So I have this quite special old, very old wedge straight razor that I believe it was from the late 1700s or early 1800s. It was made in France and I acquired it while saying there. I was going around hunting for razors and barbershops and antique stores and they’re talking to a very old man who owned a barbershop for quite a while. Before I left he offered me this razor as a gift because he said that he saw that I was passionate about it and he wanted to go to someone who would care for it. It is a massive piece of steel, has no tang, and is a smiling wedge.
I can’t find a single example of another blade with the same markings. Well, I found a few photos of a Capuchin Knife made in the 1800’s and with the exact same “Tarniquet a Pezenas” engraving.
I am planning on getting custom scales for it and using it. I wanted to make sure that it’s not something so old/unique that it should be in a museum or something.
Check out the photos.
I can’t find a single example of another blade with the same markings. Well, I found a few photos of a Capuchin Knife made in the 1800’s and with the exact same “Tarniquet a Pezenas” engraving.
I am planning on getting custom scales for it and using it. I wanted to make sure that it’s not something so old/unique that it should be in a museum or something.
Check out the photos.