MANUFACTURED BY WADE & BUTCHER - SHEFFIELD - 7/8 - WEDGE
This is a an extremely gorgeous looking vintage W&B collectors razor.
The custom made scales are made of Dark Gray Horn w/tapered Bloody Red Jasper recon stone
The blade is very shiny, clean with no rust, cracks or chips.
Has a few barely noticeable remaining residual shallow surface pits left on the blade.
The vintage steel used for these razors is very hard steel and will outlast for centuries to come if maintained properly off course.
Blade holds very little hone wear on the frameback.
Blade has been cleaned and polished.
The blade measures 7/8 at the widest width of the blade since it as a smiling edge.
Has a very subtle smiling frameback spine.
Blade centers nicely and razor sits snug between the scales.
Total weight: 2.0 oz
Total cutting edge: 3.00"
Brass and Silver nickel hardware
On the front shank it says: Manufactured By Wade & Butcher Sheffield
On the far end tip of the monkey tail it has the number 2 stamped
Extremely nice and beautiful example of a Wade & Butcher.
Successor to Robert Wade; succeeded by Butcher, Brown & Butcher Sheffield - 1818-1890.
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