anton Wingen Jr., Solingen.
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    I had found that one Roy but it didnt help much. All the pictures ive seen show the 918 being yellow scales and mine is black. But its all original.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gasman View Post
    I had found that one Roy but it didnt help much. All the pictures ive seen show the 918 being yellow scales and mine is black. But its all original.
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    This source Razor makers lists an Anton Wingen Jun in Solingen from 1925 to 1939. It would be marked Germany if made in that time frame.

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    Those are pre-war. I think made for U.S. consumption. I have one like Jerry's and a yellow one from Utica Knife and Razor, made in Germany.

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    So my guess of 1930 was a solid guess.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gasman View Post
    So my guess of 1930 was a solid guess.
    I'd say you are right on that. I think it is pre WWII as it is marked Germany and I believe post war it would have been West Germany to distinguish it from East Germany. After the German Unification it is probably back to Germany again.

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    Spruced up a box with some black shoe polish, figure contents within warrant that much.

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    Y'all remember the Wade and butcher I was working on with the rusty heel, right!? well I finished it up tonight.

    It survives with some pitting on both sides of the toe and on both sides of the tang. Pinned up with Austin's collars, brass rod, original pewter wedge.

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    Now to hone and enjoy another of the harem.
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