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Hey guys,
I just won this razor and I am using it as my first restoration project. I was hoping someone know the approximate year of the razor as well as what they think about the condition. I am going to get a buffer (probably HF) and work on it and I want it done before I ship off to Korea for a year next month. Thanks!
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Looks fine as it is!
Clean it with a little metal polish & get it honed :gl:
Wellcome to SRP,blade looks like a winner,What are you in for?? wellcome to straight razor hell:)
Forget the buffer. Get some wet dry in 1k to 3k grit and some kind of polish. I use Blue Magic but Mothers or what ever you have laying around . Start with the polish because you do not want to ruin the etch. That blade doesn't look that bad. If you dead set on getting the pits out then use the erasure end of a pencil and a progression of grits from 220 up. Just remember where ever you make a 220 scratch you will have to go all the way through the other grits to get them out. Buffers are nice and fast if you have the money for it and the skill to keep from hurting yourself and can keep from over heating the razor. Plus it takes off etching faster than pits. I am going through all this right now myself and with the etch I would say your doomed to doing it by hand.
Oh and WELCOME !
Thanks everyone! I was hoping to hear that the condition was better than I thought. I paid $21 after shipping so I wasn't expecting you guys to say it was a winner. What a relief! Now to figure out how old it is. I love the antiques!
That's the funny thing about razors. You can get a very nice razor for 10 bucks. It's what you really really WANT that costs the most. I want more like you got now .
As for the age of the razor , I would guess, from the horn scales and the overall look, it could date back to between 1860-1890
