Thread: 9/8 Greaves needs some help...

Will be seeing this off for restore soon. Just thought I'd put a before shot up first since I always seem to forget.

Any idea on the age?

That is going to be a great blade, cant estimate its age.

Probably pre 1892. Is there anything stamped on the other side of the tang?

That is a great looking razor just as it is!
My rough guess as to age would be that it was made in the 1870s

Originally Posted by skipnord

Probably pre 1892. Is there anything stamped on the other side of the tang?

Nope, other side is blank.

What you talking about it looks great to me

I'm thinking of just having it honed up and leave it as it.

The scales look to be horn and have a slight crack at the pin on one of the scales. I'd rather keep them. not sure if they can be sured up some how.

I'm sure epoxy will work on the scales but I'm not sure and the age of that razor is between 1817 to 1850 but I could be wrong

Originally Posted by ZeroCool

I'm thinking of just having it honed up and leave it as it.

The scales look to be horn and have a slight crack at the pin on one of the scales. I'd rather keep them. not sure if they can be sured up some how.

I agree. This one would be great with just a respectful cleanup. Good luck saving the scales. This is a real treasure, IMHO.

I have an unmarked Shef with those same washers. I was going to rescale it (scales are worse than yours) but I have reconsidered and will leave it alone. I think the unmolested ones look better.