I am fairly new to wetshaving, and brand new to anything in regard to straight razors...I literally know nothing. I was recently given this razor, which belonged to my great grandfather. My cousin, who gave it to me, pointed out the case had an American Flag on it...and my great grandfather fought in WWI...leading him to suggest it might be military issue. For all I know it was made yesterday. Anyway, I just want to know anything I can about it. Here are various angles of the blade and the case. I have not done anything to it as of yet, I may sent this off to be restored by a pro, though I'm gonna see how I do restoring my other less valuable ones first. One side of the tang says "SUPERB" and the other says...I think... "GEO. WOSTENHOLM&SON SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND".
Here are the pics...anything you can tell me, such as quality, history, age, whether it is in fact military issue, when it was made, who made it...etc....anything obvious and non-obvious...let me know if you do:
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Here are the pics...anything you can tell me, such as quality, history, age, whether it is in fact military issue, when it was made, who made it...etc....anything obvious and non-obvious...let me know if you do:
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