Old Fancy Handle Straight Razor`s

[Owd Wullie]

That's acute lil corn razor.

I'm kind of shy on "fancy handle" stuff for some reason. Probably because I go after the blades more than the handles.
These old Freddy Reynolds are some of my fancier ones.

Front one's horn is nearly transparent.


Still trying to decide if the back one is turtle or dyed cow horn.


Then I've got this little beauty, thanks to Ironhoarder. Interesting old razor. Has a very stubby tail yet is somewhat hollow ground. I'm thinking 1840'-1850's. Ivory scales that have a neat repair done to 'em.



THe piece holding the cracked back scale is one piece, obviously hand made, and feels like coin silver to me.

I honed it up and it is a SWEET shaving old razor. It's got a lot of hone wear from the past, so I put a couple of layers of tape on the spine to keep from wearing it down any more and make the bevel a bit less wide. I like shaving with it almost as much as that big Reynolds.

[Miller Bro's]

Nice ones Willie

It looks like T-shell to me

I collected the fancy handle ones for just the opposite reason, I never planned to shave with them and the fancy handle ones were hard to find in good condition. I would find 30-40 plain black handle ones to every 1 fancy handle one.

I mostly only collected brand names of companies that made or sold pocket knives, English, American & German.

Someday, when I can take better pictures, I will post them here

[knife7knut]

I believe that Reynolds razor is horn stained to look like tortoise.I base this on the fact that you can see long straight lines in the material near the pivot(front)rivet which is indicative of the hair that horn is composed of.
Also on the the Rodgers razor:the stamping,"cutlers to THEIR majesties" is if I recall correctly used during the reign of King Edward VII which dates to around 1901-1910.I could be wrong on the last part though.

[Miller Bro's]

This one has all the bells and whistles.

Gold washed tang, gold washed and etched blade, inlaid shield, fancy file worked spine on both sides!

[Owd Wullie]

That is a nice one.

Been honed down a bit but damn sure taken care of.

I'm still trying to figure out if that spine was forged or etched that way. No way you could do that with a file. It sure adds a neat touch to 'em.

[Miller Bro's]

Willie,

it was forged that way, I can see how some of the decoration was ground off when they finished the blade

[Owd Wullie]

Willie,

it was forged that way, I can see how some of the decoration was ground off when they finished the blade

I agree.

[Miller Bro's]

Here is another fancy handle razor, has a nude lady standing on the back of some poor fool

[Owd Wullie]

NICE one. Very pretty.

[Miller Bro's]

Thanks Willie

[Gunstock Jack]

Those are very cool razors, Dimitri. Incredible skill involved in the production of something like that.

[bejugo]

This is an old Straight Razor that my Grandpa used to use, Cattaraugus Cutlery Co., Little Valley, NY.

[Gunstock Jack]

You should put grandad's razor back to use! Looks like a good 'un!

[bejugo]

I agree!...now all I have to do is learn how to sharpen it, and then learn how to use it!

[Gunstock Jack]

Owd Wullie got me started off right on the sharpening and I've now been shaving with a straight for six or eight months. Only cut myself a few times and it din' hurt much; rarely cut myself anymore. Sure like usin' the straight! SMOOTH!

[Owd Wullie]

It is amazing how smooth the damn things will shave if they're sharp.

Also amazing how dull they are until you actually figure out how sharp they'll get. A dull razor (dull when compared to one properly sharpened for shaving) will still cut the HELL out of you. It may pop hair off your arm with no problems, but that don't mean it's ready to shave. When one will cut the hair on your arm a quarter of inch above the skin, she's gettin REAL close to be ready to shave with.

AND if that edge ain't right, it is NOT fun shaving with one because it feels like it's peeling your face off.

[gabriella]

This is my find dont know much about it but it sure is prerty, and sharp

[Miller Bro's]

Thanks to Charlie I now have a nice old Robeson with bone handles

I have a bone handle Primble on the way, it is coming by mule and should be here by summer time

[Owd Wullie]

Can't have those mules freezing or getting buried in a snowdrift. :p

Glad ya got that Robeson.

You're gonna be the bone handled razor king of the Frozen North East.

[RobesonsRme.com]

That bone handled Robeson was hiding in a multi-razor Ebay auction.

Happy to see it go to you, MB.

Charlie

[Miller Bro's]

Thanks guys

[Miller Bro's]

Another jigged bone razor!