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jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:21 pm

anybody venture a guess as to origin? age? bone handles, copper pins, no markings whatsoever. weighs 78.5 grams. very heavy. spine is 1/4". tapers to razor edge, very sharp(duh, it's a razor!

). very long tang.very rough to 1/4" of edge. corrosion? or just unfinished? 5 7/8" closed. blade edge is 2 1/2".
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Walkindude · Post by **Walkindude** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:33 am

Thats an interesting piece ! I dont know anything about razors, But first impression is that is newer. Maybe a Patch knife made to resemble an old razor? Just guessing, very cool though

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:16 pm

patch knife? like the ones used with black powder rifles? don't think it's made from anything else. it is a razor.

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:17 am

I'll take a wild guess, 100 years old and not finished, by Bill the Butcher. From the five points in NEW YORK CITY.

Perry

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:34 am

i wish i could document that!

mitch would wanna buy it.

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:58 pm

looks like a big 7/8 or 8/8 that was poorly cared for. wanna seeeell it?

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:53 pm

looks like a big 7/8 or 8/8 that was poorly cared for.

please explain.

Darksev · Post by **Darksev** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:51 am

Straights are measured by the width of the blade, usually in 16ths or 8ths of an inch. The razor I posted in customs the other day was a 5/8, compare that to the sheer mass of yours, and you can see why MM guessed 7/8 or bigger

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:14 am

ahhh

tech talk. never heard that about razors before. live and learn. thanks. so with it being 1/4" thick at the spine and 1" wide, it's a ?. how is this determined?

Sauconian · Post by **Sauconian** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:39 am

One inch wide would make it an 8/8. I don't think the thickness enters the equation.

I recently learned about this after buying a 6/8, which measured 3/4" wide.

There are straight razor sites on the internet which explain all the 'tech talk.'

Careful....razors are another chronic sickness !

Fran

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:46 am

been there done that, i had about 40 case, catt, etc. untill about 2 years ago. sold them all and bought more knives! never knew the size formula though. learn somethin on this site everyday! thanks fo edicatin me!::tu::

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:10 pm

the fellas pretty well summed it up, so it's an 8/8 the thickness doesn't enter the equation, but the grind does I can't tell from the photo but it looks to be a full hollow instead of a wedge but can't be sure. It looks to have had quite a bit of honing before the corrosion too. These monsters are usually reffered to on straight razor forums as cleavers becuase they are so large.

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:13 pm

it's a full concave. maybe i can use it in the kitchen when i prepare stew!

any idea of value, if any?

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:55 pm

tangstamp is everything on a razor, with no stamp, and the condition, the value wouldn't be very high.

BIGHEAD · Post by **BIGHEAD** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:31 pm

Here is a Case Bros. Little Valley 1912/1914 that was sent to me by a friend

I need more friends like him

Sauconian · Post by **Sauconian** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:57 pm

That is one beautiful razor !

The first I've seen with handles riveted to the tang.

Fran

BIGHEAD · Post by **BIGHEAD** » Wed May 21, 2008 12:07 am

Thanks. I was blown away when I opened the box

And after a lite cleaning and Ren-waxing and a lite drag across a piece of ceramic it is wicked sharp

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