looking forward to this one but need a little advice

I managed to snipe this one off a sniper, I was bidding on three. The sniper got the other two but I think this one is the best of the bunch. In terms of rust etc this is by far the best one I've bought. Here is the razor but I have a few questions if any one would be able to help with them it would be very much appreciated :)

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First question is about the scales. They are deffinatly not plastic or anything man made. I think they are bone of some sort. Would this be right ? Below is a closer image of the material

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Picture of the blade

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That bit of rust is the only real damage on the blade itself but I don't think that is any real concern. Other than that it looks almost new and there doesn't appear to really have any hone wear.

The make of this razor is "Carl Eickhorn Soligen". I have done a search but the only thing I can find is that the company made bayonets but nothing on making razors. Does anyone know anything about this razor ? :)

The lady question lol . I have taken the tops off the pins and the washers however I'm having some difficulty getting the bloody thing apart and I don't want to damage tgem. It is almost like they are glued in (which they might be?). Does anyone have any tips to get the things apart ? Both sides have had the peening and washers removed to just leave the pin itself.

Thanx guys for any help, its my first natural scaled razor so I'm looking forward to getting it ship shape and shave with it :D

Scales are Bone

could be the pins are a little swollen on the ends from the peening. try carefully drilling a little deeper with a small drill if you can.Or if you can pull it apart just enough to get a fine jewelers type saw (if you have one) in between the scales and cut them through.

Pins swell up as originally peened and rust/crud get in. They will need to be drilled out to keep from breaking the bone.

Might try pressing them out on a soft surface (mouse pad works) with a fine punch or nailset,Has worked for me.

I use a 1.6mm pin punch that I also slightly tappered to remove the pins once drilled out enough
it should clean up nice when done

I think I would go Sharptonn's way if it didn't come apart easily. A relative term I know but it's your intuition of too much versus what if.

Scales are bone. They could be glued on the wedge end.
The pins do swel when pinned but bone is pourous and the pins oxidize, the oxide acts like cement and blocks the pin.

The safest way to remove the pins with no dammage is:
1.mask the scales with 1-2 strips of tape.
2.file down the ends(or use a dremmel + sanding wheel)
3.use a drill bit 1-1,2mm as a tap and gently nock the pin out while the scales sit on a surface that alows the pin to come out the oter side.
if no.3 fails...drill them out...don't slip!:))...dont pry to hard on old bone...it brakes.
4.if the scales are glued use a cutter blade or any thin blade to split them apart.

Thanx guys. I managed to get the pins out :)

I ground the heads off with a dremel and but a few drops of mineral oil on top of the pins and let it soak in over night. When i came back the next day they popped off quite easily :D


Edit: The dam thing also bit me ! Upto now all the ebay blades ive got have been pretty blunt. This one however is quite sharp and i stupidly grabbed the blade when i was taking the scales apart.........result two cut fingers :gaah: